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Re: Collection of OCI

Post by tintin » Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:47 am

funny009 wrote:Hi guys,.

need some information regarding collection of OCI.

can i send 3 passports in one special delivery envelope and also insert one sde for the return of the passports? also would u kow how long normally does it take for the returns of the documetns by post? many thanks
hello Funny,

did you send the originals by post then? have you received them back with the OCI card now?

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Post by tintin » Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:51 am

My OCI Timeline

Posted Special Del on - 11 August 2011
documents received by HCI - 12th august 2011
Date Of Acknowledgment(from online tracking): 19th August 2011

Photo/Signature at Mission Scanned On 19th-AUG-2011
Registration Status at Mission : 23rd Aug 2011
Documents Printing Status PRINTED On: 24th Aug 2011
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI )NEW DELHI On: Not yet
Documents Received at LONDON On: Not yet
Last edited by tintin on Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:19 am, edited 1 time in total.

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Post by tintin » Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:27 am

I am having problems with opening the tracking page for OCI since Friday afternoon.

Is anyone else experiencing the same problem?

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Post by funny009 » Mon Aug 22, 2011 10:55 am

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:47 am Post subject: Re: Collection of OCI

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funny009 wrote:
Hi guys,.

need some information regarding collection of OCI.

can i send 3 passports in one special delivery envelope and also insert one sde for the return of the passports? also would u kow how long normally does it take for the returns of the documetns by post? many thanks


hello Funny,

did you send the originals by post then? have you received them back with the OCI card now?

hi tintin,

yes i did send the passports by post around 9th/10th august but still waiting for the reply

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Post by gidoc » Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:27 am

I am having problems with opening the tracking page for OCI since Friday afternoon.

Is anyone else experiencing the same problem?
Yes, the site is down since Friday

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Post by tintin » Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:36 am

Both online registration website and tracking website are down since Friday. There is no information anywhere on when things will be up and running again.

I have tried calling HCI atleast 25 times, but the phone is never answered.

Does anyone know if there is a specific time when they answer phones?

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Post by tintin » Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:40 am

gidoc wrote:Any recent applicants for OCI applied via Birmingham? It seems b'ham takes longer turaround time for OCI. In fact its website says to expect it in 10-15 wks, which seems strange as in London its taking 4-6 wks only!!
Have you applied yet Gidoc?

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Re: OCI

Post by tintin » Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:47 am

TC wrote:
inhereford wrote:
TC wrote:
inhereford wrote:Hi TC, any movement on your docs? None on mine today.....
Same here nothing!!
How did you contact the OCI cell in Delhi? Did you ring them or write email to the id that is on on registration form? Please let me know.....no movement as yet....
Sorry for the delay in replying. I am in India! I emailed to the id given in the registration and I have always got a reply.
Hi TC, i applied at HCI London by post, the tracking website is down and hence I cannot track my application. Can you please let me know the email id to which you sent the queries to. I cant find anything on the form.

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Re: OCI

Post by jagan » Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:12 am

Hi Tintin,

Same with me. Applied for OCI by post on 15/08/2011 to London. Some how i managed to speak to a person at OCI cell in New Delhi. He advised that they are rectifying the problem and would be ready by tomorrow.
Hope we can check status tomorrow. E-mail is : shettybn@nic.in

tintin wrote:
TC wrote:
inhereford wrote:
TC wrote:
Same here nothing!!
How did you contact the OCI cell in Delhi? Did you ring them or write email to the id that is on on registration form? Please let me know.....no movement as yet....
Sorry for the delay in replying. I am in India! I emailed to the id given in the registration and I have always got a reply.
Hi TC, i applied at HCI London by post, the tracking website is down and hence I cannot track my application. Can you please let me know the email id to which you sent the queries to. I cant find anything on the form.

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Post by tintin » Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:32 am

Thanks Jagan, lets hope it works tomorrow.

I spoke to BN Shetty a little while back and he said that they are working on the issue, but he could't say how long would it take to resolve the problem.

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Post by jagan » Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:41 pm

Hi Tintin,

Website is back in action and you can check your status now. I did tried mine says not yet acknowledged yet. How long will it take to acknowledge the application? My application reached on 16/08/2011 and not acknowledged yet.
Hope yours has been granted.....
Did you send self addressed envelop for the receipt of acknowledgement?

thanks..

Jagan

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Post by tintin » Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:12 pm

jagan wrote:Hi Tintin,

Website is back in action and you can check your status now. I did tried mine says not yet acknowledged yet. How long will it take to acknowledge the application? My application reached on 16/08/2011 and not acknowledged yet.
Hope yours has been granted.....
Did you send self addressed envelop for the receipt of acknowledgement?

thanks..

Jagan
Thanks Jagan.
My application reached the HCI on 12th Augustand was acknowledged on the tracking website on 19th august. i dont think that they send any acknowledgement by post, its only on the website.
Mine has not been granted yet !

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OCI TIMELINE

Post by hd » Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:50 pm

Date OCI applied in person at HCI, London: 16/08/2011
Date Of Acknowledgment: 16/08/2011
Photo/Signature Scanned on: 17/08/2011
Registration status Granted on: 17/08/2011
Documents Printed On: 18/082011
Documents Dispatched to Concerned Mission/Office on: 19/08/2011
Documents Received at LONDON: 23/08/2011
Collected OCI in person at HCI London on 29/8/2011
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Post by gidoc » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:59 pm

Hi Tinitin,Jagan,
I applied by post on 15/08, application recd on 16/08. Website is now back and it says when i use the reg no- passport no is wrong or application not acknowledged by the mission.
If I check with passport no, in the forgotten ref no tab, it gives me my first regn no, which I did not use as I had not given my complete address, so had to register for a second time. i used the second reg no for printing the forms.

Anyway, I havent got any letter yet either.

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Post by tintin » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:06 am

when I checked again yesterday eveing, my status was registration granted. My application reached the HCI on 12th august.

Unfortunately the website is down again this morning.

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Post by gidoc » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:28 am

Then I checked again yesterday eveing, my status was registration granted. My application reached the HCI on 12th august.
The website is working on my end. Did yours show acknowledgement only by putting in the Reg No?

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Post by tintin » Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:16 am

gidoc wrote:
Then I checked again yesterday eveing, my status was registration granted. My application reached the HCI on 12th august.
The website is working on my end. Did yours show acknowledgement only by putting in the Reg No?
You just have to put your british passport number and online registration number to get the status.

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Post by gidoc » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:22 pm

Thanks.
Yes, my application has now got acknowledged today, 8 days after receipt.

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Post by jagan » Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:47 pm

Hi Gidoc & Tintin

Same with mine. Sent by special delivery on 15/08/2011.
Received HCI on 16/08/2011
Acknowledged on 24/08/2011
Photos/Signature scanned on 24/08/2011
Granted on 25/08/2011
Printed on 25/08/2011
Dispatched on 30/08/2011
Hope would be ready in next few days.
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Post by gidoc » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:15 pm

Same here, OCI printed and granted on 25/08, not despatched yet.

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Post by tintin » Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:33 am

Hello Jagan and Gidoc, let me know when your documents are dispatched. My docs were printed on 24th but have not been dispatched yet. looking at the previous posts, I thought the documents were generally disptached the very next day after printing.

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Post by jagan » Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:06 pm

Hi Tintin,
Few of my Friends told me that documents are dispatched from Delhi once or twice a weekend on daily basis.
So hopefully ours would be dispatched together next week.
Good thing is that they are printed now and only matter of time to reach London and we all can say that's the end of the story.

Jagan
tintin wrote:Hello Jagan and Gidoc, let me know when your documents are dispatched. My docs were printed on 24th but have not been dispatched yet. looking at the previous posts, I thought the documents were generally disptached the very next day after printing.

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Post by tintin » Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:55 pm

when I checked my status last evening, it shows that were dispatched from delhi on 26th. it also says they have been received in london on 26th. However the date of receipt at london is in red. would the red have any significance?

is it really possible that it has been received at London on the same day when it was dispatched from Delhi?

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Post by jagan » Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:23 pm

Hi Tintin& Gdoc,

My OCI got dispatched on 30/08/2011.

Any progress from your side?
tintin wrote:when I checked my status last evening, it shows that were dispatched from delhi on 26th. it also says they have been received in london on 26th. However the date of receipt at london is in red. would the red have any significance?

is it really possible that it has been received at London on the same day when it was dispatched from Delhi?

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Post by gidoc » Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:25 pm

Jagan,
Same as yours, despatched from Delhi on 30/08.If it is sent by diplomatic bag it will take 3-5 days at least.

I wonder how much time it will take if we sent passport by post to IHC, London, to have OCI affixed, any ideas?

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