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Agree with you, I always take every possible document including old passport.
The waiting time at Birmingham has improved, in the old days people brought small folding canvas stools for the outside queue, which caused much envy from those who didn't think of it (me).

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Hayes is by far the best place to go!!If convenient of course!In my past experience there has never been a queue!:thumbsup:

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I think London was always more civilised and had tickets/timings. When the Birmingham Consulate moved to the Jewellery Quarter tickets were issued but by 8am there were usually at least a 100 people waiting for the doors to open. Now much, much better.

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Friend emailed the Visa office on Friday, and had a reply to-day. He asked what sort of visa we could expect next season and was told it would either be a 3 or 6 month visa depending on the HCI.

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Quite frankly, that means absolutely nothing.......

Several of us have reported in detail on this forum and others the obstructive attitude of VFS staff when applying for a one year visa. They have told us face to face that we stand no chance and will not get a refund. In most cases, however, the one year visa has been granted. This has been the case for at least three years.
So why am I not surprised that an anonymous employee of this wretched company is spouting the same old cr*p by email?

Also, for anyone to predict visa conditions nine months into the future, in view of the number of spontaneous changes that have occurred in the last few months...........absurd in the extreme!

There are more than enough things to worry about in Goa, without persisting with this "rumour" of shorter visas, solely attributable to some lazy and innacurate reporting by the Herald a few weeks ago.

As I said at the time, pure Goa-noia........


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IMHO a pretty ridiculous question to ask!How on earth would VFS know the answer to that!

At the end of the day it`s in the hands of the Indian Government!!!!:eek:

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Well said j5
I'll bet there have been more 12 month visas issued this year than 3 month ones (and those are usually double/triple entry visas with re-entry allowed, for people who submitted an itinerary).

AndyD 8-)#

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I have just got off the phone from the uk speaking to guys from aldona,
returned to Uk to get a new visa, was told this morning the rule has been changed and from the 5 th of january 3 months visa will only be issued and they would have to stay till march, their old visa is still valid and they were told the best thing they could is return and plead their case with the authorities here.... hopefully get an extension...... but that remains to be seen so they are flying home a week early and have spent nearly 2000 quid doing so...

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Friends received six months visas, they applied after the 5th January.

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So we have mis-information, dis-information, rumour and panic. Great, welcome to trying to spend some quality time in India.

As of this moment, the VFS website is still stating visas up to one year, Indiamike is still reporting people receiving 6 month visas on a regulat basis up to, and including today.

Whilst trying to spend time in India is fraught with difficulties, uncertainty, problems and panic, lets see how this pans out before we all go into melt down, innit?

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I checked the vfsglobal home site and it has changed it now states re tourist visas: " may normally be issued for 3 months to 6 months". Previously it was 6 months to 1 year. Of course 6 months can still be issued, but it must be worrying for those full-time in India.

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Please send a link, as I checked afew minutes ago?

What a bunch of idiots.................


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And have checked every way I know?

Also a bit puzzled as to the timing of such a momentous announcement?

Apart from the fact its Indian........

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Tried to produce a link and failed. (Not skilled at that sort of thing).

If you type in 'India Visa Information-UK-HomePage', then 'All About Your Visa', then 'Tourist Visa'. 'Who Can Apply'.
Hope this is OK.

Also the wording is ridiculous it will be difficult to have multiple entries with a 3 month visa!

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Did all that, but under TOURIST VISA, Im still seeing 6-12 month?
Look, Bipat,

I've even rebooted the computer to try to ensure I am not getting "left-over" information, and I still cant find this "new" information you are quoting.

Please, for the benefit of those you have probably thrown into total panic by your post, authenticate it in some way....................

Yet again we are being put into a blind panic by un-authenticated posts suggesting yet another change to the visa regime...........

Some of us go to extreme lengths to research and check stuff before we post it, others just "whack it out"


At 10 pm UK time, research is difficult, lets hope this latest bit of scaremongering is not just that? Still checking, and will continue to do so. Especially for those trying to survive in Zimbabwe on Sea........

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Who Can Apply?
A tourist visa can only be granted to a foreigner who does not have a residence or occupation in India and whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sightseeing, casual visit to meet friends and relatives, etc. No other activity is permissible on a tourist visa. A tourist visa may be issued normally for three months to six months with single or multiple entries and is non-extendable and non-convertible. The duration of the visa is the sole discretion of the Issuing Authority. Please note the validity of the visa is effective from the date of issue.

See Above: I have just copied and pasted the appropriate paragraph.
Could you confirm you have found it, or am I going mad!!!!

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J5 I have discovered the problem if you just scroll straight down through the Info. you still get the 6-12 months. If you click on the side column on 'Tourist Visa' you get the info. which I pasted above. Which is correct ?????

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Bloody hell, you really do know how to spread mis-information by "cherry picking " your quotes!

Your latest quoted text relates to those who (think they own ) property in Goa. This originates from the "tourist visa not available to those who own/maybe rent/maybe dont own after all, visa issue.

This is totally separate fom how most British apply for visas.........straight forward Tourist visa to avoid all the confuscations.

Which, incidentally, was what was being discussed on this thread?

And before you ask "why do I have to be so unpleasant"

THINK ABOUT IT


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J5 the left hand list is a list of all types of Visas: the first in the list is "Tourist Visa" and if you click on this heading "tourist visa" you get the above quote, one would assume it relates to 'Tourist Visas' per se.
Also see post 648

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Bipat is correct. There are two different visa durations stated within the one site!!
Which one DO you believe?:confused::confused:

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The guys must be gutted. I guess they have had a 5X visa which is due to expire. I don`t envy them their chances of getting an extension. A friend tried for an extension to a 5x which resulted in a letter giving him 7 days to leave the country........

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well the lads have lived here for over 12 years had a buisness visa and 2 5 year visa's they got an appointment with the IHC and were there most of the day yesterday with bundels of paperwork etc etc and they just would'nt shift their decission 3 months or nothing !!!!!!my heart goes out to them as they have been through such alot :(:(:(

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Oh great piles of steaming ordure!
This is really bad news.
So much for BHCI helping us - I had favoured the next meeting being in March but there is now a strong case for February - or at least some public comment from them.

AndyD 8-)#

P.S. 12 month visas are still mentioned on the visa fees page, but offering 3 month visas to property owners is a real p#$$er!

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friends arriving next month, just received their visa yesterday. 6 months t as usual.

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Is it so hard to be polite? why such sarcasm?

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Thanks but we are long past that one Heidi, just read the language in post 658.

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None of us will know with any accuracy until we apply and receive our new visa's and until then, am not getting wound up about what might or might not happen.

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[QUOTE=noni;9115663]None of us will know with any accuracy until we apply and receive our new visa's and until then, am not getting wound up about what might or might not happen.[/Q



Not really too much of a problem for those of you with 2 homes!

Those of us trying to live here!:ohmy::ohmy::ohmy:

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[QUOTE=msj5;9115673]As you say "not too much of a problem with two homes" we have lost our pension savings being, stupid to purchase, but I think those who sold up everything to live out here were even more nieve than those of us who purchased. None of us knew what the future held, but I would never have sold my family home.

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[QUOTE=noni;9115698]Didnt have a choice in selling family home!
Fortunately I rent!!!!!!
Living off investment!!!!!!!!!!!

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Very politely put!!!!

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[QUOTE=msj5;9115673]er - yes it is! a three month visa then two months out!!!
Well to be honest you were stuffed once X visas went - don't misunderstand me - I am massively sympathetic - St. Douglas forgive us for not believing!

AndyD 8-(#

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[QUOTE=a_f_d;9115918]Never had an X visa ! Not 1 of the priveledged! HCI stopped giving out 5 yr visas 2 weeks before we applied!! B****y typical!

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[QUOTE=a_f_d;9115918]Just wish I had had Douglas's crystal ball, especially with his investments. Wish he was still with us, I often wonder how his property issue worked out, hope he is happy in his new home.

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Has there been any more news about this? - I haven't seen anything about other people being given 3-month visas, and there is a post elsewhere about a long-term resident lady apparantly getting a visa extension from the MHA - I wondered if it was because she would be eligible for citizenship if she wanted it:

... and Poppetjay said "well the lads have lived here for over 12 years had a buisness visa and 2 5 year visa's "

AndyD 8-)#

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Well any mention of you owning a property in goa will reduce your chances of getting anything longer than 6 months.

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[QUOTE=msj5;9115937]Hi, 5 yr visas are still given but only to people of indian origin. Only problem is amoutn of documents asked will put you off

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Have to assume by your profile name .......VSUKLTD, that you are some sort of business?

If so, your information is pointless, and a waste of everybody's time on this particular forum, thank you.


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I have always explicitly mentioned owning property in Goa, until last year I got 1-year X and this year, despite drawing attention to the MHA FAQ was told I was 'elligible' for 1-year T - which I got.

AndyD

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[QUOTE=vsukltd;9226363]It seems likely you are in the visa agency business - in which case you are surely also aware that PIO's are no longer elligible for T visas.

AndyD 8-)#