Snickers

What is the latest time you would have to be at London AHC to be sure to be seen when having visa evidenced?
I know they are open 09:00 until 11:00.

Any help please

Paul

hollywood110

Hi Paul

Does the whole family need to go to London, Can you not send in your passports?

Please let me know as it May happen to Us one day!! (Wishing)

Thanks

Sharon xx

Ev'n'John

Paul,

I can't actually advise you about having Visas evidenced, but I can advise you on the "queuing bit", having had the pleasure of delivering citizenship documents there twice recently. Both times I have arrived by 8.45am and there has been a fairly substantial queue of about 40-ish people. However they operate a fairly efficient reception system and I have been to the front of the queue by 9.20am-ish.

They then seem to operate a ticket system (where you wait to have your number called) if you need to see someone. I can't advise you on the wait thereafer, although it looked like people were getting seen on a pretty rapid turnover. I would have thought that once you have your "ticket", they wouldn't chuck you out, even if it got to 11am? (but don't quote me on that!)

Regards,
Evelyn.

P.S. Make sure you don't turn up on an Australian Public Holiday. I initially showed up on Labor Day - and they were shut!

Bob

Can't say for exact but this was my experience last week.

I went down last Friday to collect my Visa. I arrived at 8.30 and was away
by 10.00. The queue did seem to go fairly quick, I was about 30th in.


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    > I know they are open 09:00 until 11:00.
    > Any help please
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Snickers

Cheers for that info Evelyn,
Sharon, only one has to attend not the whole party.


Paul

colinnsam

Snickers,
We went to AHC arrived 5 minutes before closing, no more than 6 people waiting inside, was in there no more than 10 minutes before having the spouse visa stamped in my wife's passport.Then went on to malaysia airlines to book the flights. Sorted, off in March.

Colin

Snickers

Thanks for that Colin we were intending to get there for 07:30, but that takes the pressure off,

cheers

Paul :PARTY::PARTY:

colinnsam

Snickers

We had the same idea, but got up late, still it all worked out ok in the end. This may of been our lucky day, I've driven by in the past and seen the que go all the way around the block. Be warned they lock the doors at 11:00 sharp.
Colin

Snickers

Queued at AHC at 08:15, 10th in line on Wednesday 07 Dec got p----d on doors opened at 09:00 first to be called to the counter, got out at 09:10 and back on the train to DRY Manchester at 10:00, back at home for 13:45 what a load of bollocks, they don't speak they couldn't even advise which door to use as the exit, ah well all done and dusted our flights are booked for 01 Dec via Malasian airlines and arrive in Adelaide 03 Dec, Yippee

Paul :PARTY: :PARTY::PARTY::PARTY:

hollywood110

Good on ya mate......
Enjoy the new life!


Sharon xx

colinnsam

Snickers,

Nice and easy not the nightmare you first expect.Good luck on you're move, we have to wait until the 21/03/03. Let us know how the flights go as we have also booked through malaysia airlines to Adelaide.

Colin