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Remy my sister is coming over from N Ireland in Jan. Can you give me some advise on where she will get her visa, she is only coming for 2 weeks so will be looking for a tourist visa. Many thanks

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Yeah,

She has two options;

1) Post her passport , visa form, and fee off to one of the English Travel Agencies designated on the HCI Londons website. She must include a Return Special Delivery Envelope and also send it all over in a special delivery envelope.
This is the easiest method presently available since the HCI has stopped accepting postal applications direct.

2) The second option is to go down to the Indian Embassy in Dublin as early in the morning as possible. They accept visa applications between 0930 and 1200 hrs each working day......but you have to return to collect usually about a week later.....they wont give you one on the day! They also chage you an extra 10 euro if you dont have an irish passport- ours are UK passports so we have to pay the extra fee.
They will post back your passport but once again you have to provide a pre-paid irish Special Delivery envelope.

It is a bit of a pickle but us Northern Irish are always out on a bloody limb!!!:curse:

Hope this sort of helps,

Kind Regards,
Remy

Ps. Indian Embassy in Dublin Link;

http://indianembassy.ie/app/sites/in...a-services.htm

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Hi Remy, Many thanks for the info. You know what you should do, get yourself an Irish passport and save a tenner before they start getting like the IHC and changing the rules. lol. It is raining today in Goa and a bit dull but hot.

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Hi, More

Dear God that Remy, the luck of the Irish, he has his PIO card and now claiming to be Irish gets another
tenner off his visa - the drinks are on him at the Bash. :rofl::rofl:
Noni

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I know I am a dizzy blonde - but my question for the day is - we are told we have to obtain a visa BEFORE WE BOOK HOLIDAYS IN INDIA - so Why are Travel Agents Selling in their brochures Indian/Goan Holidays a year in advance, when you can only get a 6 months tourist visa. :rofl::rofl:

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Hi all, just been to HCI today, arrived 6:00am and queued until they opened, we managed to have the visa in our hand by 10:15a.m. So, although it was very busy, a long queue and quite cold all went smoothly. From what we undserstand they were allowing 300 applications on the day and then issuing tickets for the 6th/7th Nov. If you get there early you should be ok. To be close to the front of the queue I would suggest getting to the HCI for 5:00. Obviously it is going to get busier now the season has started. The staff were very helpful even though they were working under a lot of pressure.

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OMG...Queuing from 5am...bloody hell!!!
We're heading to Dublin hopefully on Thursday morning to get visas processed....has anyone heard anything about the Dublin HCI???

Regards,
Remy

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Hi All,


Has anyone used Bright Sun Travel in Middlesex to obtain their visas?
They are one of the designated agencies listed on HCIs website.

I think i'll ring them tomorrow and see what they say......it would save me a trip to Dublin and a day off work if they can do it in a realistic time frame.

Regards,
Remy

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Hi Remy

Have a read of http:http://www.tripadvisor.com/showforum...dolim_Goa.html. read under all the visa bumff.

www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=60 again Visa's
and good luck.

Now get on with it we have a date remember.
:wub: Noni

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All Night queues continue for Indian Visa's
http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/index.php
(this is tomorrows paper - how up to date :rofl:)

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Hi Remy
Why use a travel agent when you can use one of the charities, local help groups etc, it's cheaper, still takes a long time but the cost was £5 and a donation, which goes to help people in India.
I used the Bhaarat Trust in Leicester, 01162 667050 ask for Rashmi.
Regards
Tony P

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Hi At least they are accepting 150 on the door.When we queued they were only accepting 50.They have taken this off their web site now 50 that is.I know it is drastic measures to obtain a visa but I would never trust an agent again with trying to get a visa for me ,We are still waiting for them to return our money a month later and they charged us and never got we needed
don't use indiavisa.co.uk they are in Oxford street Newcastle upon Tyne they promise you the earth and don't deliver then you can't get your money returned.I have made twenty calls to their office and all I have been given is lies.I have been told so many times it is in the post.If you need a visa go to the consulate
a very disgruntled
Karen:curse:

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Hi All,

Thanks for the info and updates.
Karen and Cliff you have both scared me bigtime.....i dont think i'll chance an agency.... will head to Dublin in the morning to the irish HCI.
Will let you know how we get on!

They really need to sort this out......even like someone said before,....if they offered visa free travel for a up to 1 month......it would lighten the burden on their administrative workload and reduce the influx.

But...its the whole 'bigbrother' thing is'nt it.

Anyway catch you all later,

Regards,
Remy

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Love you to bits - do I dare say that tomorrow your will be :sneaky::sneaky::sneaky::sneaky: no

just let us know how you get on - good luck and love to you all.

Like you said the RED is out.

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Noni,

Loved the pic of Rhiannon and Bea, Janis all broody over Bea.........but no bloody way!!!....i told her dont even think about it!

Will let you know how we get on tomorrow.... going to bed now as we have to get up at 4.30am to head to Dublin.:curse:

:wub:
Remy

PS. enjoy the red....not long now.:thumbsup: