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TintinHerge
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Applying in person on 23rd July at HCI London

Post by TintinHerge » Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:43 am

I am planning to apply in person on 23rd July at HCI London and I will post my updates here.

Any tips about what is the best time to reach there to avoid long queues?

Thanks
Tintin

piridi.ark
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OCI CARD COLLECTION BY POST

Post by piridi.ark » Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:22 pm

What are the time lines for OCI card collection by post at London office??
can anybody please advise.

Cheers

papiaroy
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OCI

Post by papiaroy » Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:15 am

Hi
My OCI documents finally reached Indian Consulate, Birmingham.
Here is my timeline
Date Of Acknowledgment 04-APR-2013
Registration Status at Mission BIRMINGHAM
OCI- Number XXXXXX
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 12-JUL-2013
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On 16-JUL-2013
Document received At BIRMINGHAM On 23-JUL-2013

Thanks
Papia

annpgeorge
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Re: OCI CARD COLLECTION BY POST

Post by annpgeorge » Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:04 pm

piridi.ark wrote:What are the time lines for OCI card collection by post at London office??
can anybody please advise.

Cheers
Not sure if you managed to get your OCI. I sent my British pp, printout and a self addressed special delivery envelope on the 15th of July and got the PP and OCI booklet back on the 19th of July.

Hope this helps

annpgeorge
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Re: Applying in person on 23rd July at HCI London

Post by annpgeorge » Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:07 pm

TintinHerge wrote:I am planning to apply in person on 23rd July at HCI London and I will post my updates here.

Any tips about what is the best time to reach there to avoid long queues?

Thanks
Tintin
I applied last month in London and got there at 645am and eventually got token no. 51. I was done by 11am. Just for your info, my OCI was back in London exactly 4 weeks later.

Hope this helps.

nnn
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I have the worst luck

Post by nnn » Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:46 pm

Just 2 weeks after I have finished this tiresome process, my passport was stolen whilst travelling.

I have applied for a duplicate, but please can you guide how the OCI will work in this case. On my Original Passport i had a Visa(OCI sticker) . I still have the OCI booklet.

please can someone guide the process to have OCI visa on my issued duplicate passport - please don't tell me the process all over again?

cheers

ban.s
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Re: I have the worst luck

Post by ban.s » Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:03 am

nnn wrote:Just 2 weeks after I have finished this tiresome process, my passport was stolen whilst travelling.

I have applied for a duplicate, but please can you guide how the OCI will work in this case. On my Original Passport i had a Visa(OCI sticker) . I still have the OCI booklet.

please can someone guide the process to have OCI visa on my issued duplicate passport - please don't tell me the process all over again?

cheers
I would go for OCI misc service.

chunkybeefsoup
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Post by chunkybeefsoup » Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:26 pm

You will need the police report.

Somewhere on the CGI website it does say you may need an interview at the consulate.

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Post by destiniation_london » Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:49 pm

http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/GuidelinesOCI.pdf

the above link may be of some help

nnn
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Thank you

Post by nnn » Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:08 am

Thanks for your help. I am kicking myself for my stupidity. After a 3 month process, one week later my entire bag gets stolen in a foreign country - the worst luck possible. Anyway, thanks again for the links.

vmat
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OCI Birmingham timeline

Post by vmat » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:05 am

OCI Birmingham timeline

Date of postal application - 15/03/2013
Date of acknowledgement - 09/04/2013
Date processed - 18/07/2013
Dispatched from New Delhi - 23/07/2013
Received at Birmingham - 29/07/2013

time from acknowledgement to receiving at Birmingham - 16 weeks.
another 7 days for collection in person

TintinHerge
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My OCI Application Timeline

Post by TintinHerge » Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:57 pm

I applied today for OCI at HCI London. I will provide update of my timeline here:

Applied At HCI London (in person)
Applied On : 30-JUL-2013
Date of Acknowledgement: 30-JUL-2013
Documents Printing Status Processed: 26-AUG-2013
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI) New Delhi: 27-AUG-2013
Document received At London: 29-AUG-2013

I plan to visit HCI London on 3rd September to get my passport stamped
Last edited by TintinHerge on Sun Sep 01, 2013 6:25 pm, edited 3 times in total.

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Re: My OCI Application Timeline

Post by vicky101 » Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:32 pm

Hi TintinHerge,

Can you share your experience at OCI London... how long was the queue, what time you reached there and by what time got free ? I heard that because holiday season is over, its bit relaxed.. is it true ?
TintinHerge wrote:I applied today for OCI at HCI London. I will provide update of my timeline here:

Applied At HCI London (in person)
Applied On : 30-JUL-2013

desilemons
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How many return special delivery envelopes??

Post by desilemons » Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:14 am

Can somebody advice me about how many self-addressed special delivery envelopes do I have to send along with status report if I am collecting my and my kids' OCIs by post please? It'll be 3 OCIs in total.

Also, if it is a good idea to collect the OCIs via post in the first place?

Many thanks.

TintinHerge
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Re: My OCI Application Timeline

Post by TintinHerge » Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:07 am

vicky101 wrote:Hi TintinHerge,

Can you share your experience at OCI London... how long was the queue, what time you reached there and by what time got free ? I heard that because holiday season is over, its bit relaxed.. is it true ?
I reached at 9.30am and there was no queue for the token - Please be aware that there is a queue but it is not for the OCI token - Go straight to the entrance door. I was instantly given a token number 503 (which I was told meant 103 for the day). When I asked nicely what time would that mean, he said 12.45pm but as the office is closed from 1 pm to 2pm, its best I came back at 2pm.

When I went back at 2pm, I was second in the queue and did not have to wait even a minute - All done within moments.

This strategy will work for you if your office is in London and you can come back after lunch. If you are coming from outside London, then you might want to reach at 8.30am sharp and get one of the earlier tokens.

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Post by destiniation_london » Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:44 pm

Application sent: 10-June-2013 (postal, London HCI)
Application received: 11-June-2013
Date Of Acknowledgement: 08-July-2013
Return of Original Surrender Certificate: 10-July-2013
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED ON 31-July-2013
OCI Number: AXXXXXXXX
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI) : NEW DELHI ON 02-August-2013

Document received At LONDON: Not yet


Hopefully it will be received soon , lets see ...

yerras
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OCI Postal Application- London

Post by yerras » Mon Aug 05, 2013 11:29 am

OCI London timeline

Date of postal application - 20-JUN-2013
Date of acknowledgement - 27-JUN-2013
Date processed - 22-JUL-2013
Dispatched from New Delhi - 24-JUL-2013
Received at London - 02-AUG-2013

Printed and posted on: 05-AUG-2013

tssivakumar
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London or Birmingham?

Post by tssivakumar » Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:01 pm

I live in Leicester and would like to know if I can apply for OCI Card in London or in Birmingham? Is it compulsory that I only apply in my jurisdiction i.e. Birmingham, or can I apply anywhere? Also I would like to know which one is better for postal application?

destiniation_london
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Post by destiniation_london » Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:15 pm

Application sent: 10-June-2013 (postal, London HCI)
Application received: 11-June-2013
Date Of Acknowledgement: 08-July-2013
Return of Original Surrender Certificate: 10-July-2013
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED ON 31-July-2013
OCI Number: AXXXXXXXX
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI) : NEW DELHI ON 02-August-2013
Document received At LONDON ON 06-August-2013

Now,onto collection :-)

Gopaalan
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Re: London or Birmingham?

Post by Gopaalan » Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:47 am

tssivakumar wrote:I live in Leicester and would like to know if I can apply for OCI Card in London or in Birmingham? Is it compulsory that I only apply in my jurisdiction i.e. Birmingham, or can I apply anywhere? Also I would like to know which one is better for postal application?
Yes, for Applying for OCI in person you can apply at London (eventhough they say you must submit at Birmingham) as I did at London. My mates told me it takes around 2-3 months if applied at Birmingham!

Not sure about postal application time lines for OCI.

Gopaalan
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Post by Gopaalan » Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:49 am

OCI - Application in person at London on 15/07/13

Date Of Acknowledgement: 15-July-2013 (OCI LOndon)
OCI PROCESSED ON 06-Aug-2013
OCI Number: AXXXXXXXX
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI) : NEW DELHI ON ---- waiting
Document received At LONDON ON 06---------------waiting

Will update you with the dates

ranji82
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OCI Birmingham timeline

Post by ranji82 » Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:57 pm

OCI Birmingham timeline

Date of application - 19/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement - 19/04/2013
Date processed - 26/07/2013
Dispatched from New Delhi - 30/07/2013
Received at Birmingham - waiting...

trupti.uk
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OCI Birmingham timeline

Post by trupti.uk » Wed Aug 07, 2013 9:04 pm

OCI Birmingham timeline

Date of postal application - 29/07/2013
Date of acknowledgement - waiting
Return of Original Surrender Certificate - waiting
Date processed - waiting
Dispatched from New Delhi - waiting
Received at Birmingham - waiting

devdev
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Birmingham Timeline

Post by devdev » Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:43 am

Applied on 18-APR-2013
Date Of Acknowledgment 19-APR-2013
Registration Status at Mission BIRMINGHAM
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 25-JUL-2013
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On 30-JUL-2013
Document received At BIRMINGHAM - Waiting....


Can anyone let me know once received at Birmingham, can I go and collect it in a single day or any more waiting is involved ?
Again do I have to go earlier to get first token or can I go anytime ?

drsunildugar
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waiting to receive OCI card in London

Post by drsunildugar » Thu Aug 08, 2013 11:31 am

Date Of Acknowledgment 12-JUL-2013
Registration Status at Mission LONDON
OCI- Number xxxxxxxx
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 02-AUG-2013
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On 05-AUG-2013
Document received At LONDON On ..waiting

I am very anxious now as we have booked our ticket to India and flying on 15 Jul 2013.

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