Hi there, My Indian passport is expiring on 7th Mar 2013 and due a personal reason I need to travel to India urgently. When I spoke to HCI, they said I need the validity of the passport for 6 months to travel. I have got ILR stamped on my passport. One of friends managed to travel with their son's ...

Hi Just a question regarding documents needed for OCI. Do we need birth certificate as well for OCI application? Vfs website mentions it under "other necessary documents" Surrender certificate should be enough to prove Indian origin. Can people who have recently got oci please clarify if vfs asked ...

Hi there, I'm going to India next week on 'Entry Visa'. I'm thinking of submitting OCI application at the local passport office there. Just want to know if my brother collects it for me when it's ready and sends it to me (to my European address) via courier, would I be breaking any law? Is it illeg...

Hi all I have just surrendered my indian passport today and I intend to apply for the OCI once I receive the surrender certificate. However, I have already booked my tickets for 2nd week of Jul and am pretty sure I wont be able to get the OCI in time for my trip. Hence, I have decided to go for a t...

OCI applied/inprocess planning to travel to india what is best to do is any way rest of OCI (sticker booklet can be done in india) while we visit india on visit visa ? How long are you gone for? VFS told me that they would hold the application/booklet for minimum of 8 weeks after it comes from Indi...

Hello all helpful people, I am about to apply for OCI for the family, and looking at the Postoffice website, the Special Delivery prepaid envelopes are only available in packet of 5s. Has anyone bought smaller quantities before, and where do I get one from? How many do I need anyways for me and my ...

Both Royal Mail Special delivery and Dx couriers are quite safe. The only difference is the cost. You can buy a special delivery envelope with a 500 gm stamp for 7 pounds while Vfs dx courier charge is 14.98. If you have to submit original docs then you need 2 envelopes so any cost get doubled. Bes...

Hi tier1check, VFS process is quite painful. I waited to hear from them (SMS/Email) if I had to go to VFS to give the passport for the U Sticker. However they didn’t send me anything so my wife went to give the passport with printout of the status page along with 3 (1 for each applicant) Royal mail...

Application Method to HCI: VFS/Hounslow Application Posted On : 19-03-2015 (2 adult + 1 Child) Registration Status at Mission: LONDON Originals Received: 30/3/15 Documents Printing Status: Under Process Documents Submitted: [1] Copy of British Passport [2] Naturalisation Certificate [Original + Cop...

Last week I applied for OCI from VFS/Honslow and they raised a possibility that requirement for passport U sticker might be done away with in next couple of week (not sure though). I suggest you can apply for OCI from London and go on your visit. Even if HCI requires you to get passport sticker in c...

Application Method to HCI: VFS/Hounslow Application Posted On : 19-03-2015 (2 adult + 1 Child) Registration Status at Mission: LONDON Originals Received: 30/3/15 Documents Printing Status: Under Process Documents Submitted: [1] Copy of British Passport [2] Naturalisation Certificate [Original + Copy...

Without going into much detail, my wife, out of her naive stupidity, ripped my British Naturalisation Certificate. I have already had my British passport interview, so am assuming that my British passport is on its way. Next step is to renounce Indian citizenship. Does anyone know if I need the ori...

Quick Update, I too got a reply mail from UKBA stating that PBS printout is sufficient. So it is not required to get NARIC letter if the degree is recognised in PBS and points are awarded. Hi prasad, could you please forward me the email which you got from HMRC ( atul_temp@forward.cat ) . I have ma...