well good luck with that. please make sure you provide proper indian bank account for refund and not NRE bank account. - Signed cancelled Cheque should be from same bank account. - You might need to provide Form 15G signed saying that you did not have any salary for financial year 2015-16. -You also...

i used the "gimp2" free software that does the size correction. You might lose pixels/resolution by Converting photo from pdf to jpeg. try jpeg scanning if possible.

On status enquiry page, pls put your british passport number and GBRL application number. This GBRL should be same as that of the application form which you submitted at VFS.

Write

"This is the true copy of the original".

Sign it and date it.

Hello all, Few queries on my OCI application- Current situation: Was born in India--> naturalized and got British passport --> Surrendered Indian passport and obtained surrender certificate. 1. Is surrender certificate sufficient proof of Indian origin? >>>Vfs will take both originals of surrender ...

I am planning to submit my application for a surrender certificate. I am planning to submit self address envelopes for the return of the documents. Can someone advise whether we need to submit to envelopes or just 1 i.e. does the surrender certificate and the passport come back in a single envelope...

IMHO you should be ok as you dont need to provide any Passport etc, if you have pan card, indian mobile number (for status update), UAN number, indian bank account ('not NRE account), , indian address, then it should not be a problem. Since nov 2015 pf withddrawal has become online process, you may ...

U cannot, just create a new fresh application

Just to let everyone know that this requirement & intention was explained at the ceremony I attended today. Everything that's now stated around this In the new AN form & guidance was also repeated. Thanks Char, did you apply through *new* combined naturalisation + passport service? In any case; Whe...

Dear Members, I have some queries regarding OCI application and would be nice to get urgent answer to below questions. My current status :I am born in India and had Indian passport, some days back I got British passport and recently done with my surrender certificate , my husband also Indian, he ha...

Is your father having indian passport now and in India?

Before 1947, there was no pakistan, bangladesh.

He is Indian for sure if you answered yes to my question.

Hi Id like to know if i need to surrender my Indian passport in uk, do i need to have a British passport n Oci? Thankd 1) Yes. Here is the wording from surrender application form Documents Required for Application: 1.Photocopy of British/Foreign Passport 2. Photocopy of Indian Passport with all use...

One more question - My Indian passport expires on 31-Aug this year, but my ILR is valid for about 8 more years. I am due to fly to India in a couple of weeks, returning 20th February. Will I have any problems considering that my Indian passport is valid for only about 6 months? Cheers, Ducky 1) Ple...

Please donot forget to bring your original marriage certificate, one of my friend was sent back by VFS for not carrying marriage certificate when he applied for his kid's OCI. Btw, may i know whats the confusion all about? yes, your son is eligible for oci because of you. At the minimum, you need fo...

just upload self attested docs as a safer option

Thanks Fay but cannot see where it is mentioned.. To use passport number.. And is it Indian passport number. It clearly says that "For applicants applying for Passport or Consular Services, please enter your passport/identity document number in the field ‘OCI Registration Number’." Pls mention your...

did they accepted your photos which were other than 51mm X 51mm?

vinny wrote:Should be ok.

thanks for providing the links, vinny

Yes he can travel on evisa with british passport. you can surrender indian passport within 3 years from your date of ceremony without incurring any penalty. (you cannot travel using indian passport after 90 days of ceremony) As your son is travelling to india on e-visa with british passport, then he...

Also see this post response from CR001.

http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... 01121.html

It should work. CR001, Does this mean that a child born outside UK from a non-EU country can come to UK as #visitor# and then apply for naturalisation if either of parents have British nationality? Have you got any links please? The poster is asking about a passport application, not registration as...

fbutt50 wrote:No need to panic because you can still use the old form up to 28 days. I filled old form when it was changed in November 2015 and HO accepted it

No fbutt50, you can only use old form up to 21 days (not 28 days) from date of publication of new updated form.

although UKBALoveStory response is a good workaround. Please be aware as per new rules, once you come to UK to attend citizenship ceremony, you need to handover your current UK BRP back within 5 days ; which means you can obviously return back to your country after attending ceremony (taking natural...

zahmed05 wrote:It varies but on average it's taking 25 days for applications via NCS. The one with less than a week are from new pilot scheme.

Normally within 1-2 weeks from the date when money is taken from your account.

I believe the intention would be for anyone who has naturalised to return the BRP so that they can destroy it securely. Just to let everyone know that this requirement & intention was explained at the ceremony I attended today. Everything that's now stated around this In the new AN form & guidance ...