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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by velrr » Thu May 11, 2017 4:08 pm

PaymentsGeek wrote:Application Date :10-05-2017
VFS Center: London-Goswell Road
Date of acknowledgement : 11-05-2017
Original docs Received :
Documents Printing Status :
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI :
Document received At London:
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON:
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by Snil » Fri May 12, 2017 3:27 pm

I have an excellent experience with Goswell Road,London mission.

Application submitted:20/04/2017.
Registration Status at Mission LONDON
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 10-MAY-2017
Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On 11-MAY-2017

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by rayclark » Tue May 16, 2017 10:41 am

This application was for a Renewal of my daughter's OCI.

VFS Centre: Newcastle
Mission: Birmingham
Applicatoin date: 06/04/2017
Date Of Acknowledgment: 10/04/2017
Docments Returned: 12/04/2017
Documents Printing Status: Processed 03/05/2017
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI) NEW DELHI: 04/05/2017
Document received At Birmingham: 08/05/2017
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON: 10/05/2017
SMS/Email recieved: None, despite being charged for this service without my knowledge
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 16/05/2017

The new OCIs have 5 blank pages rather than 1. I have no idea what these are for.

Interestingly their translation of Overseas Indian Citizen into Hindi has also changed from Videshi Bhartiya Nagrik to Pravasi Bhartiya Nagrik!

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by baldude » Tue May 16, 2017 6:49 pm

VFS Centre: Leicester
Mission: Birmingham
Applicatoin date: 08/04/2017
Date Of Acknowledgment: 12/04/2017
Docments Returned: 16/04/2017
Documents Printing Status: Processed 08/05/2017
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI) NEW DELHI: 09/05/2017
Document received At Birmingham: 11/05/2017
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON: 16/05/2017
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: waiting


Very quick I would say compared to 6 months they took 5 years ago....

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by velrr » Thu May 18, 2017 10:52 am

velrr wrote:
PaymentsGeek wrote: UPDATE:
Application Date :10-05-2017
VFS Center: London-Goswell Road
Date of acknowledgement : 11-05-2017
Original docs Received : 17-05-2017
Documents Printing Status : PROGRESS
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI :
Document received At London:
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON:
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by PaymentsGeek » Sat May 20, 2017 9:36 am

PaymentsGeek wrote:Application Date :04-04-2017
VFS Center: London-Goswell Road
Date of acknowledgement : 04-04-2017
Original docs Received : 12-04-2017
Documents Printing Status : PROCESSED
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI : 01-MAY-2017
Document received At London: 01-MAY-2017
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON: 05-MAY-2017
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:11-May-2017

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by baldude » Mon May 22, 2017 11:26 am

VFS Centre: Leicester
Mission: Birmingham
Applicatoin date: 08/04/2017
Date Of Acknowledgment: 12/04/2017
Docments Returned: 16/04/2017
Documents Printing Status: Processed 08/05/2017
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI) NEW DELHI: 09/05/2017
Document received At Birmingham: 11/05/2017
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON: 16/05/2017
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 22/05/2017

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by sam800 » Wed May 31, 2017 1:59 pm

OCI Application is for 2 children (British citizens).
Father is British Citizen and Mother is Indian Citizen.

Application Date : 22-05-2017
VFS Center: London-Hounslow
Date of acknowledgement : 23-05-2017
Original docs Received : 30-May-2017
Documents Printing Status :
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI :
Document received At London:
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON:
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

Query Recieved : 26-05-2017
They want surrender certificate for older son. He became british citizen via registration. Younger son was citizen by birth. For older son, we had submitted the Indian passport for surrender and it was stamped with big letters as cancelled and top corner of passport was cut and do not remember if I have received surrender certificate.

I do not have the original Indian passport and also do not have surrender certificate. They did not ask me this at the in-person submission appointment. Can I ask them to check if I have already a surrender certificate in their system and re-issue one again for me ?
Or what do I need to provide if I dont have original passport (have photocopy only) ?

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by krthk.s » Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:01 pm

VFS Centre: London Goswell Road
Application date: 05/05/2017
Documents Returned: 12/05/2017
Documents Printing Status: Processed 30/05/2017
Document received At London: 31/05/2017
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON: 02/06/2017
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: TBD

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by khaleesee » Sat Jun 10, 2017 9:11 am

VFS Centre: London Goswell Road
Application date: 15/05/2017
Documents Returned: 20/05/2017
Documents Printing Status: Processed 05/06/2017
Document received At London: 06/06/2017

Hi Everyone, I applied for my daughter's (NEW OCI) and husband (PIO TO OCI) at the same time.
My daughter's was processed, while my husband's still under process..
Is that worrying? As his application was PIO to OCI.
Also can anyone confirm if we have to submit the passport to get the OCI card? Or does it get delivered directly? I keep seeing it on everyone's timeline. I wasn't given this information during the application appointment.

I'd really appreciate some help. Thank you :)

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by suriips450 » Sun Jun 11, 2017 8:25 pm

I am an Indian Citizen residing in the UK with ILR and my Son has British Passport by birth.

To apply for his OCI, can you please provide below info.

Do I need to submit his original British Passport?
If I have to submit his original Passport then how long will it take for them to return that?
Can we ask for OCI card to be delivered end of August as we are going to be in India in July and until 3rd week of August?
Can OCI be delivered to our address in India please?


He now has 1 year Indian tourist visa to travel but he can't stay there for more than 6 months in every visit which he may have to in this visit.

I would be grateful if you can promptly provide above info as we are travelling end of this month.

Thanks

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by velrr » Mon Jun 12, 2017 3:45 pm

velrr wrote:
FINAL UPDATE:
Application Date :10-MAY-2017
VFS Center: London-Goswell Road
Date of acknowledgement : 11-MAY-2017
Original docs Received :17-05-2017
Documents Printing Status : PROCESSED
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI : 01-JUNE-2017
Document received At London: 02-JUNE-2017
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON: 05-JUNE-2017
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 12-JUNE-2017
:D :lol: :lol:

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by sam800 » Sat Jun 17, 2017 6:27 am

suriips450 wrote:I am an Indian Citizen residing in the UK with ILR and my Son has British Passport by birth.

To apply for his OCI, can you please provide below info.

Do I need to submit his original British Passport?
If I have to submit his original Passport then how long will it take for them to return that?
Can we ask for OCI card to be delivered end of August as we are going to be in India in July and until 3rd week of August?
Can OCI be delivered to our address in India please?


He now has 1 year Indian tourist visa to travel but he can't stay there for more than 6 months in every visit which he may have to in this visit.

I would be grateful if you can promptly provide above info as we are travelling end of this month.

Thanks
My son was also British Passport holder by birth. I had to just present the original passport at VFS counter along with the photocopy. They handed back the original passport to me after taking a look. They did not keep it at the application stage.

They will not deliver you the OCI card. Procedure is to apply and look for status online. They will mention there something like documents received back in London. At that time, you have to take the original passport and pre-paid special delivery envelope and hand it over to them. The OCI card and passport is then posted to you in 7 days. So, if you do not go, they will hold the processing till you are back ...

I would not recommend asking for OCI to be delivered to India to reduce complications if the application was made from the UK ...

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by ami123 » Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:01 am

my son's application status

Application Date :15-JUN-2017
VFS Center: London-Goswell Road
Date of acknowledgement : 16-JUN-2017
Original docs Received :
Documents Printing Status : UNDER-PROCESS
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI :
Document received At London:
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON:
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by rk_bk » Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:07 pm

Hi,
I would like to know list of documents need to attach / upload online for OCI.

British passport,
Naturalisation certificate,
Indian passport surrender and
Marriage certificate (applying for my wife at the same time)

Do I need to upload self attested copy or just photocopy without self attest will be sufficient ?

Please let me know. I have already booked the appointment on 7 July and need to upload the documents ASAP.

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by trush.madh » Sun Jul 02, 2017 10:43 pm

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 been there since 17th may? So it has been more than 70 days of date of acknowledgement (I.e. 20th April). What should I do now? :roll: :roll: Your help is much appreciated

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by vinitmanu » Mon Jul 03, 2017 9:58 am

trush.madh wrote: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 been there since 17th may? So it has been more than 70 days of date of acknowledgement (I.e. 20th April). What should I do now? :roll: :roll: Your help is much appreciated
Wow.. you have some patience !
Did you opt for the courier service? if yes, you need to physically go there with the envelope they gave you at the time of subsmission. I don't think you need to make an appointment. They should then send your OCI in post.
You had better made your way to VFS Birmingham as soon as you can!
Life's too short .. Take it easy !

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by rashika25 » Fri Jul 07, 2017 2:25 pm

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:


Still Waiting Can anyone comment? also is there any way to contact Indian embassy?

As we are Going to India in Aug so just wondering it will on time or Need to Apply VISA?

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by vinitmanu » Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:03 pm

rashika25 wrote: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:


Still Waiting Can anyone comment? also is there any way to contact Indian embassy?

As we are Going to India in Aug so just wondering it will on time or Need to Apply VISA?
Did you apply as an individual or as a family? Have you tried contacting VFS on their OCI helpline +44 203 793 8629* or +44 203 788 4666*? I have found them really helpful.
Life's too short .. Take it easy !

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by harinish » Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:04 pm

Application Date : 13-JUN-2017
VFS Centre: London-Goswell Road
Date of acknowledgement : 14-JUN-2017
Original docs Received : 21-JUN-2017
[ In between I had to resubmit photos & signature – email received on 10-JUL-2017. Resubmitted photos the same day ( no appointment required ) ]
Documents Printing Status : PROCESSED
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI : 14-JUL-2017
Document received At London: 14-JUL-2017
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON: 17-JUL-2017
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 21-JUL-2017

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by KJacob » Thu Jul 27, 2017 8:21 am

Application Date : 05-May-2017
VFS Centre: Edinburgh
Date of acknowledgement : 25-May-2017
Original docs Received : Not sure, but within a week
Documents Printing Status : PROCESSED - 26 July 2017
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI :
Document received At Edinburgh:
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON:
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by KJacob » Fri Jul 28, 2017 8:31 am

Application Date : 05-May-2017
VFS Centre: Edinburgh
Date of acknowledgement : 25-May-2017
Original docs Received : Not sure, but within a week
Documents Printing Status : PROCESSED - 26 July 2017
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI : 27 July 2017
Document received At Edinburgh:
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON:
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by rakeysh.patel » Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:15 pm

Righty ho... I am back after a long time with some questions on OCI this time around...

I read that one must now also submit letter from employer confirming job details etc... On the website, it does not say if the letter has to be dated in past month or something. Also, does employment contract suffice to meet this need?

R.
An [Expensive] Immigrant journey has ended 19/08/2015. Good luck to you all out there...

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by kurianxl » Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:53 pm

rakeysh.patel wrote:
Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:15 pm
Righty ho... I am back after a long time with some questions on OCI this time around...

I read that one must now also submit letter from employer confirming job details etc... On the website, it does not say if the letter has to be dated in past month or something. Also, does employment contract suffice to meet this need?

R.
Yeah, i was turned back for my appointment as i didn't carry my employer's letter.

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by rajan1984 » Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:39 am

Application Date : 18-SEP-2017
VFS Centre: London Hounslow
Date of acknowledgement : 18-SEP-2017
Original docs Received : Not sure, but within a week
Documents Printing Status : UNDER-PROCESS
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI :
Document received At LONDON:
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON:
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

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