Visa fees in the UK are so high?!

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7 years ago

I have been told I need to pay 拢745 in visa fees including medical test and criminal check. Am I going crazy or is that ABSOLUTELY EXTORTIONATE?! My employer has said keep my receipts and they will reimburse me once I get to Jeddah. But that is so expensive! Will they actually reimburse it all back?

Please help, this is so stressful!

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Fred Indonesia Expert

30549POSTS

7 years ago

Employers should not ask for money. This sounds like a scam.

Fred Indonesia Expert

30549POSTS

7 years ago

Can you tell us the email address and numbers their using the school are using?
A very common scam is to impersonate a legitimate business, then ask for fees for whatever reason.

GuestPoster596 Guest

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7 years ago

The British consular services in London are telling me it will cost this much. The school are telling me they will reimburse me this money in Jeddah

GuestPoster596 Guest

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7 years ago

ALERT SCAM SCAM SCAM !!!

XTang Bahrain/UAE/KSA Expert

11978POSTS

7 years ago

What others are saying is correct.

But you need to be clear in your question:

Are you paying these fees to the doctor and police?聽 if so, employers generally have the applicants pay for their own medical and background checks and then reimburse the same on arrival.聽 These are not that high.

Have you been asked to pay these fees to a third party service provider?聽聽watch out as then it could be a scam.

Lastly, excluding medical/background check costs, you should NOT pay any visa fees.

GuestPoster596 Guest

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7 years ago

No you鈥檝e all misunderstood. My employer have referred me to an agency in London (who seem legit) called the Britannia Consular Services. They are all responsible for my visa and medical and criminal check. Once contacting them they have totalled me 拢745. I messaged the school directly and asked why I am paying so much, when surely the perk of this whole thing is they pay for it all, and they have stated to keep all my original receipts and upon arrival I will be reimbursed.

Does anybody know anything about AGS in Jeddah? The reviews online are outdated. Also, why are my fees sky rocketing? I will need to take out a bloody loan for this!

XTang Bahrain/UAE/KSA Expert

11978POSTS

7 years ago

Thanks for the clarification.

Personally, if it is a third party contracted by your employer then you shouldn't have to pay for anything.聽 This puts the burden onto you and if anything goes wrong, you won't get this money back.聽

I would ask your employer to pay or tell them that you will provide medical report / police check at your expense (for reimbursement later) but will not pay so much for the whole process.聽 Those two items should not be too expensive.

I would definitely NOT pay 745 quid at all.

AGS Jeddah doesn't really enjoy good reviews or reputation.聽 All word of mouth really but that is the way things work here.

GuestPoster596 Guest

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7 years ago

Can you tell me what you鈥檝e heard about AGS? From what I鈥檝e seen on this forum JKS is a school I鈥檇 steer clear from but so far I haven鈥檛 heard bad of AGS. I鈥檓 leaving my family and whole life behind to take up this job I really need to know what I鈥檓 getting myself into..