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O_Relly
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OCI application form queries: Passport details: Indian or British?

Post by O_Relly » Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:33 pm

Hello,

When filling up the OCI application form, in the first page of the online application form (https://ociservices.gov.in/submitAppDetails) it has a section as "Passport Details".

Which passport details should be filled in this section? Current valid British passport or Cancelled Indian passport?

The mandatory documents require originals and photocopies of:

1. British passport
2. Naturalisation certificate
3. Cancelled Indian passport
4. Surrender Certificate

So bit confusing which one should be filled in this section. Please comment.

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O_Relly
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Re: OCI application form queries: Passport details: Indian or British?

Post by O_Relly » Sat Mar 07, 2020 10:41 pm

Ok, figured the answer. It does require to input details of the British passport. Because in Part B, there is a query asking for the renounced Indian passport number.

So all good. Thanks for reading.
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Re: OCI application form queries: Passport details: Indian or British?

Post by O_Relly » Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:14 pm

Hi,

2 further questions on the same topic:

Question 1:
Documents required for fresh OCU applicants (on the basis of own Indian origin) states:
Link: https://www.vfsglobal.com/india/uk/OCI.html
Fresh OCI (on the basis of applicant’s own Indian Origin)
Current Passport copy
Indian Origin Proof

Please upload the proof of Indian Origin as per the Documents Required, i.e.
Surrender Certificate,
Previous Indian Passport Copy,
Birth Certificate or School Leaving Certificate from India,
Nativity or Domicile Certificate.
Are the docs highlighted in yellow really necessary? Birth Certificate or School Leaving Certificate from India and Nativity or Domicile Certificate?

Question 2:
When I upload Indian Origin Proof and upload cancelled Indian passport, it doesn't allow me to upload the 2nd document such as Indian Surrender Certificate under the same category.

Although, this is what is recommended in the Docs required site as quoted below:
In absence of an available option in the drop down list for the exact document you are uploading, please upload the necessary document in the nearest suitable category. For example, applicants applying for OCI Miscellaneous services may upload their OCI Card copy under the section “Indian Visa”; Surrender Certificate of self may be uploaded under the section “Indian Origin Proof” with the sub category “Nativity Certificate of Self”.
Any insight on how to work around this would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: OCI application form queries: Passport details: Indian or British?

Post by xebec » Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:25 pm

O_Relly wrote:
Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:14 pm
Hi,

2 further questions on the same topic:

Question 1:
Documents required for fresh OCU applicants (on the basis of own Indian origin) states:
Link: https://www.vfsglobal.com/india/uk/OCI.html
Fresh OCI (on the basis of applicant’s own Indian Origin)
Current Passport copy
Indian Origin Proof

Please upload the proof of Indian Origin as per the Documents Required, i.e.
Surrender Certificate,
Previous Indian Passport Copy,
Birth Certificate or School Leaving Certificate from India,
Nativity or Domicile Certificate.
Are the docs highlighted in yellow really necessary? Birth Certificate or School Leaving Certificate from India and Nativity or Domicile Certificate?

Question 2:
When I upload Indian Origin Proof and upload cancelled Indian passport, it doesn't allow me to upload the 2nd document such as Indian Surrender Certificate under the same category.

Although, this is what is recommended in the Docs required site as quoted below:
In absence of an available option in the drop down list for the exact document you are uploading, please upload the necessary document in the nearest suitable category. For example, applicants applying for OCI Miscellaneous services may upload their OCI Card copy under the section “Indian Visa”; Surrender Certificate of self may be uploaded under the section “Indian Origin Proof” with the sub category “Nativity Certificate of Self”.
Any insight on how to work around this would be greatly appreciated.
Your cancelled Indian passport and surrender certificate is sufficient proof. Birth certificate and nativity certificate/domicile is not required if you have these. These will only be required if there is no cancelled Indian passport to show recent proof of Indian citizenship. eg people who emigrated years ago eg in the 1970s or 1980s who may have lost/misplaced their passport, or parents/grandparents long deceased.

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