Quick visa question
#16
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My wife managed to get all the attesting stuff done on Monday this week in London - bit of a long day! Make sure when you get your degree certificate stamped and signed by a solicitor that you make a note of the actual solicitors name - this delayed things for an hour or so as they had to phone the firm and check.
Also make sure once you have got the certificates stamped at the FCO that you wing it down to the UAE quick as they close at 1pm!! My wife just managed to get there in time - had to leave them and collect them after 2:30
Also you have to pay an extra £10 per document for same day service - so £30 per document at UAE plus £27 per document at the FCO!!
Good luck!!
Also make sure once you have got the certificates stamped at the FCO that you wing it down to the UAE quick as they close at 1pm!! My wife just managed to get there in time - had to leave them and collect them after 2:30
Also you have to pay an extra £10 per document for same day service - so £30 per document at UAE plus £27 per document at the FCO!!
Good luck!!

#17
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Firstly i have to say excellent forums guys, i have found answers to all my questions. However i need a bit of clarification on visas
What i would like to know is do i need to get my photocopies certified by a solicitor or Notary Public before going to the FCO as the difference in price is huge.
My understanding is that a normal solicitor's signature is fine as it says this on the UAE embassy and I only need to get my degree done
"Power of Attorney and similar legally binding documents have to be original and should be notarized by a Notary Public prior to the FCO attestations"
Any help will be appreciatied
What i would like to know is do i need to get my photocopies certified by a solicitor or Notary Public before going to the FCO as the difference in price is huge.
My understanding is that a normal solicitor's signature is fine as it says this on the UAE embassy and I only need to get my degree done
"Power of Attorney and similar legally binding documents have to be original and should be notarized by a Notary Public prior to the FCO attestations"
Any help will be appreciatied

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Don't forget to get your criminal record attested too.

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My wife managed to get all the attesting stuff done on Monday this week in London - bit of a long day! Make sure when you get your degree certificate stamped and signed by a solicitor that you make a note of the actual solicitors name - this delayed things for an hour or so as they had to phone the firm and check.
Good luck!!
Good luck!!
Good luck. Go to Somalia instead - you don't need all of this hassle.

#20
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The FCO and UAE embassy stamp the original birth and marriage certificates so there is no need to have these signed by a solicitor. My degree certificate was the only document (photocopied) that needed a solicitors signature to say that it was a true copy.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps

#21
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Cheers guys thaks for the help. One more question, i havent been asked to privde a criminal record, where and why would i need this

#24

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ... I am still looking for a straight answer on this.
HR at my new employer in Dubai, have told me that I only need my degree, and my marriage certificate attesting, and that I can just bring the kids birth certificates with me - is this correct?
I would go belt and braces and get them done anyway but I would rather not have to pay another £150 to get this done if I can avoid it.
HR at my new employer in Dubai, have told me that I only need my degree, and my marriage certificate attesting, and that I can just bring the kids birth certificates with me - is this correct?
I would go belt and braces and get them done anyway but I would rather not have to pay another £150 to get this done if I can avoid it.

#25

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ... I am still looking for a straight answer on this.
HR at my new employer in Dubai, have told me that I only need my degree, and my marriage certificate attesting, and that I can just bring the kids birth certificates with me - is this correct?
I would go belt and braces and get them done anyway but I would rather not have to pay another £150 to get this done if I can avoid it.
HR at my new employer in Dubai, have told me that I only need my degree, and my marriage certificate attesting, and that I can just bring the kids birth certificates with me - is this correct?
I would go belt and braces and get them done anyway but I would rather not have to pay another £150 to get this done if I can avoid it.

#26

Yeah ... after a few too many late nights, and an unhealthy addiction to Kebabs.

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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ... I am still looking for a straight answer on this.
HR at my new employer in Dubai, have told me that I only need my degree, and my marriage certificate attesting, and that I can just bring the kids birth certificates with me - is this correct?
I would go belt and braces and get them done anyway but I would rather not have to pay another £150 to get this done if I can avoid it.
HR at my new employer in Dubai, have told me that I only need my degree, and my marriage certificate attesting, and that I can just bring the kids birth certificates with me - is this correct?
I would go belt and braces and get them done anyway but I would rather not have to pay another £150 to get this done if I can avoid it.

#28

£30 per document at the Foreign Office
£27 per document at the UAE consulate
£15 per document lawyers fee.
+ train to London, day off work etc. etc. etc.
Hard to take for a Yorkshireman!
Unfortunately my contact states:
'All visa fees will be borne by the company. The employee undertakes to provide all the neccessary documents upon request at his/her own cost.'
£27 per document at the UAE consulate
£15 per document lawyers fee.
+ train to London, day off work etc. etc. etc.
Hard to take for a Yorkshireman!
Unfortunately my contact states:
'All visa fees will be borne by the company. The employee undertakes to provide all the neccessary documents upon request at his/her own cost.'

#29

£30 per document at the Foreign Office
£27 per document at the UAE consulate
£15 per document lawyers fee.
+ train to London, day off work etc. etc. etc.
Hard to take for a Yorkshireman!
Unfortunately my contact states:
'All visa fees will be borne by the company. The employee undertakes to provide all the neccessary documents upon request at his/her own cost.'
£27 per document at the UAE consulate
£15 per document lawyers fee.
+ train to London, day off work etc. etc. etc.
Hard to take for a Yorkshireman!
Unfortunately my contact states:
'All visa fees will be borne by the company. The employee undertakes to provide all the neccessary documents upon request at his/her own cost.'
Ey up!

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Spugsy's right, just cough up and don't worry about it. It should all be worth it in the long run.
