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PG1983
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Post by PG1983 » Thu Nov 01, 2012 2:08 pm

Well that is contrary to what is mentioned on the HCI website at this time. I think I'll take my chances and send photocopies with my postal application. Will let you know how it progresses.

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Post by t1seeker » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:19 pm

PG1983 wrote:Well that is contrary to what is mentioned on the HCI website at this time. I think I'll take my chances and send photocopies with my postal application. Will let you know how it progresses.
I applied in person at the guy at the counter never asked for originals. He actually asked me twice even without looking at my docs "all are photocopies right if there are any originals in the set then take it back".

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Post by jasonin » Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:01 pm

PG1983 wrote:Well that is contrary to what is mentioned on the HCI website at this time. I think I'll take my chances and send photocopies with my postal application. Will let you know how it progresses.
By post only send photocopies. If you are applying in person take your originals along. Depends on the person you get at the counter. Some ask to see the original documents while others dont. I observed this when I had gone for my submission. I wasnt asked.

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Post by t1seeker » Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:35 pm

Hi anyone knows how much time does it take for the online status to change

I applied in person on 29/10/12 (5 days ago) and it was acknowledged the same day, but still says

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Date Of Acknowledgment : 29-OCT-2012
Registration Status at Mission : UnderProcess

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Can anyone with similar timeline please share their experience ?

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Post by MrKewl » Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:00 pm

t1seeker wrote:Hi anyone knows how much time does it take for the online status to change

I applied in person on 29/10/12 (5 days ago) and it was acknowledged the same day, but still says

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Date Of Acknowledgment : 29-OCT-2012
Registration Status at Mission : UnderProcess

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Can anyone with similar timeline please share their experience ?
Hello, I applied on 25 Oct at HCI London and my status is also the same.. I think they take about two weeks to consider the appln for next stage of scanning photo etc..

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Thank you guys .... All done !!!!!

Post by akashbirari » Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:33 pm

This forum was a great helps. Thanks a lot guys.

Here is my final status

Application by Post to london : 10/09/2012
Date of acknowledgement : 21/09/2012
Photo/Signature Scanned : 05/10/2012
Registration granted : 11/10/2012
Documents printed : 12/10/2012
Dispatched from Delhi : 17/10/2012
Documents Recd London : 19/10/2012
Passports sent by post for stamping : 22/10/2012
Passports received at London office : 25/10/2012 ( Royal Mail delay + Dasra holiday )
Stamped passports and OCI card received from London : 02/11/2012

Thanks again
Akash

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Re: Thank you guys .... All done !!!!!

Post by RKM123 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:46 am

akashbirari wrote:This forum was a great helps. Thanks a lot guys.

Here is my final status

Application by Post to london : 10/09/2012
Date of acknowledgement : 21/09/2012
Photo/Signature Scanned : 05/10/2012
Registration granted : 11/10/2012
Documents printed : 12/10/2012
Dispatched from Delhi : 17/10/2012
Documents Recd London : 19/10/2012
Passports sent by post for stamping : 22/10/2012
Passports received at London office : 25/10/2012 ( Royal Mail delay + Dasra holiday )
Stamped passports and OCI card received from London : 02/11/2012


Thanks again
Akash

Hi akash my photo/signature scanned on 2nd nov , i Have booked my flight tickets to india on 1st week of dec. Bit worried whether i get oci by that time , looking at your timeline appears positive , i hope to go in person for stamping to avoid delay , am not sure whether i should wait for oci or apply for tourist visa to be in the safe side .. Any advice please

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OCI timeline

Post by MrKewl » Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:57 pm

OCI for 2 adults and 2 children
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Application Date : 25-Oct-2012 (in person @ HCI London)
Date of acknowledgement : 25-Oct-2012
Photo/Signature Scanned at mission: 07-Nov-2012
Registration granted : 14-Nov-2012
Documents printed : not yet
Dispatched from Delhi : not yet
Documents Recd London : not yet


Guys, Pls add all applicants' timeline from the day 1, so that others can see how things progress.. :)
Last edited by MrKewl on Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:04 pm, edited 2 times in total.

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Post by PG1983 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:14 pm

OCI for 1 adult

Application Date : 3 Nov 2012 (postal application)
Date of acknowledgement : not yet
Photo/Signature Scanned : not yet
Registration granted : not yet
Documents printed : not yet
Dispatched from Delhi : not yet
Documents Recd London : not yet

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Re: Thank you guys .... All done !!!!!

Post by akashbirari » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:00 am

RKM123 wrote: Hi akash my photo/signature scanned on 2nd nov , i Have booked my flight tickets to india on 1st week of dec. Bit worried whether i get oci by that time , looking at your timeline appears positive , i hope to go in person for stamping to avoid delay , am not sure whether i should wait for oci or apply for tourist visa to be in the safe side .. Any advice please
Hi RKM123,

This week is very crucial for you. See as to how application progresses and this week and then make the decision. Next week, there will be Diwali holidays in India as well as UK consulate so that will add more time to process. If your application gets dispatched from Delhi by end of this week or by next mid week, then you are OK. However, if things dont get sorted out by 20th november, then you should apply for visa in my opinion.

In any case - I would suggest - go in person for stamping

All the best
Akash

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Re: Thank you guys .... All done !!!!!

Post by RKM123 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:20 am

akashbirari wrote:
RKM123 wrote: Hi akash my photo/signature scanned on 2nd nov , i Have booked my flight tickets to india on 1st week of dec. Bit worried whether i get oci by that time , looking at your timeline appears positive , i hope to go in person for stamping to avoid delay , am not sure whether i should wait for oci or apply for tourist visa to be in the safe side .. Any advice please
Hi RKM123,

This week is very crucial for you. See as to how application progresses and this week and then make the decision. Next week, there will be Diwali holidays in India as well as UK consulate so that will add more time to process. If your application gets dispatched from Delhi by end of this week or by next mid week, then you are OK. However, if things dont get sorted out by 20th november, then you should apply for visa in my opinion.

In any case - I would suggest - go in person for stamping

All the best
Akash

Dear Akash ,
Many thanks for your kind reply. Looks like for visa it takes about a week. I shall wait for this week and decide.
Ramesh
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Post by t1seeker » Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:39 am

OCI for 2 adults and 1 child
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Application Date : 29-Oct-2012 (in person @ HCI London)
Date of acknowledgement : 29-Oct-2012
Photo/Signature Scanned : not yet
Registration granted : not yet
Documents printed : not yet
Dispatched from Delhi : not yet
Documents Recd London : not yet

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Re: Thank you guys .... All done !!!!!

Post by t1seeker » Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:40 am

RKM123 wrote:
Hi akash my photo/signature scanned on 2nd nov , i Have booked my flight tickets to india on 1st week of dec. Bit worried whether i get oci by that time , looking at your timeline appears positive , i hope to go in person for stamping to avoid delay , am not sure whether i should wait for oci or apply for tourist visa to be in the safe side .. Any advice please
Hi RKM123

Out of curiosity, what was your date of acknowledgement and how / where did you apply.

Thx

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Re: Thank you guys .... All done !!!!!

Post by RKM123 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:49 am

t1seeker wrote:
RKM123 wrote:
Hi akash my photo/signature scanned on 2nd nov , i Have booked my flight tickets to india on 1st week of dec. Bit worried whether i get oci by that time , looking at your timeline appears positive , i hope to go in person for stamping to avoid delay , am not sure whether i should wait for oci or apply for tourist visa to be in the safe side .. Any advice please
Hi RKM123

Out of curiosity, what was your date of acknowledgement and how / where did you apply.

Thx
Sent through post 5th oct, date of ack-18th oct,scanned 2nd nov , hope it helps.cheers

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Re: Help!!

Post by newc » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:27 pm

jasonin wrote:On the OCI status enquiry page where will it display Photo/Signature Scanned ?

I can see :

Registration Status at Mission : UnderProcess
Documents Printing Status On
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ): NEW DELHI On NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at LONDON NOT YET

Does anyone know where it will show that the photo and signature have been scanned?
Hi Did you get any response? Mine is the same after 3 weeks showing "UnderProcess " , when does that chnage to somethinng else like few people mentioned that its scanned etc?

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Re: Oci status

Post by newc » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:41 pm

barnsley11 wrote:Date of application : 28th sep 2012.
method : by post to London
Acknowledgement :23 Oct 2012
Date of acknowledgement of my son application : 12 th Oct 2012.
Hi, Did you have any further update? Mine is the same i.e. ack on 23 oct 2012 but since then showing "under process" and nothing changed.

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Re: Anyone recently posted passports for OCI stamping ?

Post by newc » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:49 pm

akashbirari wrote:Hi,

Has anyone recently posted passports for OCI stamping to London ?
Can they please provide the timeline as to when they got the passports back from London ?

Regards
Akash
Hi I posted on 13th oct and ack is on 23 oct , but nothing after that still showing the "under process", looks people are on holidays due due festival...

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Post by newc » Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:00 pm

MrKewl wrote:
t1seeker wrote:Hi anyone knows how much time does it take for the online status to change

I applied in person on 29/10/12 (5 days ago) and it was acknowledged the same day, but still says

------

Date Of Acknowledgment : 29-OCT-2012
Registration Status at Mission : UnderProcess

-------

Can anyone with similar timeline please share their experience ?
Hello, I applied on 25 Oct at HCI London and my status is also the same.. I think they take about two weeks to consider the appln for next stage of scanning photo etc..
Hello, Did you get any response , my date of Acknowledgement is 23 oct , and still showing under process. What are the time times in general these days..?

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Re: Oci status

Post by barnsley11 » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:51 am

newc wrote:
barnsley11 wrote:Date of application : 28th sep 2012.
method : by post to London
Acknowledgement :23 Oct 2012
Date of acknowledgement of my son application : 12 th Oct 2012.
Hi, Did you have any further update? Mine is the same i.e. ack on 23 oct 2012 but since then showing "under process" and nothing changed.[/quote



hi No i applied by post on 28sep , and it took them more than 3 week to acknowledge and my status is still same under process.
on other side my son oci is granted and printed on 2nd nov . we applied together but his application was acknowledged on 12 oct.
keep posted

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Re: Oci status

Post by barnsley11 » Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:36 am

barnsley11 wrote:
newc wrote:
barnsley11 wrote:Date of application : 28th sep 2012.
method : by post to London
Acknowledgement :23 Oct 2012
Date of acknowledgement of my son application : 12 th Oct 2012.
Hi, Did you have any further update? Mine is the same i.e. ack on 23 oct 2012 but since then showing "under process" and nothing changed.[/quote



hi No i applied by post on 28sep , and it took them more than 3 week to acknowledge and my status is still same under process.
on other side my son oci is granted and printed on 2nd nov . we applied together but his application was acknowledged on 12 oct.
keep posted

my status changed to scanned on 7th nov

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Post by MrKewl » Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:42 am

newc wrote:
MrKewl wrote:
t1seeker wrote:Hi anyone knows how much time does it take for the online status to change

I applied in person on 29/10/12 (5 days ago) and it was acknowledged the same day, but still says

------

Date Of Acknowledgment : 29-OCT-2012
Registration Status at Mission : UnderProcess

-------

Can anyone with similar timeline please share their experience ?
Hello, I applied on 25 Oct at HCI London and my status is also the same.. I think they take about two weeks to consider the appln for next stage of scanning photo etc..
Hello, Did you get any response , my date of Acknowledgement is 23 oct , and still showing under process. What are the time times in general these days..?
Hi, photos scanned today - 07 Nov 2012.. I think applns acknowledged from 23rd Oct are being considered currently.. so, yours should be in pretty soon..

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OCI Granted. How long will it take to reach to London.

Post by vikasvaish » Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:58 pm

Hi all,
My OCI granted on 7th Nov 2012. How long will it take to reach London. We have got flight on 6th Dec. 2012. Do you think would we have sufficient time to get the OCI sticker done on the passport. Or shall we apply for visa.

Here is the Status:
Photo/Signature at Mission : Scanned On 31-OCT-2012
Registration Status at Mission : Granted On 07-NOV-2012
Documents Printing Status On
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ): NEW DELHI On NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at LONDON NOT YET

Pl. advice.

Cheers
V

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Re: OCI Granted. How long will it take to reach to London.

Post by RKM123 » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:42 pm

vikasvaish wrote:Hi all,
My OCI granted on 7th Nov 2012. How long will it take to reach London. We have got flight on 6th Dec. 2012. Do you think would we have sufficient time to get the OCI sticker done on the passport. Or shall we apply for visa.

Here is the Status:
Photo/Signature at Mission : Scanned On 31-OCT-2012
Registration Status at Mission : Granted On 07-NOV-2012
Documents Printing Status On
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ): NEW DELHI On NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at LONDON NOT YET

Pl. advice.

Cheers
V
I am in a similiar situation, flying on 7th dec, hence planning to apply for visa , i hope u should be ok

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Re: Oci status

Post by newc » Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:33 pm

barnsley11 wrote:
barnsley11 wrote:
newc wrote:
barnsley11 wrote:Date of application : 28th sep 2012.
method : by post to London
Acknowledgement :23 Oct 2012
Date of acknowledgement of my son application : 12 th Oct 2012.
Hi, Did you have any further update? Mine is the same i.e. ack on 23 oct 2012 but since then showing "under process" and nothing changed.[/quote



hi No i applied by post on 28sep , and it took them more than 3 week to acknowledge and my status is still same under process.
on other side my son oci is granted and printed on 2nd nov . we applied together but his application was acknowledged on 12 oct.
keep posted

my status changed to scanned on 7th nov

Hi, thanks mine got scanned today as well.

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Re: Oci status

Post by vikasvaish » Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:50 am

newc wrote:
barnsley11 wrote:
barnsley11 wrote:
newc wrote:
Hi, Did you have any further update? Mine is the same i.e. ack on 23 oct 2012 but since then showing "under process" and nothing changed.[/quote



hi No i applied by post on 28sep , and it took them more than 3 week to acknowledge and my status is still same under process.
on other side my son oci is granted and printed on 2nd nov . we applied together but his application was acknowledged on 12 oct.
keep posted

my status changed to scanned on 7th nov

Hi, thanks mine got scanned today as well.

My Status updated to Printed. So if its been dispatched this week or next week then i believe it would be just in time for my travel i.e. 6th December
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Photo/Signature at Mission : Scanned On 31-OCT-2012
Registration Status at Mission : Granted On 07-NOV-2012
Documents Printing Status PRINTED On 08-NOV-2012
OCI No. A1212617 Visa No. U1212617
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ): NEW DELHI On NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at LONDON NOT YET

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