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eid
Joined: 03 Jul 2012
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 Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:13 am Post subject: Quick question for UK citizens... |
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Hi all.
Can't use search function for some reason, but I was wondering if...
...a Subject Access Form is acceptable when applying for an E2 visa, instead of the basic check from Disclosure Scotland? I can't remember which I did last time, but I don't want to go through the process of notarisation and apostille only to find out a SAF isn't sufficient and that they only accept stuff from D Scotland.
Thanks for any info,
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Benjamino
Joined: 21 Apr 2012
Location: Jinju
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| Disclosure Scotland seems to be the favourite now. That's what I used last month with no dramas. |
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eid
Joined: 03 Jul 2012
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:31 am Post subject: |
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Thanks mate.
Out of interest, did you have one check, or two?
eid. |
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Martin_Brez
Joined: 26 Apr 2012
Location: England
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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I paid �10 for a Subject Access Request from my local Police Force (Nottinghamshire) in February earlier this year and I had no problems getting my E2 in June.
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Mine was a subject access, but it was over 18 months ago now. |
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eid
Joined: 03 Jul 2012
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Martin_Brez wrote: |
I paid �10 for a Subject Access Request from my local Police Force (Nottinghamshire) in February earlier this year and I had no problems getting my E2 in June.
Brez |
Thanks for this Brez...I think I'll get the Subject Access as it's cheaper and seems kind of easier to get. I heard it takes anything up to 40 days to arrive, but I'm not in that much of a hurry.
Thanks for the info |
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Benjamino
Joined: 21 Apr 2012
Location: Jinju
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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The thing with SAR is that it's only a matter of time before somebody in Korea realises it's not an actual national police check. It is intended for you to see what details the police systems hold about you
The disclosure Scotland is also better if you had a slight moment of madness in your late teens that meant getting a Police Caution. SAR would show this up but the basic disclosure would not. |
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Setaro
Joined: 08 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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| If you're a registered voter you don't even need any form of supporting docs or anything to get the Disclosure Scotland check. Literally I just put my name in, paid the 25 quid or whatever, and the check came 4 days later. |
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Benjamino
Joined: 21 Apr 2012
Location: Jinju
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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You can also ask for your basic disclosure to be notarised [sic] but they often overlook this request so you need to chase them up.
In my case the public notary charged �80 for his time no matter how many documents I needed doing so I just took my CRB there. |
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b-class rambler
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| eid wrote: |
I heard it takes anything up to 40 days to arrive, but I'm not in that much of a hurry.
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Obviously a sensible choice if you've got plenty of time.
However, just bear in mind that that's 40 working days, which is effectively about 2 months. And when I got one a few years ago, that was exactly how long it took. |
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missty
Joined: 19 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Benjamino wrote: |
You can also ask for your basic disclosure to be notarised [sic] but they often overlook this request so you need to chase them up.
In my case the public notary charged �80 for his time no matter how many documents I needed doing so I just took my CRB there. |
80 pounds???? You mean just for signing the document? Am I reading this wrong or something?
Because my solicitor charged me a fiver for each document. One time it was a fiver for all documents. The public notary = solicitor? Or am I just being dense? (Wouldn't be the first time to be honest.) Because that seems way too expensive! |
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Benjamino
Joined: 21 Apr 2012
Location: Jinju
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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There are Public Notaries who charge a lot more than everyday Solicitors for doing the same job.
I think Legalisation and Notarisation are two different things but in essence they end up with same result.
In my case I couldn't find a Solicitor in the Teesside area to do the cheaper options so I had to find a Public Notary.
I did end up with two very nicely bound documents with pretty ribbons and a red wax seal on top. The apostille stamp from the FCO watch attached to the back of the seal. |
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