Applying for Visa

RodLynn73 wrote on Tue Jun 8, 2021 2:43pm:

Hi

We have been going through the process of applying for a none lucrative visa so we can retire and leave in our sons Villa 

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One of the items we had to produce was a criminal record of which we went on line to .GOV.UK DBS and applied of which was very detailed we got and had it translated to Spanish when we had our appointment they would not except this so they gave us an email address arco.police.com asked why answer Brexit but this email is for a firm in Korea which has cost us another $330 each just asking has anyone had to do this ? 
RodLynn73

eduardo3332 wrote on Wed Jun 9, 2021 3:09pm:

May I ask who would  not accept this transaction ?

Roland wrote on Wed Jun 9, 2021 5:07pm:

An email address in Korea & $330 !!!

That has all the signs of a scam to me.

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Are you absolutely sure you used the official government website ??

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service

RodLynn73 wrote on Wed Jun 9, 2021 4:36pm:

The woman at the consulate who was checking our paperwork for our visa

eduardo3332 wrote on Wed Jun 9, 2021 10:34pm:

Sorry but which consulate are we talking about, I also trust you paid the Korean company with a credit card so if necessacery you can claim the payment back.

RodLynn73 wrote on Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:35am:

Yes we paid by credit card and it was the Spanish consulate, just strange that wasn’t on the forms when we applied 

Roberto30710 wrote on Thu Jun 10, 2021 11:53am:

With a third country, the Spanish requirement is for a Police record check including a full fingerprint search. Your fingerprints have to be taken by the Police force in your home country.