Assistance with Multiple Entry Business Visa

[Buffalo]

I need to apply for a multiple entry Business Visa and have not found out much from the UK embassy website. Ringing them = no answer

Can anyone lend any assistance on what is required? There is a very long list of travel agents on the embassy webpage, but how to know which is a good one..? Also can I not submit individually?

So far I have found necessary:

Application form - can't find one
Passport with 6 months - check
2x passport photos - can do
Business Letter from UK COmpany stating purpose and duration of visit - can do
Invitation letter from KSA company - check

Thanks!!!

[Buffalo]

Sorry - applying from UK.

[Buffalo]

OK - thanks for the replies. I wil try a couple of the agents as I haven't found any other way to do it. Unless I claim to be a pilgrim.....

[Buffalo]

Thanks for all the replies. For an update, I submitted my application via the enjazit webpage and sent off my passport by post last Tuesday (I had to wait for some other international travel to pass before i could send the passport off) and got a phonecall that I missed last Thursday. Didn't even think anything of it until this Tuesday when I realised that it was the embassy (it was suspiciously like a cold-caller that I had a few days earlier so I avoided it and they didn't leave a message). So I spent the next two days trying to call them - no answer. At all.

On Friday I decided to just travel into London and speak to embassy direct. Apparently application denied because I had applied for a business visa (as requested in email by client company) but the letter of invitation stated commercial visit. I didn't notice the difference at the time unfortunately... Got passport back.

Today, just tried second attempt for online application and realise that a business visit visa actually describes the purpose of my visit far better than commercial visit. I could just submit anyway, but I don't particularly want to submit again and get another rejection if they question the nature of the "commerical" visit. I have written to the client company and asked that they change the invitation letter. Apparently the other person travelling from me (from a different department of the client company) also had to do this.

Once that is done, I will re-submit application and go to embassy again in person this time rather than use post service. I understand that 9am to 12pm is submission time for dropping passports off. 2-4pm is pick up time. Person I spoke to suggested 48 hours turnaround, but I shall try a plea for same day to save on another train journey.

So, so far, it has been a bit of an arse but I am not complaining about the embassy - more my fault for not fully checking client docs (and maybe them for not properly issuing them..?!). Should turn out ok though..! I am looking forward to going.

Edited by Buffalo on Saturday 16th May 19:14