Bipat

The VFS are just agents handling the money for the HCI who are a equivalent of a 'foreign country' so it wouldn't work.

I must say at Birmingham (where Tarun Trivedi is based) they warn you very strongly if they think you won't get a particular visa. He is very helpful, telephoned me at home when I e-mailed a question about registration rules.

hemingway

I wouldn't "pay" any other way when applying for a visa as I think 'they' know it would be illegal to accept payment for 'A' & then actually give you 'B' - especially where 'B' is worth about half the cost of 'A'.

H.

johnny five

This was discussed at length a few years back, when the whole "no refund" situation arose.

The general consensus was, as the actual extraction of your money was down to the HCI, via their agents, VFS, with well defined caveats in writing declaring no refund if shorter visa granted...............

forget it, you have been shafted

There have been one or two posts in all forums reporting refunds, but overall, no chance.

So forget the "Visa" refund promise.

Or following the trend of this forum......... Do it, claim it, wait for the rest of your life as an indignant victim of injustice, die miserable?
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a_f_d

Have you been talking to that Douglas again? <g>

AndyD 8-)₹

johnny five

Good. wasn't he?




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IndianFriend

This visa "non refundable" thing seems to be some sort of a bilateral arrangement. The British HC doesn't refund visa fees either if a visa appl is rejected or if visa is issued for a shorter term than what was applied for. I had checked it earlier and it's still on the website http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/co...ultTableAnchor

Maybe a bit hard on us all but those are the rules.

Cheers

a_f_d

Well they are very bad rules and should be changed.

AndyD 8-)₹

johnny five

Well said Andy

And its not "a bit hard on all of us", its downright dishonest, and non existent in most other situations.


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IndianFriend

Change Rules easier said than done. These are framed at the Govt to Govt levels. Surely we all know that.

The person concerned had sent an email to the FCO in the UK because it was a UK visa that was applied for; and has never even received an acknowledgement, let alone a response.

Was only trying to explain the rules that exist. It's for you to accept or not. Nothing I can do about it, neither you. Nothing stops you from trying though. Good Luck and from me end of discussion. Thank you

Cheers

msj5

Thank you for that link Indian friend.
makes it very clear where the HCI got their new pricing policy for visas from.....is the no refunds a VFS thing or is it UKBA and HCI? Does make me wonder!!!!!!!!!

Bipat

No, not a VFS thing, they are merely an agency, (apart from their own handling costs). The UKBA and HCI receive the application folders make the decisions and keep the money.

a_f_d

The British High Commission has always strenuously denied that - 'there is no reciprocity'.

AndyD 8-)₹

dreadsoc

And of course we believe them don;t we? !!!!!

Dread - x

hemingway

Certainly do, of course, 100%

Especially after a quick comparison of the UKBA prices for Indians seeking visas to visit the UK & the VFS Global prices for Brits seeking visas to visit india. . . . . . . . . . . . .

H.

fatbrit

Looked it up for you. If ever come, think I'll be arriving on my US passport rather than my UK one!

US Citizens
10 Years (120 Months) Multiple Entry $166.00
5 Years (60 Months) Multiple Entry $166.00
6 Months Multiple Entry $76.00

https://indiavisa.travisaoutsourcing...ular-fees?id=1