The physical OCI booklet/document gets sent from Delhi. It should arrive at your UK centre soon.

The guidelines says it can take anywhere between 6-8 weeks. Has there been any queries raised since you applied?

Hi, I seem to have lost/misplaced OCI booklets of the whole family - I am unable to trace it back and assuming that it will not be found.. Does anybody else have experience of applying for replacement OCI and the process of doing that ? step by step instructions to replace the OCI can be found here...

There is whole list of required documents on VFS website under:

http://www.vfsglobal.com/india/uk/OCI.html

Hmm.. not really and this is the gist of my query. Nationality seems to have nothing to do with getting an Aadhaar ID, a bit like SSN in USA or NI in UK.It seems Foreigners can get an aadhaar if they are staying for more than 182 days in the past 12 months and how it is being checked is also questi...

Application Date : 25-MAY-2017 VFS Center: London-Hounslow Date of acknowledgement : 26-MAY-2017 Original docs Received : Documents Printing Status : UNDER-PROCESS Dispatched From MEA (OCI): NEW DELHI on Document received At London: PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON: PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: ...

This is what it says here - http://www.vfsglobal.com/india/uk/Passport_Return.html For Passport/Consular Services: Applicants are required to provide 2 return envelopes to send the documents safely, once processed. I am applying for surrender certificate. I thought it is only one special delivery e...

Dear friends I got my British citizen ship today. Please can someone guide me that would i abel to apply surrender certificate without having British passport. I will get my British passport in next 20 days. I appreciate if you can guide me asap Thank you Passport is only a travel document. You are...

I have everything but I'm not sure if they are going to accept the reconsideration. If not thatn I loose £321 and I have to apply for citizenship again. That is what makes me thinking... I go to CAB today and see what they say Could you get a letter from your employer indicating your working hours ...

Hi All, I have received an approval letter on 29/06 with a letter date of 21/06. On the letter, It is mentioned that you should not contact Local council and you will receive an invitation of ceremony shortly. Its 30/6 and I have not received any invitation letter yet, I was wondering it looks like...

To all fellow OCI holders out there... now that Aadhaar ID is being linked to every tiny bit of information about a desi trying to survive in India, the day wont be far when you will need one even to take a dump :twisted: . 1. There are all sorts of contradictory information about aadhaar validity ...

Hi. Help please. I was told that I will not need to submit my British passport and I should receive my oci in post :? ... after almost 2 months and 3 weeks I thought to check my application process online and it reads that documents received at Birmingham on 17th May. :? So does that mean it has be...

Hi, I was not allowed to submit my OCI application today because I did not have a letter from employer. Now when I try to re-book appointment it gives me an error - "OCI Registration Number already exsist" Can somebody please help me and let me know how can I go forward with this? Thanking you in a...

Hi all My wife was born in India then left India for Kenya and had kenyan passport. Her only proof of birth in India is birth certificate. She recently well 2 years ago became British citizen. I have OCI since 2010. My question is does she gets OCI based on me or separate her self from her birth ce...

trivivek12 wrote:Hello Everyone,

Has anyone driven to Hounslow VFS office recently? Has anything changed in terms of parking? Is it still advisable to park outside the building?

Many thanks
V

I went there last week and apparently there is a car parking for 300 cars behind the VFS building.

jko_71 wrote:SNG, ssachida, vinitmanu, any update from you ?

mine is not printed yet

i got reply from delhi that my documents may be printed in next 2 weeks time, i.e. by this month end .. god knows whats happening !!!!

Hi jko_71... Did your dependants receive their OCI's?

jko_71 wrote:mine is same, printing blank !

though bit happy, my dependents documents dispatched from delhi..

have written to them regarding my printing issue, nothing heard back yet !

Atleast, your dependents documents were dispatched within couple of days of printing. That sounds positive.

bizarre.. cant see my print details today.. status goes back to "granted" and print remains blank !! its only for me not for my dependents, though !! jko_71 - Can you now see your 'printing status'? SNG, ssachida - Any news on your front with regards to the 'OCI printing'? I emailed HCI Delhi and t...

SNG wrote: Mine is not printed yet, JKO_71 posted- printed today. hopefully mine tomorrow

And mine probably the day after you ! Fingers crossed. Please will you keep us posted.

ssachida wrote:Same here:

Acknowleged 6th feb
Scanned 12th feb
Granted 26th feb

Not printed yet

Any updates on your OCI printing guys, ssachida, jko_71 and SNG?
My application has been 'Granted' since 27th Feb but hasn't been printed yet.

SHANKARK wrote:Hi There,

I realized that there is no payment form attached to form AN. Not sure how the payment is to be made for the BC application.

Do I have to pay directly to the NCS during my appointment?

Print and Put your card details on page 3.

Thanks for your response. I did make arrangements for applying for Naturalisation, however I had a bit of of doubt in my mind that may be she needs to be here as a spouse of british citizen for three years before applying. So am i right in saying that one can become naturalised as British Citizen i...

To be clear, what's the difference between the 'official' naturalisation certificate and the 'ceremonial' one? Nothing. I have never heard of the two different terms you are asking. So, as I understand you received your 'Naturalisation' certificate at the end of your ceremony. Are you expecting to ...

My wife has come to the UK since may 2008 ... however she was on a work permit till Dec 2010.. She converted to a spouse visa in Dec 2010 and got her ILR in Dec 2012. I am currently a british citizen after acquiring citizenship in Sept 2012. based on my current citizenship does it mean that my wife...

Can anybody shed some lights on the point:-"Naturalisation certificate (the official one and not the ceremonial one that some councils give out". I have been given natualisation certificate at the end of ceremony, will it work? I think a lot of people would struggle to get to the bottom of your que...