TheSpade Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Anyone gotten a tourist visa from the London Embassy recently and has any idea on the turn around time to get passport back to you after they receive it via post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Average is about 5 days or less from reports I have read. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 I always admire those who trust their passports to travel by post!!..... No matter in which country of the world, if one can, of course, make it a point to give and pick up your passport personnaly and avoid having it travelling by mail!!.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 1 minute ago, observer90210 said: I always admire those who trust their passports to travel by post!!..... Done it myself several times without a problem. And it was not entirely to get visas for Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 1 hour ago, observer90210 said: I always admire those who trust their passports to travel by post!!..... No matter in which country of the world, if one can, of course, make it a point to give and pick up your passport personnaly and avoid having it travelling by mail!!.. Certainly, my preference for an SETV would normally be to make an appointment with an honorary consulate, and get the visa while I wait. Unfortunately, with most visa types, that is no longer an option, and risking the post may be the pragmatic solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Not too recent, but in January, I sent mine by Royal Mail Special Delivery on the Monday and got the PP back, also SD on the Thursday. I had included a prepaid SD envelope in with the original application although one can just send an extra £10 as per the website instructions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpade Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) Doing in person is no longer an option for me now that all visa applications have to go to London. I've sent my passport by mail to various embassies and other things over the years and thankfully no issues so far (touch wood). Thanks for the advice ubonjoe. Edited June 26, 2017 by TheSpade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy102uk Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I sent my passport and application for Non Imm O by mail special delivery on a Monday and got it back on Thursday same week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 On 6/25/2017 at 6:40 PM, observer90210 said: I always admire those who trust their passports to travel by post!!..... No matter in which country of the world, if one can, of course, make it a point to give and pick up your passport personnaly and avoid having it travelling by mail!!.. Ridiculous statement, visa applications by post are to be done by Royal Mail Special Delivery, probably safer than being in your pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 19 hours ago, TheSpade said: Doing in person is no longer an option for me now that all visa applications have to go to London. I've sent my passport by mail to various embassies and other things over the years and thankfully no issues so far (touch wood). Thanks for the advice ubonjoe. Before I came hear I did many visa applications by post, all very quick and efficient. I will have to do another when I go to the UK next month to come back and going to the embassy would mean 2 days of hassle and about £300 in costs apart from the visa. The website says that postal applications are only available to permanent UK residents so I emailed the embassy and they agreed to accept the application by post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlkik Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 If you send your application by special delivery which I did less than 2 weeks ago it will be returned to you within a week. The last 2 times that I have done this I sent my application in on a Monday and I had my passport and visa returned to me on the Saturday. Very good service imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpade Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 I sent it on Monday afternoon at the post office. It was back delivered to my door today (Friday) with visa. Decent service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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