actually in India no one cares ....PIO / OCI / Visa / no Visa - you can do anything :lol: it is only after staying here in Western World the Indian people get very anxious about all the admin and legal processes in India. One needs to worry about what will happen in the UK because UK is so strict on...

Hello -
any recent experiences at hci london for OCI - how long it takes to get OCI? i dont have PIO card.


And is better to go for OCI or PIO? Someone told me that OCI is not legal yet for employment in India is it true?

raikal wrote:It looks like some one deleted it.

how do we restore the link ? It was really helpful sticky !!

The sticky looks to have been restored ....thanks...

any recent experiences at hci london for OCI - how long it takes to get OCI? i dont have PIO card.

I think what you have been looking for is this thread - http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=4779&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 I had bookmarked it 8) Not sure whether it works anymore.... It's a pity that the OCI thread here has been removed elsewhere. But as I said the earlier mess...

Thanks Sudeep

John - I tried that - the only results I get are follows. What about a big mega thread you guys had created? General UK Immigration forum Can someone help please.... General UK Immigration forum Sticky: TIMELINE AFTER APPLICATION SUBMISSION HERE, PLEASE? General UK Immigration forum my OCI applicati...

If I am not wrong there was an OCI thread with a lot of useful info on dates, rules etc. I tried to search it on the forum - can anyone locate that for me? Thanks in advance.

Thanks everyone for the help. Really useful info. I'll keep u posted on the events.

I think u r right. But many people told me that if i apply for PIO immediately upon return to India - I should be ok.

There is, however, a requirement by UK home office which u have agreed when applying for naturalisation i.e. to continue to make the UK as your home. Now if you have left so soon after applying and again just want to be here for passport purpose. I am not sure whether other members have picked upon...

Hi John - thanks very much. just spoke to my friend he has booked me a ceremony in the last week of March. And then I will apply for UK passport. Someone told me I can get 5 years visa for India and convert to a PI card once I am back to India. I am exploring that - with this I really dont have to s...

Great. will it be a problem that I hv to return to India immediately in a week. Is there any minimum time I need to spend in UK after I get passport.

thanks. i m from India. they dont allow dual nationality so I will have to forego it and take up an employment visa.

I am in a dilemma. i applied for naturalisation at NCS in jan. and got the approval last week. After I applied I left the UK within couple of days for my native country. I got a good job here now. I would like to stay here for couple of years. now that the approval has come thru (my friend in the UK...