Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

punjabi boy · Post by **punjabi boy** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:00 pm

rakh wrote:
yatri09 wrote:
rakh wrote:[
what is the time line of your oci appplication so far?
my application was acknowledged on 27-11-2009 but still it is under process!!
hi
i think there is big queue at HCI, following are my timelines so far

Date Of Acknowledgment 17-NOV-2009
Registration Status UnderProcess
Photo/Signature Scanned On 16-DEC-2009

cheers

thanks for the update, By the way did you send the application by post? Is the photo/signature scan being done at HCI? Does the Big queue means even if the applications are acknowledged the HCI is not starting the process immediately? Are the applications stuck in HCI and not being sent to Delhi for registration due to hug backlog or some other reson? Too many questions and so little info or update about the applications neither from HCI London or from the online equiry page[/quote]
hi
i have no clues how HCI works...i got a chance to speak to them in nov before my application was acknowleged and that's the answer i got "Huge Backlog" thats it

cheers[/quote]

Come on guys be patient....the HCI website says it takes upto 12 weeks to process the OCI application..............although mine took 16days for whole thing...but it does say 12 weeks

yatri09 · Post by **yatri09** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:34 pm

rakh wrote:
yatri09 wrote:
rakh wrote:[
what is the time line of your oci appplication so far?
my application was acknowledged on 27-11-2009 but still it is under process!!
hi
i think there is big queue at HCI, following are my timelines so far

Date Of Acknowledgment 17-NOV-2009
Registration Status UnderProcess
Photo/Signature Scanned On 16-DEC-2009

cheers

thanks for the update, By the way did you send the application by post? Is the photo/signature scan being done at HCI? Does the Big queue means even if the applications are acknowledged the HCI is not starting the process immediately? Are the applications stuck in HCI and not being sent to Delhi for registration due to hug backlog or some other reson? Too many questions and so little info or update about the applications neither from HCI London or from the online equiry page[/quote]
hi
i have no clues how HCI works...i got a chance to speak to them in nov before my application was acknowleged and that's the answer i got "Huge Backlog" thats it

cheers[/quote]
well thanks again. I suppose it could be " huge backlog" HCI seems to be a mysterious place. So As I understand from your situation , you have not been granted the OCI yet?

yatri09 · Post by **yatri09** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:31 pm

punjabi boy wrote:
rakh wrote:
yatri09 wrote:
rakh wrote:[
what is the time line of your oci appplication so far?
my application was acknowledged on 27-11-2009 but still it is under process!!
hi
i think there is big queue at HCI, following are my timelines so far

Date Of Acknowledgment 17-NOV-2009
Registration Status UnderProcess
Photo/Signature Scanned On 16-DEC-2009

cheers
thanks for the update, By the way did you send the application by post? Is the photo/signature scan being done at HCI? Does the Big queue means even if the applications are acknowledged the HCI is not starting the process immediately? Are the applications stuck in HCI and not being sent to Delhi for registration due to hug backlog or some other reson? Too many questions and so little info or update about the applications neither from HCI London or from the online equiry page

hi
i have no clues how HCI works...i got a chance to speak to them in nov before my application was acknowleged and that's the answer i got "Huge Backlog" thats it

cheers[/quote]

Come on guys be patient....the HCI website says it takes upto 12 weeks to process the OCI application..............although mine took 16days for whole thing...but it does say 12 weeks[/quote]
Glad to hear you got it in 16 days! as I suppose it should be. By the way did you apply in person as I sent by post ?

punjabi boy · Post by **punjabi boy** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:53 pm

I applied in person as the officer on phone told me it would be quicker. Fistly it is acknowledged there and then. I have heard some stories where by post it can take 4-5 weeks just to be ackowledged. Photo and Signature was scanned some 1 6 days later and OCI was granted another 2 days later. Before i knew it my OCI was ready for collection at HCI within 16 days. I figured it would be worth it to have it placed to the top of the pile!!

chakku71 · Post by **chakku71** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:33 am

Hi,
Any one applied for OCI in Birmingham (post/direct).
What are the time lines, is there a huge backlog?

yatri09 · Post by **yatri09** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:57 pm

punjabi boy wrote:I applied in person as the officer on phone told me it would be quicker. Fistly it is acknowledged there and then. I have heard some stories where by post it can take 4-5 weeks just to be ackowledged. Photo and Signature was scanned some 1 6 days later and OCI was granted another 2 days later. Before i knew it my OCI was ready for collection at HCI within 16 days. I figured it would be worth it to have it placed to the top of the pile!!

Just becuase one is sending by post? I hope you agree this is a strange logic being used by HCI.

yatri09 · Post by **yatri09** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:58 pm

chakku71 wrote:Hi,
Any one applied for OCI in Birmingham (post/direct).
What are the time lines, is there a huge backlog?

when did you apply?

punjabi boy · Post by **punjabi boy** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:40 pm

Hi all
my sisters OCI just come thru as well collected yesterday... Applied 29th November and ready to collect 05 JAN 2010. Must have been the quitest day at HCI London yesterday - maybe because of the snow.
Again it was appiled for in person.

optimist · Post by **optimist** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:46 pm

friends
I'm sure this thread has all the info but if anyone can enlighten me about the OCI process.
I got my surrender certificate recently and want to know step by step of doign this.If all our family members(spouse,1 kid) are applying together do we need to fill separate form A or form B etc.. or can we apply as "family group"
and if I want to apply in person what documents are required.Also is there any restriction on photo size(51x51 as website says)

many thanks

KUMARVK · Post by **KUMARVK** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:26 pm

Thanks Punjabi boy for your update

can you check & corretc the oci application date nov 29 was sunday

punjabi boy · Post by **punjabi boy** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:36 am

KUMARVK wrote:Thanks Punjabi boy for your update

can you check & corretc the oci application date nov 29 was sunday

typo error 27 th nov

KUMARVK · Post by **KUMARVK** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:18 pm

This is my oci online status, applied by person thruough HCI london in Dec-09

Registration Status UnderProcess
Documents Printing Status NOT PRINTED
Documents Despatched From Delhi On NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at LONDON

Can someone advice what stage it is ?
&
what will be the online status when it is ready.

please advice.

yatri09 · Post by **yatri09** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:01 pm

KUMARVK wrote:This is my oci online status, applied by person thruough HCI london in Dec-09

Registration Status UnderProcess
Documents Printing Status NOT PRINTED
Documents Despatched From Delhi On NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at LONDON

Can someone advice what stage it is ?
&
what will be the online status when it is ready.

please advice.

You went in person and still you have not got the OCI? I am reading stories on this forum some getting it within 3 weeks?? becuase they did it in person like you!
Can you see in the status if your application has been acknowledged and there is a file number. That is the first step. This page might give you some more info about this process http://www.cgisf.org/oc/onlinestatus.html

punjabi boy · Post by **punjabi boy** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:40 pm

yatri09 wrote:
KUMARVK wrote:This is my oci online status, applied by person thruough HCI london in Dec-09

Registration Status UnderProcess
Documents Printing Status NOT PRINTED
Documents Despatched From Delhi On NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at LONDON

Can someone advice what stage it is ?
&
what will be the online status when it is ready.

please advice.
You went in person and still you have not got the OCI? I am reading stories on this forum some getting it within 3 weeks?? becuase they did it in person like you!
Can you see in the status if your application has been acknowledged and there is a file number. That is the first step. This page might give you some more info about this process http://www.cgisf.org/oc/onlinestatus.html

if handed in person then it is ACKnowledged there and then...........by post you could be waiting 3-4 weeks for it to be acknowledged............it will sit in a pile on some babu's desk waiting for him to turn up to work.

msbabu · Post by **msbabu** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:11 pm

Hi

I would like to hear from anyone who has applied for OCI by post and recieved acknowledgement , i have applied in sep , rec ack in october and the status is showing under process ...... its almost 4 months now, no one answers calls and no information, would like to hear from anyone who is still waiting for a long time ....

rakh · Post by **rakh** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:44 pm

msbabu wrote:Hi

I would like to hear from anyone who has applied for OCI by post and recieved acknowledgement , i have applied in sep , rec ack in october and the status is showing under process ...... its almost 4 months now, no one answers calls and no information, would like to hear from anyone who is still waiting for a long time ....

Hi
i am also on same boat

1. Applied in end October by post
2. Acknowledged on 17-11-2009
3. Pho scanned on 16-12-2009

After that there is no change in status, tried calling but no reply

cheers

rakh · Post by **rakh** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:04 pm

punjabi boy wrote:
yatri09 wrote:
KUMARVK wrote:This is my oci online status, applied by person thruough HCI london in Dec-09

Registration Status UnderProcess
Documents Printing Status NOT PRINTED
Documents Despatched From Delhi On NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at LONDON

Can someone advice what stage it is ?
&
what will be the online status when it is ready.

please advice.
You went in person and still you have not got the OCI? I am reading stories on this forum some getting it within 3 weeks?? becuase they did it in person like you!
Can you see in the status if your application has been acknowledged and there is a file number. That is the first step. This page might give you some more info about this process http://www.cgisf.org/oc/onlinestatus.html
if handed in person then it is ACKnowledged there and then...........by post you could be waiting 3-4 weeks for it to be acknowledged............it will sit in a pile on some babu's desk waiting for him to turn up to work.

hi
i do not agree with you fully...my cousin applied OCI in may(by post) and below are the details
Date Of Acknowledgement 28-MAY-2009
Registration Status Granted On 24-JUN-2009
Photo/Signature Scanned On 29-MAY-2009
Documents Printing Status PRINTED
Documents Printed On 25-JUN-2009
Documents Dispatched to Concerned Mission/Office on 26-JUN-2009
Documents Received at LONDON On 29-JUN-2009

as of now there is big queue it seems and also because of Surrender certificate step it seems

cheers

benz52 · Post by **benz52** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:35 am

I surrendered only the current passports for our family and our surrender certificate came back within 10 working days. So it is possible to leave out your cancelled passports. The question is, whether they will come back to us and ask for the cancelled passports upon the OCI application.

punjabi boy · Post by **punjabi boy** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:41 am

rakh wrote:
punjabi boy wrote:
yatri09 wrote:
KUMARVK wrote:This is my oci online status, applied by person thruough HCI london in Dec-09

Registration Status UnderProcess
Documents Printing Status NOT PRINTED
Documents Despatched From Delhi On NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at LONDON

Can someone advice what stage it is ?
&
what will be the online status when it is ready.

please advice.
You went in person and still you have not got the OCI? I am reading stories on this forum some getting it within 3 weeks?? becuase they did it in person like you!
Can you see in the status if your application has been acknowledged and there is a file number. That is the first step. This page might give you some more info about this process http://www.cgisf.org/oc/onlinestatus.html
if handed in person then it is ACKnowledged there and then...........by post you could be waiting 3-4 weeks for it to be acknowledged............it will sit in a pile on some babu's desk waiting for him to turn up to work.
hi
i do not agree with you fully...my cousin applied OCI in may(by post) and below are the details
Date Of Acknowledgement 28-MAY-2009
Registration Status Granted On 24-JUN-2009
Photo/Signature Scanned On 29-MAY-2009
Documents Printing Status PRINTED
Documents Printed On 25-JUN-2009
Documents Dispatched to Concerned Mission/Office on 26-JUN-2009
Documents Received at LONDON On 29-JUN-2009

as of now there is big queue it seems and also because of Surrender certificate step it seems

cheers

THAT was back in MAy.........lots of changes since then....many people want OCI to beat the EMployment Visa problem....so back in May it was a different story altogether.

gg234 · Post by **gg234** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:11 pm

Guys,

I want to double check the OCI documents

1) Photocopies of the photo page of valid British Passport.

2) copy of Surrender Certificate of Indian passport

3) Naturalization /Registration Certificate

Is the above documents ok or i am missing something.Is the following document required

School leaving certificate, at least Secondary School onwards from required Board.

benz52 · Post by **benz52** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:51 am

gg234 wrote:Guys,

I want to double check the OCI documents

1) Photocopies of the photo page of valid British Passport.

2) copy of Surrender Certificate of Indian passport

3) Naturalization /Registration Certificate

Is the above documents ok or i am missing something.Is the following document required

School leaving certificate, at least Secondary School onwards from required Board.

I have sent exactly the same documents you have mentioned. Not even the birth certificates of my children because the HCI website now says that anyone document will suffice?? There are many 'ors' in the list of requisite documents which tends to imply that 1 document will be good enough.

I am however awaiting acknowledgement as I have only sent the documents today and hence cannot perceive the embassies judgement at this time.

The whole point is that there maybe other people on the same boat as we are.

kssantosh · Post by **kssantosh** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:27 am

I had posted this question elsewhere in this forum too.. But realised that this might be a more apt place...

I have some urgent travel to be done to India in 2 weeks from now and have the below queries on the surrender certificate. I am awaiting reciept of my british passport this week.

1. Do they tell you when to come back and collect the certificate when we submit our documents?
2. How long does it usually take?
3. Would it be possible that we could provide them with a self addressed next day delivery cover for them to post back the certificates?
4. Would we need to provide photocopy of even the empty pages in the passport?

It would be great if someone could please clarify the above. Thanks in advance for your help.

KUMARVK · Post by **KUMARVK** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:25 pm

kssantosh wrote:I had posted this question elsewhere in this forum too.. But realised that this might be a more apt place...

I have some urgent travel to be done to India in 2 weeks from now and have the below queries on the surrender certificate. I am awaiting reciept of my british passport this week.

1. Do they tell you when to come back and collect the certificate when we submit our documents? "YES"
2. How long does it usually take? "it may take up to 7 workings days"
3. Would it be possible that we could provide them with a self addressed next day delivery cover for them to post back the certificates? ""YES""
4. Would we need to provide photocopy of even the empty pages in the passport? "better to send all pages for your peace of mind"

It would be great if someone could please clarify the above. Thanks in advance for your help.

benz52 · Post by **benz52** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:11 pm

kssantosh wrote:I had posted this question elsewhere in this forum too.. But realised that this might be a more apt place...

I have some urgent travel to be done to India in 2 weeks from now and have the below queries on the surrender certificate. I am awaiting reciept of my british passport this week.

1. Do they tell you when to come back and collect the certificate when we submit our documents?
2. How long does it usually take?
3. Would it be possible that we could provide them with a self addressed next day delivery cover for them to post back the certificates?
4. Would we need to provide photocopy of even the empty pages in the passport?

It would be great if someone could please clarify the above. Thanks in advance for your help.

* I did it by post and it came back within 10 working days
* I would assume it will take 4-5 working days in person
* I believe they will accept self addressed envelope if you submit in person
* I did not submit copies of blank pages, but it would be worth taking them if you are in a rush??

Hope this helps...

kssantosh · Post by **kssantosh** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:16 am

Thanks a lot for your reply. I did go to the High commision and below is my version of the same

. Just icase it might be helpful for someone in the future.

1. They do tell you when to come back for collection
2. its 7 calendar days in my case.
3. It is possible for you to provide a self addressed envelope and they would reply back to you.
4. Just the stamped pages in your passport is enough.

I hope i comes back within next week.. Does anyone know how long it takes to get the indian tourist visa??

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