PEO DO NOT ACCEPT CASH PAYMENT STARTING AUG 2,2010

Starting Aug 2,2010 PEO wont accept cash I'am wondering if they will accept VISA debit card Ive read that they will accept bank draft, postal order and credit card but I didn't see debit card. I'am planning to pay using my VISA DEBIT CARD.

Could anyone give me an advice what mode of payment did you use after august 2,2010.

thanks..

I used my debit card at the PEO at Croydon for payment of ILR fees on SET(M)

Giz

Thanks Giz, but there will be a change starting august 2, I was a bit confuse if I can use my VISA debit card on August 19 bec on their website the message is:

''From Monday 2 August 2010 all our public enquiry offices in the UK will no longer accept cash as payment for applications.

You will still have the option to pay by credit card, bankers draft or postal order.'''http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/conta ... ginperson/.

You'll still be able to use your debit card after 2nd Aug 10...trust me

thank you giz...

Postal order - peace of mind.

Plan B: Credit Card

The application forms say :-

How can you pay ?
You must pay by one of the methods specified below.
• Cheque
• Postal Order
• Credit card - Visa (including Electron) or MasterCard only
• Debit card - Delta, Maestro* (including Solo)
• Banker’s draft
• Cash - but only for applications at a Public Enquiry Office;
please don’t send cash by post.

So now they are merely saying that as from 02.08.10 they will not take cash at PEOs, but that presumably leaves all the other options still available.

Thanks John..yes you're right.

Hi
my debit and credit card is VISA, but cant find anywhere whether VISA cards are accepted. Did any one paid by VISA cards? Pls let me know.

Thanks

RANMA wrote:Starting Aug 2,2010 PEO wont accept cash I'am wondering if they will accept VISA debit card Ive read that they will accept bank draft, postal order and credit card but I didn't see debit card. I'am planning to pay using my VISA DEBIT CARD.

Could anyone give me an advice what mode of payment did you use after august 2,2010.

thanks..

hi gd!!! we have the same problem I also have a visa debit card let's wait for their reply.

and also don't forget to check your application form there is a new version 7/2010 version.

Yeah I downloaded last week. lets wait if any one has used VISA card

RANMA wrote:hi gd!!! we have the same problem I also have a visa debit card let's wait for their reply.

and also don't forget to check your application form there is a new version 7/2010 version.

Visa credit card is accepted.


regards

thanks how abt VISA DEBIT card

sushdmehta wrote:Visa credit card is accepted.


regards

sushdmehta wrote:Visa credit card is accepted.


regards

So Visa Debit card is not accepted ? Please advise.

John quite clearly gives the answer here - I see Visa & Delta on the list. Visa Debit used to be Delta but rebranded to Visa Debit in 2009 (I work for a bank hence the reason I know this). UKBA need to amend their form.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Debit

The new form states exactly the same except cash is no longer listed.

John wrote:The application forms say :-

How can you pay ?
You must pay by one of the methods specified below.
• Cheque
• Postal Order
• Credit card - Visa (including Electron) or MasterCard only
• Debit card - Delta, Maestro* (including Solo)
• Banker’s draft
• Cash - but only for applications at a Public Enquiry Office;
please don’t send cash by post.

So now they are merely saying that as from 02.08.10 they will not take cash at PEOs, but that presumably leaves all the other options still available.

Thank you.

You're welcome

Thanks kiwigirl. It's very clear now that VISA debit card originally branded "Delta" in the United Kingdom.

that explains all.. thaks a lot guys...

has any one taken a banker draft? how much the bank charges for that?

i think 250£ is the maximum per postal order and 10£ charges, which makes 5 postal orders for 1095, approx 50£ charges I guess thats huge.

Thanks
Chandra

It depends on which bank you bank with. It can range anything from £10 to £25 per cheque. But it's guaranteed that the cheque will clear and it's instant payment to the payee, i.e. they don't have to wait the standard 3 days clearing time.

kiwigirl25, whilst noticing what you post, there is no obligation on UKBA to accept a bankers draft on a "will definitely clear" basis. They might insist that the visa is not issued until the funds are in their bank account, which effectively means that it could be a nonsense using a Bankers Draft at a PEO.

It is not unknown for a Bankers Draft to be forged, but I hasten to add that I am absolutely not saying that any member of this Board would use a forged one. But I am saying why UKBA might want to wait before issuing the visa.

Far better in my opinion using a debit or credit card, which does amount to instant clearance of the funds.

Sorry I can only advise from a normal everyday banking point of view. I was justifying the fees the bank charge. Most businesses will readily accept a banker's draft as guaranteed form of payment, I had assumed that UKBA followed this rule. Now if UKBA will delay an appliction for this form of payment this needs to be clearly stated in the guidelines. What if you don't have a credit or debit card? Is it best to apply by post as it's not guaranteed you will get a "same day service" if paying by cheque/draft/postal order at a PEO appointment?

Potential forgery reasons for not accepting a Banker's draft or similar hadn't even crossed my mind

Is there any form of payment that is risk free within UKBA? If you read the board even people who pay with credit or debit card, with adequate funds in the account, are rejected. Albeit mainly postal applications. Even with credit card payments it is very easy for someone to walk out of the UKBA office, phone the bank and cancel the transaction. If UKBA want an instant form of guaranteed payment they should have stuck with cash payments and debits cards only.

That's today's rant at the UKBA