MY TIMELINE: Applied At HCI London (in person) Applied On 11-APR-2011 Photo/Signature Scanned On 12-APR-2011 Registration Status Granted On 12-APR-2011 Documents Printing Status PRINTED Documents Printed On 22-APR-2011 Documents Dispatched to Concerned Mission/Office on 28-APR-2011 Documents ...

shajacksha wrote:Congrats krish. Going by your timeliness it takes a 7 days.

Thanks

Thanks krish. Keep us updated with the progress. Hi, Checked this morning, looks like things are speeding up, my document status is now printed.. Date Of Acknowledgment 11-APR-2011 Photo/Signature Scanned On 12-APR-2011 Registration Status Granted On 12-APR-2011 Documents Printing Status PRINTED ...

Hello, I have applied for myself and my family on 07/04/2011 at HCI London in person. The status says following for all of the reference numbers: Photo/Signature Scanned On 08-APR-2011 Registration Status Granted On 08-APR-2011 Documents Printing Status NOT PRINTED Documents Dispatched to Concerned ...

thanks shajacksha... i am still confused ...so where does it online bit comes in .. are you saying ... 1)do register online ..part a 2) print off the application where i need to fill part b by hand and send that to vfs along with all the required docs 3) they will send the SC to my address 4 ...

Hi, Apologies if this question has been asked before, can someone confirm if PART B is common to all applicants if applying as a family and only PART A needs to be separate for each applicant? Will just the first page of the British passport where the photo is present should do? Do we need to take a ...

Finally got it corrected. The correction took exactly 7 working days. The whole surrender certificate process took 17 working days. Now to the next step. OCI. After submitting the certificate for correction, did you ring them to find out if they have it ready? I have submitted mine, they mentioned ...

Finally got it corrected. The correction took exactly 7 working days. The whole surrender certificate process took 17 working days. Now to the next step. OCI. After submitting the certificate for correction, did you ring them to find out if they have it ready? I have submitted mine, they mentioned ...

Hi, They gave me back a photo copy of the surrender certificate when I submitted for correction, hold on to your payment receipt that is what they ask for. After a week I had a call from them stating that its ready for collection, I ended up at the VFS office and the guy in the counter said my ...

Hi, Can you pls tell how long it will take for surrender certificate to be issued if we applied in person at vfs in London?. It is more than a week for me now and the web site still says as processing. Usually takes about 5-7 working days, After waiting for 8 working days and checking the web site ...

Hi, I had applied for surrender certificate for my kid, wife and myself. It took 12 working days for VFS in London to issue the surrender Certificate, and to my dismay all the certificates had mistakes like wrong date for passport issuance, Fathers name misspelt. Our names are correct, our passport ...

I have a qquestion on a similar front. Once I acquire British citizenship does my Indian passport need to be surrendered before applying for a British passport? Will I not have to send them my Indian passport when applying for a British one? I applied for my British passport first and then ...

Hi, I had applied for surrender certificate for my kid, wife and myself. It took 12 working days for VFS in London to issue the surrender Certificate, and to my dismay all the certificates had mistakes like wrong date for passport issuance, Fathers name misspelt. Our names are correct, our passport ...

Can we use this service for booking in person ILR appointments? If you read through the link, you will see that it directs you to another link, as to which type of applications are catered for. :roll: Hi, Thanks for that I went through the link http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/contact ...

Can we use this service for booking in person ILR appointments?

http://hcilondon.in/passport.php A new passport can be issued on the expiry, or up to one year before expiry of any passport - this applies for passports with 10 year validity, I guess the same holds good for the childs passport as well (short validity 5 years), More details on the website. Your ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1190467/Smiths-goodbye-offer-A-limit-immigrants-allowed-stay.html >> A limit is finally to be placed on the number of non-European Union immigrants allowed to settle permanently in Britain. In her final act before standing down, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith ...

Yes I am in UK on WP

Thanks a lot dingdon I went through the link >> Points-based calculator - your attributes points total is 75 English language The table shows all of the qualifications you entered earlier in the qualifications section. If your qualification meets the English language requirement, choose Select and ...

Hi I am Planning to Apply for Tier1 Visa, I am currently in the UK. I have done my Bachelors degree from Bangalore University India, I think this comes up in the PBS Calculator provided by the BIA web site. http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/infs/inf21pbsgeneralmigrant The above link states ...

Hi, Shortage link http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/workingwithus/mac/uklist Having looked at the shortage link, there is no mention of Information Technology does this mean that if some one is working in the IT industry and needs a WP (Tier2) extension in future this ...

Thanks all, I think she came in to the country initially on a WP, later due to some problems that company had to close down and she had to return back to her country of origin, she i think was sent a P45 from her first company. She used the same WP Visa to get back into the country and then her new ...

Thanks,

One need not worry about the status before the WP, and once she completes her 5 year stay on WP she can apply for ILR provided she fulfils that 5 year continues stay criteria.

Is my understanding correct.

Cheers

Could someone please reply.

Hi, Question for a friend of mine, If one has come into the country illegally and later obtained a WP/HSMP and stayed on legally and on completing 5 years and then applies for ILR will the Home Office verify her previous records? Or will they consider the period of stay only from the WP/HSMP start ...