Hi Vishal, Did you had any resolution for your situation. Do you still hold any bank account in India, if so what is the address on it and on which address do you get your statements, chequebook, debit cards etc delivered in India, you may be able to use that as proof of address and give your sister...

Hi, For updating UK passport details everytime using the free service upto the age of 20 years, you get the same message and the OCI booklet remains the same unless you opt for the paid service to get new OCI book. So just take the OCI book you have along with new passport and also carry the printou...

Hi Gulz,

From my experience, you only need self attested photocopy of naturalization certificate, not original.

Totally agree, some people are just not good at keeping copies/maintaining records in this technologically advanced age..

Thanks Mauser1905 and Ban.s for your reply.

She will get custody letter back from tax office in few weeks and then will be able to read what it says on it.
Unfortunately she didn't kept a copy with her....

In the meantime, she has applied for her OCI and will sort out her minor child at later date.

Hi, I am helping my friend to fill her OCI form. She is divorced from her husband and is applying for OCI based on her surrender certificate for herself and their minor child. In this case, does both mother and father (even if divorced) has to sign in part B for minor or just mother has to sign. The...

Hi, Can someone please guide in the case to obtain PIO based on father in law for person born as British citizen. Father/mother's previous nationality Indian, now British but no proof of Indian citizenship available for them, not even their Indian passport copies or details are available. Hence what...

Well nobody seems to have any ideas to share, can the moderators please guide me in this matter.

Thanks

For place of issue, I just put it as 'UK' as the passport says issued by 'IPS' but it can be any of the passport office in UK.

For visible mark, its an old question which appears in almost all Indian forms, just put down as NONE, nobody is going to check it physically.

Hi, Myself, my wife and my son became British in May 2010 and I cancelled all 3 Indian passport on the counter at Birmingham by paying £14 for each passport, applied for OCI on same counter and got our OCI. In those days Indian passports were cancelled by CGI Birminghan, not outsourced to VFS. My qu...

Hi, I just have a question regarding OCI. If the father has already got his OCI based on his old Indian passport and now when his UK born childrens and grand childrens apply for OCI, along with full birth certificate, do they have to again attach photocopies and send original father's old Indian pas...

Hi,

Can someone guide me, to apply for OCI at London, do we need to provide 2 sets of form and photocopy of documents and how many photos in total including those attached to form do we need.

Thanks

I sent my britsh passport, self addressed envelope and printout of online status enquiry to consulate in Birmingham 20 Augusta street jewellery quarters

I think the website says to send original fee receipt as well with your above documents....

Hi, does anyone have the format for affidavit for my friends case case where he was born in India, but travelled on mother's passport long time ago to UK and eventually got British citizenship and his 1st ever passport was a Uk passport, he never held Indian passport in his name. The mother's passpo...

Hi all, This forum has helped me to find answers some of my questions and would like to share my timelines as below. NCS or Postal: NCS Oldham Date of submission : 01 March 2010 Received at HO: 02/03/10 CRITERIA - 5 YR HSMP + 1 YR ILR Date of debit of debit/credit card: 07 March 2010 Date of receipt...

Hi, I am in confusion about photo specification for OCI. London website says 51mm * 51 mm photo and Birmingham website says 35mm * 35 mm. Now where the hell in the UK is anybody going to get 51*51mm photos done, I don't know. Also UK passport spec are different than 35*35mm. Whenever I apply, will b...

anybody with some answers please.

Hi, I am on WP with 5years + 1 year ILR. Me, my wife and my son (born in UK before getting ILR) are going to apply for BC by end of Feb. My querries are 1> My wife has stopped working since 2007 after having son, so in her AN form what details should be written regarding to employment, employer's ad...

sktuk wrote:Hi Valsad,

Can you let me know the date of Visa Entry clearance Originally issued in 2004 and date of entry to UK please?

I have a gap of 7 weeks between the date and now applied for ILR by post..

Regards,
Maha

EC on 02/03/2004
First Entry to UK on 27/03/2004

Kindly tell me about parking near PEO Liverpool. My friend have an appointment next week and planning to go by car. NCP car park in Rumford Street, postcode L2 8SZ. Just 1 minute walking distance from Reliance House. If this car park is full, there are other car parks just before reaching this Rumf...

Can someone please help me with my questions in filling tax credit form as a fresh claim. My background. Me, my wife and my son(born in UK) got ILR in Feb'09. Now I am filling in Tax credit form TC600. Question 1.8 says ' Have you been subject to immigration control in the last three months?' Answer...

Goodfun, Here are my timelines to understand 28 days rule. Entry Clearence from Mumbai - 02/03/2004 valid until 02/03/2006. Entered FIRST time in UK on 27/ 02 / 2004 (25 days after EC) HSMP extension from 02/03/2006 until 02/03/2009. (So my 5 years completes on 27/03/2009). Earliest possible date (...

Valsad, Congratulations and thanks for sharing your experience. I was talking to a friend today who said that anyone who came to UK before 2006, when they changed ILR requirements from 4 years to 5 years, can apply for an ILR in 4 years. Did you look into this? Thanks Currently it is not possible t...

nnj10, I am not sure about applying in person for Tier 1 because I never looked into that matter, sorry can't help you. Tech, the receptionist asked me that do I have proof of economic activity for all 5 years. the case worker first asked me for employment letter and she quickly looked at start and ...

Yesterday I went to PEO Liverpool and got my ILR (exactly 28 days before completing 5 years in UK). First of all, thanks a lot to members of the forum and doing a great job in sharing experience and views. My background. HSMP (2 + 3 years) Arrived in UK in March 2004 Total about 50 days absence duri...