Visa Services Northwest 1511 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

"This outfit bought out the previous owner who is now retired. The place remains the same, but the fees, attitude, and service are up, down, and way down — respectively. Rather than giving you a form to fill out, they want you to make an appointment. (This is a one-person office, not sure how the voice at the end of the line would handle appointments with customers’ appointments filling the day.). I asked the person why consulting is necessary; the answer I got was “It’s complicated”. Really, like I haven’t done this before (after flying 4.2 million miles in a 10-year period)? Or are they making it complicated to justify the consultation fee? Disgusted, I called another visa service in town. They have a web site giving the fee structure, visa application requirements (such as copy of driver’s license — yes, the visa is from a communist country therefore everyone who enters is a potential spy and enemy of the state), and the visa application form itself. The second company also requires an appointment, not to tell you the requirements but to receive your application and check to see if everything is in order while taking your money. I am going with them."

"The reason I'm giving only 3 stars because I had to deal with the jerk who is supposed to be the manager there. When I called, he didn't say anything about needing an appointment, or that they stop helping people after 3:30 even though they close at 4:30. We fought traffic from Edmonds, found expensive parking, walked around to find the place, and got there a little after 3:30. He refused to look at our papers to see if everything was complete and refused to answer any questions. We ended up calling the next day to make an appointment and took a second trip down to get the visas done. We were helped by Kourtney who provided excellent service! My daughter needed a student visa and has to go down to San Francisco anyway to get fingerprinted so we could have gotten our visas done in person at the consulate without paying the service fee. Oh well. Be aware that there's a good chance of fingerprint requirement for student visas by the San Francisco consulate but not the one in New York."

"I had a great experience. The staff exceeded my expectations in almost every sense. They were extremely friendly, talking me through my application and helping to correct whatever mistakes i made in my application. They took what is an opaque and intimidating process (getting a visa to China in my case) and made me feel extremely confident. I got my Visa quickly and with a week to spare."

"This company was a Godsend! I was so frustrated after trying myself to obtain an E-Visa online for India - it was supposed to be "so easy" but was anything but! I dropped by the Seattle office without an appointment and was dealt with courtesy. Elvis handled the whole process very professionally - he knew what needed to be done and did it. I had my visa in two days. Don't try to handle visas yourself - turn to a company like Visa Services Northwest which handles all kinds of visas - they are the Pros and will get the job done and relieve you of the headaches."

"I had a great experience with Visa Services Northwest. I filled out all my forms ahead of time and had all the required documents. When I arrived, she went through each document and ensured all the information was correct. I needed the visa quickly, so I chose the 3 day service. I gave Visa Services Northwest the information on a Monday at 9:30am, and I received it at my home that Thursday at 11:30am. Incredibly fast service. Other services online were more expensive, so I was happy with the price here. Very helpful people. I would definitely recommend Visa Services Northwest."