I am impressed too. I took just about 30 days. Submitted in person at London 22nd July and processed documents arrived in London on 20th Aug. I will have to collect in the next few days. Thanks for everyone for all the help and advice. bbkaran Very impressed with the speed of processing at HCI Londo...

Hi HCI website has supporting documents for (a) persons born in India. However, there is no (b) for persons born outside India. What are the supporting documents required for minor PIO card holders, when applying for OCI as a family? It may have already been posted but I couldnot search properly. Co...

Unfortunately, I still have no luck with the online application form. After several attempts I thought I was getting somewhere. In the last attempt I filled form-a for all four but the summary page showed only for three of my family members (mine is not shown). In another attempt I managed to get to...

thanks again. what about the photos? In part-a there appears to be an option to upload photo. what happens if you upload and what is the consequence if you dont? would uploading photo makes it any simpler? Bbkaran No it doesnt come through email. it is a long waiting game if submitted in Post, rough...

thank you very much. Does the acknowledgment come through the email? I have not received any so I suppose I can fill new one. Another question: Should I complete form-A and form-B online? Or just form-A online and print the rest. Thanks Bhaski Okay, I now understood your problem I am exactly in the ...

Thanks for the tip. This does work. It showed the other relevant buttons. Another difficulty though is that I entered all details for four family members for form-A and put in additional details for Form-B too (I think). When I pressed the submit button, I was taken to the main page. As if everythin...

Hi all, It appears that I am the only one experiencing this difficulty: Filled in Form-A for myself. When I chose to register for the family members and clicking the appropriate button for their relationship with me, I don't see any button like "submit" or "next" to progress to the next pages. I tri...

Hi all,

My daughters both hold PIO cards. I would like to apply OCI cards for them. What supporting documents needed? Is it cheaper (fees)?

Thanks

bbkaran

Hi all, I need to surrender my and my wife's Indian passports to get surrender certificate? If I submit application(s) in person, can I get the certificate(s) the same day? Would it take too long if I submit by post? The website claims it will take about 10 working days for the applications submitt...

Hi all, I need to surrender my and my wife's Indian passports to get surrender certificate? If I submit application(s) in person, can I get the certificate(s) the same day? Would it take too long if I submit by post? The website claims it will take about 10 working days for the applications submitte...

Thanks to both asim and jambo. very helpful. Naturalisation for adults and registration for kids! I just checked the Form AN. It is true it mentions MN1 for kids. I completely missed it. The fee documents shows a different form for children because for children there is different form. :cry: is ther...

The fee documents shows a different form for children because for children there is different form. :cry: is there anyway we can rank the answers to reflect their usefulness? I actually want the above reply hidden, as this does not serve any purpose. The question is what is the form for children wh...

Hi, My wife and I are applying for naturalisation as British Citizens using "Form AN". We would like to include our daughter as well. Should we use the Form AN again? Or there is a separate form for minor children? The fee document provides the fee for husband and wife applying together using Form A...

1) Do I have to surrender my Indian Passport as soon as I become British Citizen? Or
2) As soon as I receive my British Passport?

I am trying to plan the gap between British citizenship and British passport and hence Indian visas to travel to India.

Thanks

bbkaran

Thank you very much. Will start collecting the required documents for the settlement. bbkaran When your wife was granted ILR, she ceased to be your "dependant". Since that day, she has been "independent" of you from an immigration perspective. So whatever you may wish to do now or in future will hav...

I have now decided to apply for British Citizenship. I have ILR and my wife has ILR as my dependant. The question is If I become British Citizen, how this would affect my wife's ILR staus? Would she become an independent ILR permit holder? Thanks bbkaran 1) We have two daughters. My elder daughter h...

Thanks Sushdmehta, I have one more question: Is travelling to / out of India with an Indian passport with the remaining validity of 2-4 months an issue? Thanks 1. Whether you can withdraw the application or not can only be answered by HCI. 2. As for travelling to / out of UK with a passport that may...

Hi all, Could someone please answer these questions? Have I posted in the wrong group? Thanks I did manage to speak to HCI in London. As it was suggested, I was told that they need clearance from HCI in Wellington without which they can't issue a new passport. They can't give any timeline either. I ...

I did manage to speak to HCI in London. As it was suggested, I was told that they need clearance from HCI in Wellington without which they can't issue a new passport. They can't give any timeline either. I have another question: My current passport (currently with HCI in London) expires in April 201...

Hi all,

Thanks for this info. I just tried to call the phone number given to me to call and check. It is always engaged. So how do we get in touch with HCI in Loondon? Do they have email? Could someone let me know what it is?

Thanks

bbkaran

Hi guys, I submitted an application to re-issue my passport that was about to expire after 10 years at the high commission of India in London on 3rd October. I was told to collect the new passport on 10th October. However, I received a call from high commission today informing that my passport will ...

"It does not make sense for someone who worked in English speaking countries for more than 10 years (NZ and UK) and writes research articles in international journals in English to take this test." This won't give you exemption to the Life in the UK test. It isn't a test of your level of the Englis...

Thanks again. The link suggests: "If your English skills are below ESOL Entry 3 level (or Intermediate 1 level in Scotland), you must take this course and obtain a relevant qualification before you apply." What is ESOL entry 3 level? Could any college assess and provide certificate? thanks bbkaran ...

See also routes to eligibility . Thanks again. The link suggests: "If your English skills are below ESOL Entry 3 level (or Intermediate 1 level in Scotland), you must take this course and obtain a relevant qualification before you apply." What is ESOL entry 3 level? Could any college assess and pro...

Hi all, Not sure if I should create a new topic. Apologies in case I shouldn't have. 1) We, the parents, and child (three of us in total) have "Indefinite Leave to Remain" stamped on our passports. 2) What are the steps leading to British Citizen and eventually passport? I was told we need to do som...