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Find a Location

CIBT Visas has 8 locations, listed below.

*This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

  • CIBT Visas

    1600 International Dr Ste 600 McLean, VA 22102-4889

    BBB Accredited Business
  • CIBT Inc

    60 E 42nd St New York, NY 10165-0006

  • Cibt

    180 N Stetson Ave Ste 3170 Chicago, IL 60601-6714

  • CIBT Visas

    2 Greenway Plz Ste 275 Houston, TX 77046-0298

  • CIBT Visas

    5757 Wilshire Blvd Ste 570 Los Angeles, CA 90036-3683

Business ProfileforCIBT Visas

Passports and Visas
HeadquartersMulti Location Business
BBB accredited business
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At-a-glance

Customer Reviews

1.2/5stars

Average of 20 Customer Reviews

Customer Complaints

16 complaints closed in last 3 years

11 complaints closed in last 12 months

BBB Rating & Accreditation

Accredited Since: 2/16/2012

Years in Business: 35

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Related Categories

Overview

Products
 - Visas for all types of travel including business, tourist, work permits and more
 - Australian Electronic Visa (ETA)
 - US Electron System for Travel Authorizations (ESTA)
 - Passport renewals, new, child's and more
 - Document legalization
 - Translation services


Business Details

This is a multi-location business.

Find a Location

CIBT Visas has 8 locations, listed below.

*This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

  • CIBT Visas

    1600 International Dr Ste 600 McLean, VA 22102-4889

    BBB Accredited Business
  • CIBT Inc

    60 E 42nd St New York, NY 10165-0006

  • Cibt

    180 N Stetson Ave Ste 3170 Chicago, IL 60601-6714

  • CIBT Visas

    2 Greenway Plz Ste 275 Houston, TX 77046-0298

  • CIBT Visas

    5757 Wilshire Blvd Ste 570 Los Angeles, CA 90036-3683

Headquarters
1600 International Dr Ste 600, McLean, VA 22102-4889
BBB File Opened:
9/1/1998
Years in Business:
35
Business Started:
6/1/1989
Business Started Locally:
6/1/1989
Business Incorporated:
6/14/1989
Accredited Since:
2/16/2012
Type of Entity:
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Alternate Business Name
  • A Briggs Passport & Visa Expeditors, Inc
  • Express Visa Service Inc. CBIT, Inc.
  • Zierer Visa Service
  • CIBT, Inc
Related Businesses
Business Management
  • Ms. Regina M. Allen, Director of Programs
  • Mr. John Donoghue, President / CEO
  • Mr. William Garrahan, CFO
  • Ms. Sandra Woznitski, Senior Vice President
Contact Information

Principal

  • Ms. Regina M. Allen, Director of Programs
  • Mr. John Donoghue, President / CEO
  • Ms. Sandra Woznitski, Senior Vice President
Additional Contact Information

Fax Numbers

  • (703) 903-9890
    Primary Fax

Phone Numbers

Email Addresses

Website Addresses

Customer Complaints

16 Customer Complaints

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Most Recent Customer Complaint

09/06/2022

Complaint Type:
Customer Service Issues
Status:
Resolved
Placed an order for an Australian business visa with CIBT on August 26, 2022. The visa application kit they sent me was incomplete. They did not have the entire Visa application form in the kit. I had to download the complete form from the Australian Home Departments website so I could sign in. I was charged for a business cover letter and was told I could change it for free within 14 days. On changing it within 15 minutes I was charged again. All my documents were sent to their office in Washington DC using the shipping label they provided to me. Despite the tracking showing it was delivered and signed for on Thursday September 1, 2022, they have refused to go ahead change the status of the documents to received even though they say they will mark it as received within one hour of receiving the documents. To top it off, they are sent me an email saying Final Notice even after getting the documents and me sending them an email asking them to confirm the receipt of the same. I was also charged a passport replacement coverage fee, when an Australian Visa does not require the passport to be sent to them since it is all electronic and a letter is provided. Their customer service is useless, I stay on hold for 30 minutes and the agents cannot help me or I am disconnected. I am at a point now, where I need to spend more money to rebook/cancel flights and loose out on business because they do not do what they advertise. I will never use this service again.
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Customer Reviews

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Most Recent Customer Review

Shannon O

1 star

06/06/2024

Horrible experience. I paid 450$ for premium **** service for a trip to *****. The CIBT employee that was assigned to me was incompetent. He provided the wrong **** type (a tourist ****) even though I had been clear from the start of the process that I was visiting family who currently lived in ***** (S2 C ***** I informed him twice of the mistake before he corrected it. Then he changed the duration of my trip from 18 days to 2 days. That resulted in another round of corrections. Then he realized weeks after changing my **** to the correct type (S2) that he needed more documentation from me which he failed to provide the requirements for (this was less than a week before my trip) until I sent multiple emails trying to get a response. I ended up having to change my flights and pay out of pocket for my flight change fees ($300+). Once everything was approved he sent me an invoice charging me for an expedited service fee ($205) which was only necessary as a result of his mistakes. They even charged me for the expedited shipping costs associated with the process - again only necessary because of the situation created by all these mistakes. I do not recommend using this service or company.

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