How the Visa Service Works
Visa Procedures
Visa application forms
To obtain these, you can either contact the London Embassy of the Arab country concerned, or contact the Visa Services section of the Chamber, where we have a supply of application forms.
Contact details for all the Arab Embassies in London.
Ascertaining the correct price and necessary supporting documentation
You can either check the price and details of any necessary supporting documentation, or you can contact the London Embassy of the Arab country concerned or contact the Visa Section of the Chamber.
Supporting documentation can vary from photographs to company letters of invitation
Dispatching the Visa and paperwork to the Chamber
Once you have determined the total cost of the service, you should send payment for the total amount to the Chamber. This should of course be accompanied by the passport(s), visa application, and supporting documentation.
(All cheques should be made payable to The Arab-British Chamber of Commerce).
All passports received by 11:00 a.m. will be despatched to the relevant Embassy on the day concerned.
To ensure greater security, we insist that passports are always sent by registered post, courier, or are delivered by hand.
Tracking your Visa application
You can find out the location of your passport by inputting your passport number into the box provided.
You will then see three possible locations:
a) At the Chamber awaiting despatch to the Embassy
b) At the Embassy itself undergoing processing
c) At the Chamber awaiting posting or collection
The progress of each application through the system will be updated every afternoon
Collecting your Passport with new Visa
If you have specified that you wish your passport to be sent to you by courier, you should make such arrangements after ascertaining that the passport is ready for collection, and informing the Visa Section of collection arrangements.
If you wish to collect the Passport yourself, you are of course free to do so. However, to ensure that matters run smoothly, you should contact the Visa section to give an indication of your arrival time.
