Does anyone know what documents are required to prove that you have been residing for 5 years in Britian . Also what is the process to apply for British Citizenship once your five years are up.

I have received my SC now. It took exactly 10 days from application. Now my question is regarding OCI application, is the SC enough to establish Indian origin or do I need to submit photocopy of the cancelled Indian passport? Here is my list of douments with my postal application: 1. Application ...

Well that is contrary to what is mentioned on the HCI website at this time. I think I'll take my chances and send photocopies with my postal application. Will let you know how it progresses. By post only send photocopies. If you are applying in person take your originals along. Depends on the ...

I have applied for sc in VFS 2 weeks back and I have paid only SC certificate fees. , I do know I need to pay penalty for using passport but VFS didn’t collected the penalty from me. Till now I have not got any call from VFS and no update. Do anyone know how long will it take? And what process l ...

Good Question, why posting to Birmingham... Because i wanted to go in person to get the OCI sticker done, once its approved rather than travelling all the way up to London, that's the reason. Kind Regards ] Oh ok. I however have to eat my own words!!!. Sent my application by Post to London on 03 ...

The following were my timelines. Application in person : 22/08/2012 (in person at London) Date of acknowledgement : 22/08/2012 Photo/Signature Scanned : 29/08/2012 Registration granted : 11/09/2012 Documents printed : 12/09/2012 Dispatched from Delhi :14/09/2012 Documents Recd London : 24/09/2012 ...

I had applied online for OCI on 03-Sep-2012 and the application through post reach the london office on 05-Sep-2012. The status page still shows as 'Application with this number not yet Acknowledged or Wrong Passport Number.'. Does anyone who applied through Post with similar timelines have any ...

BroMo wrote:Jasonin:

You get a sticker in your passport and a OCI Card /Booklet. When your passport expires you can either just carry your expired passport with you to show your visa sticker or return to HCI to get it transffered to your new passport.

Thanks BroMo

Guys, just a question. Do they provide an OCI card or is it just the VISA that is pasted to your passport?

Hi all, Just a quick question regarding PART B of the OCI application form: For Question 16, ' Does the country of applicants permit dual citizenship in some form or the other? The UK permits dual citizenship so I should circle 'YES' right? Also, when self attesting the photocopies, are signatures ...

I am sailing in the same boat as you,i submitted my application by post on 09-JUN-2012 got a acknowledgement on 19-JUN-2012.Till now the status on website is showing as "Underprocess".Dont know what to do Had read somewhere, dont remember exactly where.I think it was on the website FAQ section that ...

Application Submitted (In Person HCI London) : 31/08/2012. Application Acknowledged : 31/08/2012. WebSite Status : UnderProcess. Does anybody know when the status will move to Photo/Signature Scanned? Any body on the same boat? Took 7 days for mine to be scanned and show up on the website. It seems ...

gidoc wrote:That means its not done yet, it appears after registratrion granted.
Whats your time line?

Thanks. Thats fine then. Just last week. But since the signature and photo are scanned within a day was a bit worried.Thanks for your response.

On the OCI status enquiry page where will it display Photo/Signature Scanned ? I can see : Registration Status at Mission : UnderProcess Documents Printing Status On Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ): NEW DELHI On NOT DISPATCHED Documents Received at LONDON NOT YET Does anyone know where it will show that ...

On the OCI status enquiry page where will it display Photo/Signature Scanned ? I can see : Registration Status at Mission : UnderProcess Documents Printing Status On Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ): NEW DELHI On NOT DISPATCHED Documents Received at LONDON NOT YET Does anyone know?

Hi everyone Basically I applied for 3 OCIs in person at HCI London on the 10th of July 2012, acknowledgement date was 13th JUly Two of them - for wife and child were granted on the 1st of August 2012 and recieved at London on the 7th of august but my application status still shows under process ...

I have just got my surrender letter and am planning on applying for my OCI in London. I was born in India and obtained Portuguese citizenship in Goa India. The OCI website says that in the application form for non UK passport holders the address to be entered is the residential address of the ...