Surrendring Indian passport

[kumar1981]

Surrendered 3 passports (Mine, wife and kid) in VFS Birmingham on 14-08-2014. I went early in the morning at 8:15 and parked my car in Broadway Plaza and walked for 10 minutes to VFS. There are parking spaces on the Vicarage road outside VFS for 5 to 6 cars. Parking is free for 2 hours. There were two empty spaces when I reached VFS so if you are going early you might be lucky to find one.

I got a token and was seen in 5 minutes. I gave the photo-copies of all the documents and the guy at the counter asked for photo-copies of empty pages in the passport which I had not taken. Fortunately they have a printer onsite and I took phot-copies of empty pages for 3 passports. The printer charges 10p per page. I did not sign the empty pages as I was in a rush.

They charged 118.80 per applicant including SMS alerts. Will update after I receive the certificate.

[juliemjohn]

Application Date : 18/08/14 (In person at Hounslow, VFS Global)
Received by VFS : 19/08/2014
VFS sent to HCI : 20/08/2014
HCI issued surrender certificate : AWAITING
VFS Email Alert of completion: AWAITING
Received Surrender certificate & cancelled passport by Self Address Special Delivery: AWAITING

On the website the fees say £117.24, they charged me £1.56, slightly more than what was mentioned and it came to £118.80.
The pen-ultimate leg of my immigration journey.

[juliemjohn]

Application Date : 18/08/14 (In person at Hounslow, VFS Global)
Received by VFS : 19/08/2014
VFS sent to HCI : 20/08/2014
HCI issued surrender certificate : 22/08/2014
VFS Email & SMS Alert of completion: 22/08/2014
Received Surrender certificate & cancelled passport by Self Address Special Delivery: AWAITING

On the website the fees say £117.24, they charged me £1.56, slightly more than what was mentioned and it came to £118.80.
The pen-ultimate leg of my immigration journey.

[Mrbean]

Application Date : 31-JUL-2014
Received by VFS : 01-AUG-2014
VFS sent to HCI :01-AUG-2014
HCI issued surrender certificate :Awaiting
VFS Email Alert of completion:Awaiting
Received Surrender certificates & cancelled passports by Self Addressed Special: Awaiting

Guys does it take this much time to get surrender certificate issued? Any previous experiences ? Shall I contact embassy regarding progress?

[batuk]

I would like to know if surrendered Indian Passport, will be proof enough to prove Indian Origin,
for eligibility of OCI, in absence of Birth Certificate, for person born in India. Can any member enlighten me.

[juliemjohn]

Application Date : 31-JUL-2014
Received by VFS : 01-AUG-2014
VFS sent to HCI :01-AUG-2014
HCI issued surrender certificate :Awaiting
VFS Email Alert of completion:Awaiting
Received Surrender certificates & cancelled passports by Self Addressed Special: Awaiting

Guys does it take this much time to get surrender certificate issued? Any previous experiences ? Shall I contact embassy regarding progress?

This is such a long time for processing the Surrender Cert. You need to get in touch with VFS. Did you submit this in person at a VFS office?

[Mrbean]

Application Date : 31-JUL-2014
Received by VFS : 01-AUG-2014
VFS sent to HCI :01-AUG-2014
HCI issued surrender certificate :Awaiting
VFS Email Alert of completion:Awaiting
Received Surrender certificates & cancelled passports by Self Addressed Special: Awaiting

Guys does it take this much time to get surrender certificate issued? Any previous experiences ? Shall I contact embassy regarding progress?

This is such a long time for processing the Surrender Cert. You need to get in touch with VFS. Did you submit this in person at a VFS office?

Yes in person at Glasgow VFS.
Which number do I need to call?

[juliemjohn]

[quote="juliemjohn"][quote="juliemjohn"]Application Date : 18/08/14 (In person at Hounslow, VFS Global)
Received by VFS : 19/08/2014
VFS sent to HCI : 20/08/2014
HCI issued surrender certificate : 22/08/2014
VFS Email & SMS Alert of completion: 22/08/2014
Received Surrender certificate & cancelled passport by Self Address Special Delivery: 23/08/2014

On the website the fees say £117.24, they charged me £1.56, slightly more than what was mentioned and it came to £118.80.
The pen-ultimate leg of my immigration journey.

[kumar1981]

I submitted passports in Birmingham VFS on 14th August 2014 and have not received my Surrender certificates yet. Has anyone submitted their passports in Birmingham VFS after 14th August 2014 and received their Surrender Certificates? Appreciate your reply. Thanks.

[kumar1981]

Received by VFS : 14/08/2014
VFS sent to HCI : 19/08/2014
HCI issued surrender certificate : 01/09/2014
VFS Email & SMS Alert of completion: 02/09/2014

[ARK003]

Received by VFS(Manchester) : 04/09/2014 8:30
VFS sent to HCI : Waiting
HCI issued surrender certificate : Waiting
VFS Email & SMS Alert of completion: Waiting

They charged me £129.04.

Surrender Fee and councilor charges - 108
VFS Service charge: 6.9
SMS charge - 1.33

Courier charge - 8.5
Administration charges - .80

On top of it VAT(On optional services, Admin services and Service Charge) - 3.51

Total - £129.04.

VFS is charging ridiculous amount as courier charges 8.50+ 1.7(VAT) = £10.2
I'm sure, courier companiy will not charge this amount.. VFS is talking a very good cut here..what a shame!!

[ashpan23]

Application Date : 04-Aug-2014 (Edinburgh in person)
Received by VFS : 04-AUG-2014
VFS sent to HCI :06-AUG-2014
HCI issued surrender certificate :Awaiting
VFS Email Alert of completion:Awaiting

VFS guy told me that at present CGI Edinburgh is taking around 4-6 weeks.

[bkarthikisc]

Application Date : 28/08/14 (By post)
Received by VFS : 29/08/2014
VFS sent to HCI : 01/09/2014
HCI issued surrender certificate : 04/09/2014
VFS Email : 04/09/2014
Received Surrender certificate : 05/09/2014

[ashpan23]

Update from my side:

Application Date : 04-Aug-2014 (Edinburgh in person)
Received by VFS : 04-AUG-2014
VFS sent to HCI :06-AUG-2014
HCI issued surrender certificate :08-Sep-2014
VFS Email Alert of completion:08-Sep-2014
Another thing : At VFS edinburgh now in person collection is not possibile.Need to pay for delivery.

Application Date : 04-Aug-2014 (Edinburgh in person)
Received by VFS : 04-AUG-2014
VFS sent to HCI :06-AUG-2014
HCI issued surrender certificate :Awaiting
VFS Email Alert of completion:Awaiting

VFS guy told me that at present CGI Edinburgh is taking around 4-6 weeks.

[Mrbean]

Application Date : 31-JUL-2014
Received by VFS : 01-AUG-2014
VFS sent to HCI :01-AUG-2014
HCI issued surrender certificate :08/09/14
VFS Email Alert of completion:08/09/14
Received Surrender certificates & cancelled passports by Self Addressed Special: 09/09/14

Finally

[man4uni]

Application Date : 11th Sep 2014 (In person at Hounslow, VFS Global)
Received by VFS : 11th Sep 2014
VFS sent to HCI : 12th Sep 2014
HCI issued surrender certificate : Awaiting
VFS Email & SMS Alert of completion: Awaiting
Received Surrender certificate & cancelled passport by Self Address Special Delivery: Awaiting

[mash2u]

Application Date : 16th Sep 2014 (In person at Goswell Road, VFS Global)
Received by VFS : 16th Sep 2014
VFS sent to HCI : 16th Sep 2014
HCI issued surrender certificate : 18th Sep 2014
VFS Email & SMS Alert of completion: 19th Sep 2014
Received Surrender certificate:19th Sep 2014 (Collection)

[man4uni]

Update in RED

Application Date : 11th Sep 2014 (In person at Hounslow, VFS Global)
Received by VFS : 11th Sep 2014
VFS sent to HCI : 12th Sep 2014
HCI issued surrender certificate : 16th Sep 2014
VFS Email & SMS Alert of completion: 16th Sep 2014
Received Surrender certificate & cancelled passport by Self Address Special Delivery: 17th Sep 2014

[Saanvi]

Dear All,

I am going for a postal application for surrendering the Indian passport of my 7 year old son. Please could the experts reply to my query and verify the check list along with the postal address.

1) Self attested Photocopies: Can I sign for the self attestation of my son on all the photocopies as mentioned in the checklist below?
2) Mode of Payment: At the post office, can I use debit or credit card to pay or I have to pay using postal order only?
3) Debit or Credit card: If debit or credit card is allowed to be used in the post office, will the post office people have account details of the "VF Services UK Ltd" to whom the money should go to?

Documents I am attaching:
1) Completed application form with my signature on my son's behalf.
2) Original Indian passport of my son.
3) Photocopy of all the pages of my son's Indian passport attested by me.
4) Photocopy of ONLY the PHOTO page of my son's British passport attested by me. There is only one British passport for my son which i received yesterday.
5) Photocopy of my son's naturalization certificate attested by me.
6) Photocopy of my son's birth certificate attested by me.
7) Self addressed Royal Mail Special Delivery Envelope for return of Cancelled passport and surrender certificate.

Postal address:
India Visa Application Centre
The Vista Centre
First Floor – Part A Block
50 Salisbury Road
Hounslow
TW4 6JQ

Please could the experts confirm this is the correct Postal Address, correct checklist with replies to my 3 queries above. Please also mention if I am missing anything.

Please could you also confirm the following:
1) Correct application form: http://in.vfsglobal.co.uk/pdf/Applicati ... 150214.pdf
2) Fees: £117.24. Postal Order Only OR Debit/Credit card at the post office?

Thankyou very much.

[Saanvi]

Application Date : 28/08/14 (By post)
Received by VFS : 29/08/2014
VFS sent to HCI : 01/09/2014
HCI issued surrender certificate : 04/09/2014
VFS Email : 04/09/2014
Received Surrender certificate : 05/09/2014

Hi Karthik,

I am going for a postal application for surrendering the Indian passport of my 7 year old son. Please could you reply to my query and verify the check list along with the postal address.

1) Self attested Photocopies: Can I sign for the self attestation of my son on all the photocopies as mentioned in the checklist below?
2) Mode of Payment: At the post office, can I use debit or credit card to pay or I have to pay using postal order only?
3) Debit or Credit card: If debit or credit card is allowed to be used in the post office, will the post office people have account details of the "VF Services UK Ltd" to whom the money should go to?

Documents I am attaching:
1) Completed application form with my signature on my son's behalf.
2) Original Indian passport of my son.
3) Photocopy of all the pages of my son's Indian passport attested by me.
4) Photocopy of ONLY the PHOTO page of my son's British passport attested by me. There is only one British passport for my son which i received yesterday.
5) Photocopy of my son's naturalization certificate attested by me.
6) Photocopy of my son's birth certificate attested by me.
7) Self addressed Royal Mail Special Delivery Envelope for return of Cancelled passport and surrender certificate.

Postal address:
India Visa Application Centre
The Vista Centre
First Floor – Part A Block
50 Salisbury Road
Hounslow
TW4 6JQ

Please could the experts confirm this is the correct Postal Address, correct checklist with replies to my 3 queries above. Please also mention if I am missing anything.

Please could you also confirm the following:
1) Correct application form: http://in.vfsglobal.co.uk/pdf/Applicati ... 150214.pdf
2) Fees: £117.24. How did you pay for it? Postal Order or Debit or Credit card at the post office?

Thankyou very much.

[Saanvi]

Application Date : 28/08/14 (By post)
Received by VFS : 29/08/2014
VFS sent to HCI : 01/09/2014
HCI issued surrender certificate : 04/09/2014
VFS Email : 04/09/2014
Received Surrender certificate : 05/09/2014

Hi Karthik,

I am going for a postal application for surrendering the Indian passport of my 7 year old son. Please could you reply to my query and verify the check list along with the postal address.

1) Self attested Photocopies: Can I sign for the self attestation of my son on all the photocopies as mentioned in the checklist below?
2) Mode of Payment: At the post office, can I use debit or credit card to pay or I have to pay using postal order only?
3) Debit or Credit card: If debit or credit card is allowed to be used in the post office, will the post office people have account details of the "VF Services UK Ltd" to whom the money should go to?

Documents I am attaching:
1) Completed application form with my signature on my son's behalf.
2) Original Indian passport of my son.
3) Photocopy of all the pages of my son's Indian passport attested by me.
4) Photocopy of ONLY the PHOTO page of my son's British passport attested by me. There is only one British passport for my son which i received yesterday.
5) Photocopy of my son's naturalization certificate attested by me.
6) Photocopy of my son's birth certificate attested by me.
7) Self addressed Royal Mail Special Delivery Envelope for return of Cancelled passport and surrender certificate.

Postal address:
India Visa Application Centre
The Vista Centre
First Floor – Part A Block
50 Salisbury Road
Hounslow
TW4 6JQ

Please could the experts confirm this is the correct Postal Address, correct checklist with replies to my 3 queries above. Please also mention if I am missing anything.

Please could you also confirm the following:
1) Correct application form: http://in.vfsglobal.co.uk/pdf/Applicati ... 150214.pdf
2) Fees: £117.24. How did you pay for it? Postal Order or Debit or Credit card at the post office?

Thankyou very much.

Please could the experts reply on the asap. Its a bit urgent. Thankyou.

[Saanvi]

Application Date : 28/08/14 (By post)
Received by VFS : 29/08/2014
VFS sent to HCI : 01/09/2014
HCI issued surrender certificate : 04/09/2014
VFS Email : 04/09/2014
Received Surrender certificate : 05/09/2014

Hi Karthik,

I am going for a postal application for surrendering the Indian passport of my 7 year old son. Please could you reply to my query and verify the check list along with the postal address.

1) Self attested Photocopies: Can I sign for the self attestation of my son on all the photocopies as mentioned in the checklist below?
2) Mode of Payment: At the post office, can I use debit or credit card to pay or I have to pay using postal order only?
3) Debit or Credit card: If debit or credit card is allowed to be used in the post office, will the post office people have account details of the "VF Services UK Ltd" to whom the money should go to?

Documents I am attaching:
1) Completed application form with my signature on my son's behalf.
2) Original Indian passport of my son.
3) Photocopy of all the pages of my son's Indian passport attested by me.
4) Photocopy of ONLY the PHOTO page of my son's British passport attested by me. There is only one British passport for my son which i received yesterday.
5) Photocopy of my son's naturalization certificate attested by me.
6) Photocopy of my son's birth certificate attested by me.
7) Self addressed Royal Mail Special Delivery Envelope for return of Cancelled passport and surrender certificate.

Postal address:
India Visa Application Centre
The Vista Centre
First Floor – Part A Block
50 Salisbury Road
Hounslow
TW4 6JQ

Please could the experts confirm this is the correct Postal Address, correct checklist with replies to my 3 queries above. Please also mention if I am missing anything.

Please could you also confirm the following:
1) Correct application form: http://in.vfsglobal.co.uk/pdf/Applicati ... 150214.pdf
2) Fees: £117.24. How did you pay for it? Postal Order or Debit or Credit card at the post office?

Thankyou very much.

Any replies on this please experts?

[krisbal]

Can I submit application for myself and my wife? Is it necessary for her to be in person at VFS. In case if I can, is there any authority letter or any other document required from her side.

Thanks
B

[ban.s]

Can I submit application for myself and my wife? Is it necessary for her to be in person at VFS. In case if I can, is there any authority letter or any other document required from her side.

Thanks
B

Yes you can submit for both of you. No authority letter needed.

[krisbal]

Thank you