Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

rarun53 · Post by **rarun53** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 4:15 pm

Registration Mission : HCI London
Application Method to HCI : In Person
Application Dated On : 23-02-2015
Originals Document Checked : surrender Certificate, child birth certificate
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) :23/2/15
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Documents Printing Status: PROCESSED
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On :17/3/15
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On :18/3/15
OCI Document received At HCI On :19/3/15
Passport sent Via Royal mail On :23/3/15
Passport Received by HCI On :24/3/15
OCI stamped passport received On : Waiting

nani_varaprasad · Post by **nani_varaprasad** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:26 pm

Application Method to HCI: VFS/Paddington
Application Posted On : 23-03-2015 (1 adult for Myself)
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Alert Message Dispatched Received: 23-03-2015
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) :24-03-2015
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Originals Received:
Documents Printing Status: Under Process
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On :
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On :
OCI Document received At HCI/VFS On :
OCI stamped passport received On :

z18runway · Post by **z18runway** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:00 pm

Registration Mission : HCI London
Application Method to HCI : In Person
Application Dated On : 23-02-2015
Originals Document Checked : Checked Only the surrender Certificate.
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) :23/2/15
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Documents Printing Status: PROCESSED
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On :17/3/15
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On :18/3/15
OCI Document received At HCI On :19/3/15
Passport sent Via Royal mail On :23/3/15
Passport Received by HCI On :24/3/15
OCI booklet and 'U' Visa sticker on passport received On :26/3/15

theasterix · Post by **theasterix** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:49 pm

Application Method to HCI: VFS/Hounslow
Application Posted On : 19-03-2015 (2 adult + 1 Child)
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Originals Received: 30/3/15
Documents Printing Status: Under Process

Documents Submitted:
[1] Copy of British Passport
[2] Naturalisation Certificate [Original + Copy]
[3] Surrender Certificate [Original + Copy]
[4] 1 Photo pasted on Application form.
[5] Application Form.

Check and returned British passports.
They asked for Birth Certificate of kid and I argued with them that he is applying on his own so does not need birth certificate. They agreed after a check with someone.

VFS agreed to take 1 return envelop for originals for all 3 applicants.
They however refused to take envelop to post me the OCI booklets. They said they would call me after the booklet is returned from HC to discuss how to dispatch that.

neo.kap · Post by **neo.kap** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 3:08 pm

theasterix wrote:Application Method to HCI: VFS/Hounslow
Application Posted On : 19-03-2015 (2 adult + 1 Child)
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Originals Received: 30/3/15
Documents Printing Status: Under Process

Documents Submitted:
[1] Copy of British Passport
[2] Naturalisation Certificate [Original + Copy]
[3] Surrender Certificate [Original + Copy]
[4] 1 Photo pasted on Application form.
[5] Application Form.

Check and returned British passports.
They asked for Birth Certificate of kid and I argued with them that he is applying on his own so does not need birth certificate. They agreed after a check with someone.

VFS agreed to take 1 return envelop for originals for all 3 applicants.
They however refused to take envelop to post me the OCI booklets. They said they would call me after the booklet is returned from HC to discuss how to dispatch that.

how did you check document printing status?

theasterix · Post by **theasterix** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 3:59 pm

neo.kap wrote:
theasterix wrote:Application Method to HCI: VFS/Hounslow
Application Posted On : 19-03-2015 (2 adult + 1 Child)
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Originals Received: 30/3/15
Documents Printing Status: Under Process

Documents Submitted:
[1] Copy of British Passport
[2] Naturalisation Certificate [Original + Copy]
[3] Surrender Certificate [Original + Copy]
[4] 1 Photo pasted on Application form.
[5] Application Form.

Check and returned British passports.
They asked for Birth Certificate of kid and I argued with them that he is applying on his own so does not need birth certificate. They agreed after a check with someone.

VFS agreed to take 1 return envelop for originals for all 3 applicants.
They however refused to take envelop to post me the OCI booklets. They said they would call me after the booklet is returned from HC to discuss how to dispatch that.

how did you check document printing status?

https://passport.gov.in/oci/welcome

Go to status enquiry and enter the details. It tells you this status. Though I think that talking about printing at this stage is useless.

z18runway · Post by **z18runway** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:40 pm

how did you check document printing status?

http://passport.gov.in/oci/statusEnqury

spareslant · Post by **spareslant** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:06 am

I applied for OCI on 27th Feb 2015 in person in HCI London.
I got confirmation that My application was scanned on 3rd March after that it is till sitting in London. and it is more than a month now. God knows what is their criteria to send applications to India.

OCI Delhi unit was very quick in providing this information but HCI london, they won't pick calls and won't reply to any emails.

prda · Post by **prda** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:50 am

Status Update

Application Method to HCI: VFS/Newcastle Upon Tyne
Application submitted at VFS On: 27-03-2015 (2 adults + 1 child)
Registration Status at Mission: Birmingham
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) :31-03-2015
Originals Received:
Documents Printing Status: Under Process
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On :
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On :
OCI Document received At HCI/VFS On :

The OCI status report also has this note right below the status:
Note- Ordinarily, OCI Registration Certificate and Visa are available for delivery within 42 days from the date of acknowledgment. If there are any objections regarding Photographs/Signature/Thumb impression etc, the process may get delayed and the same will be communicated to applicant by the concerned Mission/ Office via OCI web site/ SMS/ Email/ Phone etc.

nani_varaprasad · Post by **nani_varaprasad** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:24 pm

Application Method to HCI: VFS/Paddington
Application Posted On : 23-03-2015 (1 adult for Myself)
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Alert Message Dispatched Received: 23-03-2015
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) :24-03-2015
Originals Received:30-03-2015
Documents Printing Status: Under Process
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On :
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On :
OCI Document received At HCI/VFS On :
OCI stamped passport received On :

ak1031 · Post by **ak1031** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 6:46 am

Update -
Application made in Person to VFS Goswell road (2 Adults + 1 Child) : 3 Mar 2015
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) : About a week after. I was using the old website for a while so didnt see the acknowledgement being posted.
Originals Received:17-03-2015
Documents Printing Status: Processed
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On : 06-APR-2015
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On : 07-APR-2015
OCI Document received At HCI/VFS On :
OCI stamped passport received On :

varunadas · Post by **varunadas** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 8:34 am

theasterix wrote:Application Method to HCI: VFS/Hounslow
Application Posted On : 19-03-2015 (2 adult + 1 Child)
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Originals Received: 30/3/15
Documents Printing Status: Under Process

Documents Submitted:
[1] Copy of British Passport
[2] Naturalisation Certificate [Original + Copy]
[3] Surrender Certificate [Original + Copy]
[4] 1 Photo pasted on Application form.
[5] Application Form.

Check and returned British passports.
They asked for Birth Certificate of kid and I argued with them that he is applying on his own so does not need birth certificate. They agreed after a check with someone.

VFS agreed to take 1 return envelop for originals for all 3 applicants.
They however refused to take envelop to post me the OCI booklets. They said they would call me after the booklet is returned from HC to discuss how to dispatch that.

I am glad that VFS has finally incorporated some sense in the process. It was the typical Indian mentality of mechanically following a process agreed without using logic. Asking for Special Delivery Envelope for each individual in a family application was silly unless the intention was to make money from Courier. I would be keen to know if anybody has resorted to using Recorded Delivery rather than Special Delivery as the cost difference is huge and was not worth for the Original Certificates which were only needed for OCI. I really wonder where I will require the Naturalisation Certificate (after having the British Passport).

I too argued about the Birth Certificate but was told it was required to establish that my son is really my son

varunadas · Post by **varunadas** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 8:39 am

samkma wrote:
manimaran wrote: Hi, did you Pay for the return of OCI cards as well?.
The Hounslow VFS only charged me for the return of Original documents and said to call them once the OCI card is ready for collection at VFS. But the VFS site says OCI Cards will be delivered by Post/Courier only once ready.

I presume, once ready you will have to send your British passports, its seems all similar to applying directly to HCI, VFS doing despatch office job only (also keeping the crowds of HCI, camp) HCI could have employed staff and for their postal department! What an idea!!

I Have applied for a copy of the list of contractors who submitted tender for this peon's job!! via RTI.

The whole idea was to allow VFS to make some money at applicant's cost. HCI wins big time over here as they can reduce some staff who used to take applications or move them into processing applications. VFS is owned by people who have deep contacts with senior ministry hence the obvious choice of them given this job even though people know that they are highly unorganised in even handling Indian Visa and Surrender of Passport.
I am still annoyed with HCI as they did not bother to even reply/clarify after my last email to them citing my experience at VFS. Clearly it is typical for Indian Government officials to ignore complaints.

sankyb84 · Post by **sankyb84** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 2:55 pm

Registration Mission : London
Application Method to HCI : In Person
Application Dated On : 27-02-2015
Originals Document Checked : Checked Only the surrender Certificate.
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) :27-02-2015
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Documents Printing Status: Processed
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On : 01-04-2015
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On : 06-04-2015
OCI Document received At HCI On : 07-04-2015
Passport sent Via Royal mail On :
Passport Received by HCI On :
OCI stamped passport received On :

ak1031 · Post by **ak1031** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 9:50 am

Update -
Application made in Person to VFS Goswell road (2 Adults + 1 Child) : 3 Mar 2015
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) : About a week after. I was using the old website for a while so didnt see the acknowledgement being posted.
Originals Received:17-03-2015
Documents Printing Status: Processed
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On : 06-APR-2015
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On : 07-APR-2015
OCI Document received At HCI/VFS On : 08-APR-2015
OCI stamped passport received On :

I called VFS and they told me that I need to send my passport for getting the U sticker. This is not what they had told when I had applied. I being am told that HCI has now changed their views and would continue to ask for passports to be send to get the sticker. So few more days of wait and more money to be spend on postage as VFS would accept only 1 envelope per person.

lovekirankumar · Post by **lovekirankumar** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 10:04 am

Hello

Can any one tell, do we need to apply OCI in person at VFS?

Thanks

tier1check · Post by **tier1check** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 3:35 pm

ak1031 wrote:Update -
Application made in Person to VFS Goswell road (2 Adults + 1 Child) : 3 Mar 2015
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) : About a week after. I was using the old website for a while so didnt see the acknowledgement being posted.
Originals Received:17-03-2015
Documents Printing Status: Processed
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On : 06-APR-2015
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On : 07-APR-2015
OCI Document received At HCI/VFS On : 08-APR-2015
OCI stamped passport received On :

I called VFS and they told me that I need to send my passport for getting the U sticker. This is not what they had told when I had applied. I being am told that HCI has now changed their views and would continue to ask for passports to be send to get the sticker. So few more days of wait and more money to be spend on postage as VFS would accept only 1 envelope per person.

Is it possible to provide & collect passport in person @ VFS office?

Vensai · Post by **Vensai** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 3:51 pm

Non UK Passport holder. Timelines below. Key thing to note is that in case of Non UK passport, the consulate reaches out to the Indian embassy at the country of passport holder and waits a standard 2 months before issuing OCI (to see if any objection is recieved). Hence the additional delay of 2 months. Hopefully this helps non UK passport holders as I couldn't find an answer in this forum for my delay. Had made multiple calls to consulate for clarification and finally got to talk to the right person who explained the timeline and they stuck to the timeline they said!! But wish they communicated this when I went there to apply in person where I was initially told it would take 2 months.

Date Of Acknowledgment 27-OCT-2014
Registration Status at Mission BIRMINGHAM
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 19-FEB-2015
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI )NEW DELHI On 20-FEB-2015
Document received At BIRMINGHAM On 24-FEB-2015

Also requested them to expedite the sending of the passport back to me and it was expedited!!

samkma · Post by **samkma** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 4:12 pm

lovekirankumar wrote:Hello
Can any one tell, do we need to apply OCI in person at VFS?
Thanks

Yes, No more postal applications.

See the link below for your nearest (as per the jurisdiction they have set!) for eg I am in Wales and I have a nearest VFS at Liverpool just 70miles but have to apply at London offices or Cardiff that is 265 miles & 180 miles respectively!!!

http://in.vfsglobal.co.uk/how_to_apply.html

ItsEd · Post by **ItsEd** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 4:57 pm

List of docs Submitted:
1) British passport copy - attested
2) Application Form
3) Two Photos
4) Passport surrender certificate (Original + Copy)
5) Naturalisation certificate (Original + Copy)

Ensure you carry a secure return postal form. Else you need to shed close to £15 pounds for documents delivery(Surrender + Naturalisation)

Application Done: 31 March 2015
Mission Place: London
Status Updated: 2 Apr 2015
Status: Under Process
Documents Received: 09 Apr 2015

sankyb84 · Post by **sankyb84** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:28 am

[quote="sankyb84"]Registration Mission : London
Application Method to HCI : In Person
Application Dated On : 27-02-2015
Originals Document Checked : Checked Only the surrender Certificate.
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) :27-02-2015
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Documents Printing Status: Processed
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On : 01-04-2015
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On : 06-04-2015
OCI Document received At HCI On : 07-04-2015
Passport sent Via Royal mail On : 09-04-2015
Passport Received by HCI On :10-04-2015
OCI stamped passport received On : 11-04-2015

rp24 · Post by **rp24** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 12:48 pm

Application Method to HCI: VFS Leicester
Application Posted On : 16-03-2015 (1 adult)
Registration Status at Mission: BIRMINGHAM
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) :19-03-2015
Originals Received: 31-03-2015
Documents Printing Status: Processed
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On: 13-04-2014
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On:
OCI Document received At BIRMINGHAM On:
OCI stamped passport AND booklet received On:

manimaran · Post by **manimaran** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 1:21 pm

Status Update

Application Method to HCI: VFS/Hounslow
Application Posted On : 10-03-2015 (2 adults)
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) :11-03-2015
Originals Received: 19-03-2015 - rearranged for 20-03-2015
Documents Printing Status: PROCESSED
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On : 11-APR-2015
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On : 15-APR-2015
OCI Document received At HCI/VFS On :

tier1check · Post by **tier1check** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:28 pm

ak1031 wrote:Update -
Application made in Person to VFS Goswell road (2 Adults + 1 Child) : 3 Mar 2015
Registration Status at Mission: LONDON
Date Of Acknowledgement (on website) : About a week after. I was using the old website for a while so didnt see the acknowledgement being posted.
Originals Received:17-03-2015
Documents Printing Status: Processed
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On : 06-APR-2015
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On : 07-APR-2015
OCI Document received At HCI/VFS On : 08-APR-2015
OCI stamped passport received On :

I called VFS and they told me that I need to send my passport for getting the U sticker. This is not what they had told when I had applied. I being am told that HCI has now changed their views and would continue to ask for passports to be send to get the sticker. So few more days of wait and more money to be spend on postage as VFS would accept only 1 envelope per person.

Did you get your OCI? what did you do? collected/send them in person or by post?

ramesh66754 · Post by **ramesh66754** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:40 pm

Hi I need a help.

I am applying for OCI, in section B they ask if your parents or grand parent born in Pakistan or Bangladesh.

I have written "yes" , "My father was born in Bangladesh(year 1931) and he moved to India during independence".

Will it harm my application as if i say yes ? and if the above answer OK ?

Please do reply to it,help needed.

Thanks
Ramesh

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