Its good to have an apostilled birth certificate handy when dealing with Indian authorities in India. I then have it counter certified by the Indian consultate. Never had a problem in India with govt official in India.

An Aadhaar card is not proof of citizenship. You don't have to be a citizen to get one, just a resident for 182+ days. Good question though, I'm not sure if UDAI have thought of such a scenario to change citizenship details.

Follow the advice given here: https://www.vfsglobal.com/india/uk/NEW_Indian_Passport.html I am sure they would be able to make sense from the documents provided if the marriage certificate does not have your married surname. Maybe what you read was that the married surname has to be in the marriage ...

Hi All, I'm working in the UK and my family is living in the UK. My second baby was born here. Unfortunately, the visa is going to expire on Jan-21. I should travel before the visa expiry. Currently, the new born baby having the local council birth certificate. Due to the COVID issue - I'm unable t...

Do it now, and get the Surrender Certificate.

After you get the British Passport, apply for the OCI with the Surrender Certificate.

If the unique number can be Dear Friends, I am planning on applying for my OCI and figured out that the Naturalisation certificate has been divided into two pieces cutting through the emblem at the top. Is this a valid document or should i join them using a tape / laminate them? Apologies for postin...

You would have to ask him to legalise the divorce certificate for use in the UK. See this page: https://www.phclondon.org/consular/attestation/ to begin the process. The document would need to be certified as authentic, then certified by the Ministry of External affairs as bearing an authentic signa...

To grant a student visa, you must present yourself as a genuine student. If you have an intent to migrate, and the paperwork you present them suggests that, then they might not grant you a visa. What they look for: 1. Sufficient funds to live in Australia ($70 a day for the entire course + funds for...

They take the old Indian passports too if there are no valid visas inside.

Certified is not the same as apostilled. An apostilled document is at a higher level. Courts and public authorities in India have to accept an apostilled document by law - they don't have to accept a certified copy and can always reject it.

Have you done any research on what is required? A simple Google search would have answered quite a few of them. Not sure what you mean by "summer year" Read this first: https://www.vfsglobal.com/india/australia/oci_pio_service/Overseas_Citizen_of_India_OCI.html 1. You need to hold the OCI for 5 year...

Consider getting the birth certificate apostilled too.

Hi All, I had applied for Indian passport renewal for my 5yr old daughter last week (booked appointment via hcilondon and submitted all documents in hounslow centre). Today i got an email that police verificiation has been initiated for my India address. I wasnt expecting this because the address o...

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Ask your partner to provide proof.

You can apply for the visa. It will take a long time, Be prepared that you would have to provide a lot of documentation to support your visa request. Some tips to make it easier and preempt any requirements 1. You have adequate funds to cover the trip and wedding 2. You get a police clearance from t...

1. You can obtain the document on basis of one parent. If your father has a foreign passport use that one instead. 2. Use colour copies - many countries (such as Australia) only accept scanned coloured copies. 3. You would have to make an affidavit to attest that the signature has changed. She shoul...

You will first have to renounce her Indian citizenship. Make sure you get several notarised copies of her Indian passport before you hand it over during the process. Then you will need to apply for the OCI at the nearest FRRO office. See https://ociservices.gov.in/ After you get the OCI, you would t...

Best to contact the High Commission directly.

Have you seen this page: https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/page/trave ... istration/ ?

If you held an Indian passport at any time, you are classified as the "root".

You are the child's father, so please select that option.

Also, if you want to avoid hassles now or later down in life, I suggest you apostille the birth certificate.

Applying for a British passport from India. My daughter got a Naturalization certificate in November 2020. Now applying for a British passport from India. 1. Once we got a British passport we can travel to the UK without applying for OCI in India or not? 2. Indian passport expired in October 2020 a...

How did you go with the documents?

You could put your UK address down along with proof of residence in the UK. Ideally, if you get that proof attested by an Indian notary, it will speed things up as the Indian police would have to accept a notarial certification. If you are forced to put in the temporary Indian address, you could mak...

Interesting scenario. The Indian government OCI scheme is silent on multiple citizenships. You would have to ask the High Commission for advice. Please post their response here for the benefit of the community.

Hi Everyone I applied for passport reissue at CHI birhimgham on 12th Oct . My printable address is exactly as same as my last passport . Today I got an email that police verification has been initiated. Please suggest who will do the police verification on my behalf. I have mentioned the names of m...