mikesharp

Hi all, can you please advise a trusted visa agent in the UK?

I'm in the process of applying for a visa and the employer (in KSA) has asked me to provide him with a name of the agent in the UK.


Thanks
Mike

mylesoconnor

I used these before for a Saudi Visa and they were fairly swift: http://uk.cibt.com

norsk

Harley Medical & Visa are really good.

http://www.harleymedvisa.co.uk/

mub786

our company in KSA used Harley Medical & Visa

FoodManager

I've used Gulf Visa a few times good and very quick.

rsba

Avoid Harley like the plague. They're rude, unprofessional and inefficient. I was warned against going with them but I found out the hard way about them! Some people are positive about them but when they screw up, boy do they screw up. They also don't seem to be fully informed about the latest visa developments with respect to Saudi so be careful.

norsk

wow, i think that's the first complaint i have read about harley medical. they have had a very good reputation for years, and on the contrary to your claim that they don't have up to date information they were the ones to tell my company what the latest regulations were.

anyway perhaps their standards have gone down...would surprise me greatly though

rsba

I wish people who've had negative experiences would also post on the forum so we get a balanced view but when it comes to dealing with Saudi visa issues, they're the pits! You would probably be better off going through the process yourself as my friend who warned me about them did...unless you like to be fleeced and spoken to rudely by a patronising chain-smoking idiot.

norsk

This does not sound like the guys at Harley at all. There are only two people who ran that company (Ian and Jane if I recall) and they were the nicest people in the world. Several others on the forum will say the same thing.

This whole negativity thing makes me wonder what your agenda is...

rsba

Don't get all paranoid. I thought this was a forum for British expats anyway. Never mind. I did some searching and there seem to be two companies going by very similar names. One is apparently reputable and is called HARLEY MEDICAL & VISA SERVICES. Their address is: 15 Harley Street, London W1G 9QQ.

However, there is also a company calling themselves Harley Medic International Visa Processing & Medical Service and their address is: Suite 833, 19-21 Crawford Street, London, W1H 1PJ. There is a lady called Michaelle who seems to be running this place. They caused me a great deal of distress almost every step of the way and don't seem to be familiar with the latest developments in the Saudi visa acquisition processes.

Please be careful, people. Choose the right Harley!

norsk

Ah I see. Well at least you admit that you made a mistake. The link I posted initially was to the correct company...

I like your dig at my not being British by the way. Very mature!

bonnylassie

Hi all!My husband is currently waiting for his permanent work visa and went with gulf visa and he has been waiting for the past year for it to come through with no success. He works for a private property business in riyadh.Initially when he started his job in june 2011 he used multiple business visas to enter and exit ksa for the first 6 months and is now waiting for his permanent work visa (as far as my understanding this is called the iqama).

I wouldn't recommed gulfvisa just because they have been so so slow and my husband has still yet to apply for me and my daughter to move to saudi. Can anyone offer any advice please as to how we can speed things up as it seems to be taking forever! At present we are both in the uk and british born. Would appreciate any advice,this is all new to both my husband and i.
Many thanks

Oyibopeppeh

Sounds like he's probably quite happy knobbing the housegirl

bonnylassie

if you're not going to give any good advice keep your mouth SHUT!

norsk

Take it easy! You need to develop thicker skin if you want to survive on here. The wind ups are frequent and tongue in cheek (usually).