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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by takdeerwala » Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:02 am

DesiScot wrote:
Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:26 am
Hi Guys

Can someone please confirm when we submit documents in person, do we submit to the original vfs building where we submitted application or the Indian consulate(embassy) where it was sent by VFS??

PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON! where?

Thanks
Passport is to be submitted in person to the VFS Center where you originally submitted your OCI application.

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by harry1983 » Thu Feb 15, 2018 12:05 pm

harry1983 wrote:
Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:49 pm
Timeline for my OCI
Application Date: 05-JAN-2018
VFS Center: VFS Liverpool
Date of acknowledgment: 09-Jan-2018
Original docs Received:11-Jan-2018
Documents Printing Status : Processed on 08-Feb-2018
Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) NEW DELHI :09-Feb-2018
Document received At Birmingham : 09-Feb-2018
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS Liverpool : 09-Feb-2018
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED : 15-Feb-2018

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by DesiScot » Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:01 pm

takdeerwala wrote:
Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:02 am
DesiScot wrote:
Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:26 am
Hi Guys

Can someone please confirm when we submit documents in person, do we submit to the original vfs building where we submitted application or the Indian consulate(embassy) where it was sent by VFS??

PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON! where?

Thanks
Passport is to be submitted in person to the VFS Center where you originally submitted your OCI application.
Thanks mate.

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by suresh505 » Sat Feb 17, 2018 10:36 am

I'm about to apply for OCI. I'll be travelling to India in a week's time (using eVisa). When applying for OCI at VFS office, will they return the British passport immediately? I do not need the Naturalisation certificate for travelling, so I'm okay if they return after a few days. But I do not want to take a chance with my passport.

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by takdeerwala » Sat Feb 17, 2018 10:52 am

suresh505 wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2018 10:36 am
I'm about to apply for OCI. I'll be travelling to India in a week's time (using eVisa). When applying for OCI at VFS office, will they return the British passport immediately? I do not need the Naturalisation certificate for travelling, so I'm okay if they return after a few days. But I do not want to take a chance with my passport.
They will only keep your original Renunciation of Indian Citizenship certificate which will be returned after 1 week. VFS staff will keep the attested photo-copies of your british passport, Indian passport and Naturalisation certificate They will have a look at the originals of these documents and return them to you at the same time when you go to their office for applying.

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by suresh505 » Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:02 am

takdeerwala wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2018 10:52 am

They will only keep your original Renunciation of Indian Citizenship certificate which will be returned after 1 week. VFS staff will keep the attested photo-copies of your british passport, Indian passport and Naturalisation certificate They will have a look at the originals of these documents and return them to you at the same time when you go to their office for applying.
Fantastic, thank you.

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by surabhi » Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:47 am

Hi Any one help me with an answer pls...

I submitted my OCI application at VFS Leicester and now the status is showing as Docs received at Birmingham,after the processing..

Now where should I submit my originals? Is it at Leicestere VFS or at Birmingham consulate?

pls can aany one answer..

thanks
Surabhi

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by takdeerwala » Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:24 am

surabhi wrote:
Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:47 am
Hi Any one help me with an answer pls...

I submitted my OCI application at VFS Leicester and now the status is showing as Docs received at Birmingham,after the processing..

Now where should I submit my originals? Is it at Leicestere VFS or at Birmingham consulate?

pls can aany one answer..

thanks
Surabhi
Leicester VFS.

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by DesiScot » Mon Feb 19, 2018 1:25 pm

Update:
Timeline of my PIO to OCI application:
Application Date: 22-DEC-2017
VFS Center: VFS Edinburgh
Date of acknowledgment: 28-DEC-2017
Original docs Received: N/A
Documents Printing Status: PROCESSED on 06/02/2018
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI: 07/02/2018
Document received At Edinburgh: 14/02/2018
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS: 16/02/2018
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by DesiScot » Mon Feb 19, 2018 1:27 pm

@Taqdeerwala

You have been very helpful for everyone. Did you get your OCI yet?

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by takdeerwala » Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:50 pm

DesiScot wrote:
Mon Feb 19, 2018 1:27 pm
@Taqdeerwala

You have been very helpful for everyone. Did you get your OCI yet?
Thanks !!! I got mine on 3rd February.
Best Wishes !!!

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by guptaarchitag » Tue Feb 20, 2018 12:14 pm

Date Of Acknowledgment: 06-FEB-2018
Documents Printing Status: UNDER-PROCESS

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by fbacker » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:07 am

fbacker wrote:
Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:58 am
fbacker wrote:
Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:56 am
fbacker wrote:
Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:17 am
OCI timeline for Application for 2 Adults & 1 Minor
VFS Center: Bradford
Application Date:9th Jan 2018
Date of acknowledgement: 11th Jan 2018
Original docs Received: 15th Jan 2018
Documents Printing Status: Processed on 9th Feb 2018
Dispatched From NEW DELHI: 13th Feb 2018
Document received At Birmingham: 13th Feb 2018
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON: 14th Feb 2018
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:20th Feb 2018

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by PariJ » Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:18 pm

Hi,

Online status of my OCI applicatiom says its is processed and sent to VFS london.

Do i need to book an appointment to submit my british passport at VFS centre or walk in is accepted?

I cant find any appointment for next 2 weeks.

Thank you for your input.

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by takdeerwala » Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:53 pm

PariJ wrote:
Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:18 pm
Hi,

Online status of my OCI applicatiom says its is processed and sent to VFS london.

Do i need to book an appointment to submit my british passport at VFS centre or walk in is accepted?

I cant find any appointment for next 2 weeks.

Thank you for your input.
Hi !!
You can walk-in at VFS Center without any appointment for Passport submission. Generally 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM they accept Passports for OCI.

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by PariJ » Thu Feb 22, 2018 7:02 pm

Thank you takdeerwala

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by DesiScot » Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:55 am

Update:
Timeline of my PIO to OCI application:
Application Date: 22-DEC-2017
VFS Center: VFS Edinburgh
Date of acknowledgment: 28-DEC-2017
Original docs Received: N/A
Documents Printing Status: PROCESSED on 06/02/2018
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI: 07/02/2018
Document received At Edinburgh: 14/02/2018
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS: 16/02/2018
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 23/02/2018

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by s_saini » Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:43 am

Timeline of my OCI application:
Application Date: 12-FEB-2018
VFS Center: VFS Hunslow
Date of acknowledgment: 13-FEB-2018
Original docs Received: 14-FEB-2018
Documents Printing Status: PROCESSED on 05/03/2018
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI: 05/03/2018
Document received At London: 05/03/2018
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS: 06/03/2018
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: Waiting....

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by RGSIVA » Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:11 am

RGSIVA wrote:
Fri Feb 09, 2018 10:27 am
RGSIVA wrote:
Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:42 am
Application Date: 02 / 02 / 2018
VFS Center: VFS Bristol
Date of acknowledgment: 05 / 02 / 2018 got sms
Original docs Received: 09/02/2018
Documents Printing Status: Process on 26/feb/2018
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI: 26/feb/2018 updated on 06/03/2018
Document received 26/feb/2018 updated on 6/03/2018
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON: I went to Indian Embassy Wednesday is open day, I told them that I will be moving to Edinburgh due to job change, requested to had over my OCI card , showed them my british passport and took my signature and I got my OCI CARD :D
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:07/03/2018
Thanks a lot for this group, I had gone through the website more than 100 times
From beginning of my journey from applying for General Tier1 VISA to OCI card.
Everyone need to share their experience, everyone will benefit. I had benefits by others experience Thank you everyone who shared their experience.

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by Soulistic » Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:39 am

OCI Application for Minor (Indian Parent route)

Application Date: 7-FEB-2018
VFS Center: VFS London Goswell
Date of acknowledgment: 8-FEB-2018
Original docs Received: 14-FEB-2018
Documents Printing Status: PROCESSED on 28-FEB-2018
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI: 28-FEB-2018 (Updated on 6-MAR-2018)
Document received At London: 28-FEB-2018 (Updated on 6-MAR-2018)
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS London Goswell: 7-MAR-2018
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by s_saini » Mon Mar 12, 2018 1:56 pm

Final Update on My time line.
s_saini wrote:
Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:43 am
Timeline of my OCI application:
Application Date: 12-FEB-2018
VFS Center: VFS Hunslow
Date of acknowledgment: 13-FEB-2018
Original docs Received: 14-FEB-2018
Documents Printing Status: PROCESSED on 05/03/2018
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI: 05/03/2018
Document received At London: 05/03/2018
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS: 06/03/2018
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 10-03-2018

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by guptaarchitag » Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:26 pm

guptaarchitag wrote:
Tue Feb 20, 2018 12:14 pm
Date Of Acknowledgment: 06-FEB-2018
Documents Printing Status: UNDER-PROCESS
Update on my OCI :
Date Of Acknowledgment 06-FEB-2018
Registration Status at Mission PRAGUE
OCI- xxxxxx
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 08-MAR-2018
Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On
Document received At PRAGUE On

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by yousun » Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:12 pm

Hi everyone, I have my appointment for OCI very soon! I'm a little confused and would be grateful for all your help! :(

I completed the online form and attached documents. And have printed the registration form out, is this also the application form?

Just to also confirm a few things:

I do not recall it prompting me to pay for the fees online? Is this something that I would do when I go for my appointment, if so what is the updated fee? And will they also accept debit card payment?

I've read that I would need to print x2 registration forms? And x2 photos?

Do i need to sign and date the photocopies of my passport and supporting evidence document?

Apart from the registration form, appointment letter, supporting document copies and originals, x2 return envelopes, declaration form, anything else I should take to appointment?

Look forward to your response! Thanks!

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by Soulistic » Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:11 pm

Soulistic wrote:
Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:39 am
OCI Application for Minor (Indian Parent route)

Application Date: 7-FEB-2018
VFS Center: VFS London Goswell
Date of acknowledgment: 8-FEB-2018
Original docs Received: 14-FEB-2018
Documents Printing Status: PROCESSED on 28-FEB-2018
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI: 28-FEB-2018 (Updated on 6-MAR-2018)
Document received At London: 28-FEB-2018 (Updated on 6-MAR-2018)
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS London Goswell: 7-MAR-2018
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 15-MAR-2018

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Re: Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

Post by Devil81 » Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:35 pm

Timeline of my OCI application:
Application Date: 14-Feb-2018
VFS Center: VFS Goswell Rd, London
Date of acknowledgment: 15-Feb-2018
Original docs Received: 23-Feb-2018
Documents Printing Status: Under Process
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI:
Document received At London:
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS:
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

Taking long as compared to others on the forum :(

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