Visa stuff
Aug 4th 2009 | 11:00 pm
#16
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Re: Visa stuff
P.S. I never got the boot out of the office, but i didnt give a s---, if they
didnt give me, another 5 year x, my money would go to another country with me, i never bought, only rent, so IM FREE.
didnt give me, another 5 year x, my money would go to another country with me, i never bought, only rent, so IM FREE.
Aug 5th 2009 | 9:27 am
#17
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Re: Visa stuff
I am not sure if this will help or not but i know that it works for people with British passports
If you go Australia you can get a five year visa no problems
In fact they ask you if you would like a five year with know leaving India after 180 days
The thing that you need to is that you do have the reg at the FRO within 14 days of your arrival back in Goa and then you get a pink book (residents book)
If you do not reg with the FRO you will be fine of Rs 2,000/- and then you have to do a lot of running around to pay the fine trips to the home office ect
If you go Australia you can get a five year visa no problems
In fact they ask you if you would like a five year with know leaving India after 180 days
The thing that you need to is that you do have the reg at the FRO within 14 days of your arrival back in Goa and then you get a pink book (residents book)
If you do not reg with the FRO you will be fine of Rs 2,000/- and then you have to do a lot of running around to pay the fine trips to the home office ect
Aug 5th 2009 | 8:57 pm
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Re: Visa stuff
John
Aug 18th 2009 | 3:23 am
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Re: Visa stuff
A friend went to renew her visa recently and was told that no 5 year X visas have been issued since 2004 when she got her last one and no 1 year X visas have been issued since August 1st this year. She had taken all her documents (deeds etc) and tried arguing it out with the Supervisor but to no effect. She is now waiting to see what kind of visa she gets. 
Aug 18th 2009 | 5:33 am
#20
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Re: Visa stuff
Promise you all i got one.
Aug 23rd 2009 | 10:43 pm
#23
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Re: Visa stuff
Mine fell apart, after one year.
Made in India!!!!!!!!!!
Made in India!!!!!!!!!!
Aug 27th 2009 | 2:53 am
#24
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Re: Visa stuff
Applied and paid on line for 1 year visas on 18th August, sent all paperwork to hayes, received our passports back with the 1 year visa on 26th August, can't complain about that.
Aug 27th 2009 | 4:22 am
#26
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Re: Visa stuff
No one in the last year or more (?), other than Steve Benaulim & one other on India Mike (jb something or other) that post on internet Goa forums seem to have got a visa WITHOUT the 180 day restriction.
Hemingway
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Aug 27th 2009 | 4:56 am
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Re: Visa stuff
I Know 5 people that got 5 years Visa in oz in the last 8 months
Aug 27th 2009 | 5:54 am
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Re: Visa stuff
As for a trip to Oz to avoid the 180 day restriction - it's a bloody long way! (from the UK! not as bad from India) Not bad if the trip has another REAL purpose, but for the sake of avoiding the 180 day restriction, I'd have to REALLY need to avoid the 180 day restriction to put myself through that.
Hemingway.
Aug 27th 2009 | 6:20 am
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Re: Visa stuff
OK, I should have said 'those who applied in the UK'. . . . . . . . . . Plenty people have posted on here & I.M. about applying in Sri Lanka & Thailand, then basically being told 'go back to your own country' unless they wanted a 3 month single entry tourist visa.
As for a trip to Oz to avoid the 180 day restriction - it's a bloody long way! (from the UK! not as bad from India) Not bad if the trip has another REAL purpose, but for the sake of avoiding the 180 day restriction, I'd have to REALLY need to avoid the 180 day restriction to put myself through that.
Hemingway.
As for a trip to Oz to avoid the 180 day restriction - it's a bloody long way! (from the UK! not as bad from India) Not bad if the trip has another REAL purpose, but for the sake of avoiding the 180 day restriction, I'd have to REALLY need to avoid the 180 day restriction to put myself through that.
Hemingway.
