There are customs rules which permit u to carry foreign goods upto Rs.24000 or so as a returning resident for indian passport holders.
what happens if u r visiting ur parents on a UK passport with a PIO card?
what kind of customs rules applies in terms of goods u can take to india?
yk

Hi
I gave a spl. delivery envelope.
have not heard anything yet.
does the high commission in lonon have an email address where they can be contacted?
i have been trying to phone them in vain.
please help.
yk

I have enclosed an envelope.
I have not recd. anything until now.
The receipts say 'to be collected 6/1'?
What to do?
Please advise.
Cheers,
YK

I applied for a PIO card for my family on 19/12.
I was told that it would be ready by 6/1.
No news yet from the Indian High Commission.
Can someone help me? How to follow up with IHC? I find it v difficult to get thru using telephones.
Please help.
YK

no special reasons, except may be she could stay with her daughter for a few more weeks...
yk

Can anyone please share some experiences of seeking an extension visa for a visitor, visiting UK on a tourist visa for 6 months? My MIL has come on a tourist visa - her 3rd visit since 1999 and I would like to know about the procedures/ feasibilities / real-life experiences of about success stories ...

I would suggest to approach the MP now and send your original certificate with a letter of recommendation from him since HO does not have any SLAs published on this front rather than wait 10 days to approach the MP and wait for another 10 days.

I would recommend to approach the local MP immediately and his letter to the HO would do the magic!!!!!!!!
It did for me.

hi
why did u go for the PIO card?
Is it not a costly proposition? I believe it costs about £215 for adults and £155 for kids. Is it true?
Did you not prefer to wait for the OIC supposed to start on 14/11?
yk

applied for the passport on 12/11 sat in person for wife and kid.
got the passport and the naturalisation certificate by courier today!!
yk

I applied at Durham.

I applied for my passport on 29/11. They returned the passport taking a xerox of the ILR page. I submitted the appln. form for my wife and son on 12/11, again in person. They gave me back the Indian passports by taking a photocopy of the ILR page. This has been my experience in applying in person at...

if u apply in person they give u back the foreign passport immediately and retain only the naturalisation certificate which comes back by post later.
yk

What happens to our bank accounts that are current operational as NRIs when we acquire UK citizenship until we obtain a PIO / OIC card, please???????

I wish we could start a timeline recording for obtaining PIO / OIC cards - from submission of application to the receipt of the same including mode adopted (in person or by post)!!!!!
I do not know what you folks would think?
YK

sorry, i was to update this!!! i sent out my wife's certificate the same day of the ceremony using spl. delivery. when i tried to follow-up after a couple of days, the agent on the other end of the phone did not give me a friendly reply at all and could not indicate any timescales - i felt it was a ...

a friend of mine applied last week on thrusday and he got the approval on monday this week - so quick!!!!!!!

i applied for my passport on sat 28/10 in person and i got the passport delivered to me on tuesday 01/11/05. you may apply for passport on the same day of your ceremony and you could get it in no time. if u dont apply in person for a passport, u may need to part with your current non-uk passport for...

My council - north yorkshire - told me that the fees are around £300. I spoke to my local Councillor asked pointed out to her how another council int he same area west yorkshire charges £36. So, she spoke ot them and sorted it out. The fee was around £37.50 equivalent to a marriage regn. charge. How...

hi
it is 275 dollars per applicant. not pounds.
yk

My council too initially quoted 200+; I knew that the other council nearby charges only £35+; so, I contacted my local Councillor and sought her intervention; she spoke to the council and it was sorted to £37.50.
yk

I have arranged a private ceremony which is tommorow. the council was v helpful in arranging it within 48 hrs.
costs abt £37.50 per person.
yk

i have a couple of openings in yorkshire.
I need chartered accountants with auditing/banking background.
if you can post back ur email address and interest here or send me a private msg. i can get in touch with u.
yk

I have some travel plans in 3 weeks from now. Can I take a chance and apply for the passport via PostOffice? Any idea abt current turnaround time now for postoffice applications, please? What would be your guys' recommendation - postoffice or passport office in person(which is a 2.5 hrs journey for ...

I am planning to have a ceremony arranged next week - private one. The mistake is on my wife's certificate. They have asked a copy of the passport and/or birth certifcate. My questions are: would a photocopy of the passport do? does it need to be attested - i mean attested every page? should it be a...