Originally Posted by old man (Post 9112933)

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.

Originally Posted by johnny five (Post 9113039)

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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Originally Posted by poppetjay (Post 9113507)

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...

Originally Posted by johnny five (Post 9113925)

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?

Originally Posted by johnny five (Post 9114104)

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

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


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Originally Posted by johnny five (Post 9114248)

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........

Originally Posted by johnny five (Post 9114333)

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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