Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

[sworld]

OCI London timeline

Date of postal application - 23/09/2013
Date of Royalmail delivery acknowledgement at London - 24/09/2013
Return of Original Surrender Certificate - waiting
Date processed - waiting
Dispatched from New Delhi - waiting
Received at London - waiting

A check on the OCI tracking website states 'No records found'.

Guess i just have to wait for a couple of weeks before chasing up.

Regards,
sworld

[sworld]

Looks like the chaps at HCI London are monitoring this thread. Have received my documents by post today and the online status is showing updated.

Updated status is a follows:

OCI London timeline

Date of postal application - 23/09/2013
Date of Royalmail delivery acknowledgement at London - 24/09/2013
Return of Original Surrender Certificate -12/10/2013
Date processed - waiting
Dispatched from New Delhi - waiting
Received at London - waiting

Regards,
sworld

[vischopra]

Below are my timelines of OCI approval and collection for reference.

Date of Application: 20-AUG-13 (Postal, HCI London)
Received by HCI London: 21-AUG-13
Date Of Acknowledgment: 10-SEP-2013
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED: 03-OCT-2013
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI: 07-OCT-2013
Document received At LONDON: 08-OCT-2013

Collection
Passport sent (By post): 09-OCT-2013 (postal, LONDON, HCI)
Receipt Date by LONDON, HCI: 10-OCT-2013
Passport Receipt Date in post(with OCI stamp & booklet): 14-OCT-2013

[coolmate]

[quote="uni"][quote="JJK"][quote="destiniation_london"][quote="JJK"][quote="nnn"]Hello,

Here are my timelines:

OCI Application: 02-April-2013 (Postal, London)
Received In London HCI: 3-April-2013
OCI acknowledgement : 27-May-2013
Return of Original surrender certificate: 28-May-2013 (Post)

Current status: Documents Printing Status UNDER-PROCESS On[/quote]

Thanks. I got an email from OCI on 28th May that they were processing postal application - 2nd April.[/quote]

JJK - what email address did the reply come from or what email address you used to ask a query to OCI section?[/quote]

I have sent several emails and got reply on 28th May. Same email as mentioned in the website: att.oci@hcilondon.in[/quote]

How many copies of Oci registration form is required? The form says duplicate copies with original photographs but the document list says only one copy of the registration form. Please help.[/quote]


The form says apply in duplicate however when I applied in PERSON in London - they returned me one of the forms and said that i only needed to submit one. I didnt argue anymore.
better prepared than delayed.

[shanshan9]

My tracker is:-
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 11-OCT-2013
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI )NEW DELHI On
Document received At LONDON On

How long does it take from being processed to being dispatched ?

[sac]

My OCI timeline

Date of Application (in person at HCI London): 16-SEP-2013
Date Of Acknowledgment: 16-SEP-2013
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED: 08-OCT-2013
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI) NEW DELHI: 11-OCT-2013
Document received At LONDON: 14-OCT-2013

[trupti.uk]

Date of postal application - 27/08/2013
Date of acknowledgement - 13/09/2013
Return of Original Surrender Certificate - 14/09/2013
Date processed - 4/10/2013
Dispatched from New Delhi - 8/10/2013
Received at London - 9/10/2013

Collection
Passport sent (By post): 10-OCT-2013 (postal, LONDON, HCI)
Receipt Date by LONDON, HCI: 11-OCT-2013
Passport Receipt Date in post(with OCI stamp & booklet): 16-OCT-2013

Good luck everyone.

[Dils]

Mine is,

Date of Application (in person at HCI London): 20-SEP-2013
Date Of Acknowledgment: 20-SEP-2013
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED: 11-OCT-2013
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI) NEW DELHI: 15-OCT-2013
Document received At LONDON:

Hopefully doc are received in London today or tomorrow

[patni]

Hello

Date of postal application - 24/09/2013
Date of Royalmail delivery acknowledgement at London - 25/09/2013
Return of Original Surrender Certificate - waiting
Date processed - waiting
Dispatched from New Delhi - waiting
Received at London - waiting

It still comes up as no records found. Emails to att.oci@hcilondon.in keep bouncing.

Anyone know how to contact them? Can one go in person to enquire?

[ban.s]

Hello

Date of postal application - 4/09/2013
Date of Royalmail delivery acknowledgement at London - 25/09/2013
Return of Original Surrender Certificate - waiting
Date processed - waiting
Dispatched from New Delhi - waiting
Received at London - waiting

It still comes up as no records found. Emails to att.oci@hcilondon.in keep bouncing.

Anyone know how to contact them? Can one go in person to enquire?

FAQ Q10 - What is the processing time of application?

Receiving of application would be acknowledged online only within 4 weeks from the date of receiving application in OCI Wing.

[patni]

Thanks ...

Looks like just wait a bit then.

[BRP]

Date of Application (in person at HCI London): 18-OCT-2013
Date Of Acknowledgment: 18-OCT-2013
Documents Printing Status : UNDER PROCESS
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI) NEW DELHI:
Document received At LONDON:


Went there at 7.40am and Que already there.... the left one is for Passport and PIO and the right one is for OCI.... There is third Que for Collection as well so please stand in a correct Que as between 7.30 am to 9.00 am, Que will be double. I got Token no 86 which is around half way. I have been told to come back at 12pm but have nothing to do so waited outside. I was not the only one though outside. Around 10.45am I tried to enter and allowed to go inside. I got my number around 12.15pm and finished in 3 minutes. All done and back at work in afternoon....

I think staff is not bad and they are doing their work. They have right (responsibly) to ask the questions and right documents so I suggest to carry all original with you.

Some people say.. they won't smile but if you smile they will. After all we only need to deal with one person there and they need to deal with lots people like us and you know how some of us behave.... so at the end they are also human as we and they can get angry if they need to explain again and again to the same person and only get rudeness behavior in return. Respect others and get respected.

Best luck

[ski2nikeeta]

Hi I posted my Oci application 3 weeks ago and when I put in my details on the status enquiry it just says no match found and that it only shows forms submitted at the indian missions.
Has anyone got any idea of why this is?
Is it because there is something wrong with my application

[deyga]

Hi I posted my Oci application 3 weeks ago and when I put in my details on the status enquiry it just says no match found and that it only shows forms submitted at the indian missions.
Has anyone got any idea of why this is?
Is it because there is something wrong with my application

ski2nikeeta . You need to wait till almost to same date next month. Say you posted on 4th Oct then prepare yourself to see an update and return of orginals on 04 Nov


This is for people applying by post to HCI London.

[gj6ab5657]

Hi I posted my Oci application 3 weeks ago and when I put in my details on the status enquiry it just says no match found and that it only shows forms submitted at the indian missions.
Has anyone got any idea of why this is?
Is it because there is something wrong with my application

ski2nikeeta . You need to wait till almost to same date next month. Say you posted on 4th Oct then prepare yourself to see an update and return of orginals on 04 Nov


This is for people applying by post to HCI London.

Yes, you have to wait at least 4 week to get updates on your application.

[shaik719]

Hi pl can any one advice me on my confusion.
My kid who born here and had Indian passport surrender this wk is eligible for OCI card. Both parents on ILR. Is it true one parent should hold OCI. Please any senior members confirm if we can go ahead with her OCI application thanks

[deyga]

Hi pl can any one advice me on my confusion.
My kid who born here and had Indian passport surrender this wk is eligible for OCI card. Both parents on ILR. Is it true one parent should hold OCI. Please any senior members confirm if we can go ahead with her OCI application thanks

Your kid can definitely can apply for OCI when applied in combination with OCI application of at least one parent . But OCI will 'not' be granted on kid's own application alone based on parents' ILR status.

[shaik719]

Hi pl can any one advice me on my confusion.
My kid who born here and had Indian passport surrender this wk is eligible for OCI card. Both parents on ILR. Is it true one parent should hold OCI. Please any senior members confirm if we can go ahead with her OCI application thanks

Your kid can definitely can apply for OCI when applied in combination with OCI application of at least one parent . But OCI will 'not' be granted on kid's own application alone based on parents' ILR status.

Thanks deyga so you think we should apply PIO card. And oci when parents were applying. But now we cannot apply for OCI on her own. Thank you so much to get me out of this confusion any way I think for kids it doesn't matter OCI/PIO

[deyga]

Thanks deyga so you think we should apply PIO card. And oci when parents were applying. But now we cannot apply for OCI on her own. Thank you so much to get me out of this confusion any way I think for kids it doesn't matter OCI/PIO

Your kid can apply for PIO now on the basis of your Indian Passports. The kid can then apply for OCI when he/she is 18 or when one of the parents apply for OCI.

[shaik719]

Thanks deyga so you think we should apply PIO card. And oci when parents were applying. But now we cannot apply for OCI on her own. Thank you so much to get me out of this confusion any way I think for kids it doesn't matter OCI/PIO

Your kid can apply for PIO now on the basis of your Indian Passports. The kid can then apply for OCI when he/she is 18 or when one of the parents apply for OCI.

Thanks deyga I'll apply for PIO soon for my kid
thank you very much for your prompt reply

[ritswaney]

OCI Application Timeline

Date of postal application - 18/10/2013
Date of Royalmail delivery acknowledgement at London - 21/10/2013
Return of Original Surrender Certificate -
Date processed - 30/11/2013
Dispatched from New Delhi - 10/12/2013
Received at London - 11/12/2013

Collected my OCI today (30/12) at the HCI London. End of a long journey!
Thanks everyone.

[kumarcvi]

Hi,
below are my timelines for OCI:

Application submitted in person at HCI London: 25/20/2013
Status as on 30/10/2013: Under process

[stranger22]

Hello

I applied for my OCI card in person at London office on 20th Sep however, the status enquiry still shows it as under process. I can see some other guys posted his timeline where he applied on 20th Sept and got his OCI approved on 11th Oct.

Could anyone please let me know how can I enquire about my OCI application. I need to travel to India on 18th Nov and need to get the OCI before that.

Thanks

[stranger22]

Hi What is the email id you sent your mail to?
Thanks

I was also in the similar situation, applied via post
got the original documents back (with no information on what is happening)
after 10 days, the status website started showing under process
so keep calm, if you have not heard anything, its under process

Thanks for the reassurance, I sent an e-mail over the weekend to enquire about the status which they replied to this morning giving me a different acknowledgement number, once I enquired with this all details were seen online and I was really surprised to find out that the OCI is all ready to pick up in London, everything was completed within 4 weeks, really impressed as my own took 16 weeks at Birmingham, I would defo recommend applying at London even if it is via post, as Birmingham applying in person took over 16 weeks...below is the timeline


File Acknowledgment Number GBRL********
Date Of Acknowledgment 19-JUL-2013
Registration Status at Mission LONDON
OCI- Number A*******
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 13-AUG-2013
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On 14-AUG-2013
Document received At LONDON On 20-AUG-2013

Going to send passport for the stamp tomorrow via post..will update once I have received everything...

Many Thanks

[deyga]

Hello

I applied for my OCI card in person at London office on 20th Sep however, the status enquiry still shows it as under process. I can see some other guys posted his timeline where he applied on 20th Sept and got his OCI approved on 11th Oct.

Could anyone please let me know how can I enquire about my OCI application. I need to travel to India on 18th Nov and need to get the OCI before that.

Thanks

Try checking your status using your online registration number rather than acknowledgement number you might be using. May be you will get to see a different ack number .