Can anyone who has already applied for OCI/ received the OCI successfully share their experience in terms of photocopies that we need to submit. While the list is quite clear i am not sure whether we need to submit B&W or colour photocopies? >>> Two sets of application is desirable, no need for colo...
>>I am planning to travel India after ceremony as I don't have enough time to apply for British Passport and Indian Visa, People discussed this topic but still the thing is not clear what to do when returning back to UK Airport.>> There is no right way I have said this on this forum time and again. ...
I am presumimg there are two different applications, its possible that they have been dealt with separately. Best to wait for another week before calling them.
>>1. Section 5 which is related to "place of naturalization". It just says "home office London". In this case, do I need to fill place as London or my county where I got the certificate? Write just that - home office London >>2. Section 9 - declaration. In signature box - it marks as "Put date in bo...
>>One more question please and please excuse my ignorance but I've never applied to VFS by post before. Can I just send a normal A4 envelope with my postal application for return of documents or does it need to be a special Royal mail envelope? Same with sending the application?>> Its not rocket sci...
>How about Surrendering Indian Passport and Applying for Indian VISA (1 Year Visa) ? As most probably I will be returning back after 5-6 months , Can I apply OCI from (Delhi) India and then return back ? Evrything is worth a try but as said before, youre trying hard to make the situation complex. Ch...
Good try in making the situation more complex. Decide your priorities. Keep it simple, do not try and save money and get 'more heartaches' and ' uncertainities'* If you have had your interview, you should get your UK passport in 5 working days. You should ideally then surrender your Indian PP( appl...
This info is from the website, so you would have looekd at it anyway.
SC takes 7-10 days, OCI will take about 8 wks, on postal application. This is standard. If you apply in person this decreases by2-4 wks as the maximum delay is in registering.
>> Is there any way that I can apply for surrender certificate and OCI at the same time? The reason I'm asking is that I may need to travel to India on short notice due to a family issue>> Usually not possible but worth a try, however you will need to go personally to VFS >>If not then I intend to a...
>>To summarise and correct me if I am wrong: 1) I can use Indian passport to enter India during grace period (even if I claim British citizen on Indian landing card) 2) I can use British passport to enter UK and if asked why there is no exit stamp from India I can show my Indian passport which I hav...
The only option without OCI is the one you mentioned.
Apply for OCI as soon as you get British PP. Turaround time if done in person is 4 wks, so it should be ready by the time you return after your first visit. Only other option is to apply for OCI in person from Delhi, India while you are there.
He will have to have the following- 1.Applicants who have ever held an Indian Passport but are unable to produce the same for surrender for any reason (loss/misplacement/submitted to UK Home Office long time back) are required to furnish a notarised affidavit in original (if Passport is already expi...
