any update guys ..please ? ..i still cant trace my application ...worried ...dont know if it is normal that they take time to enter applicant details in their system ...

Thanks

hi cool_guy2011

did you track your app status online ..how long did they take to display status online from the day they received the application.

Thank you

Thanks london2009uk hi, is it normal...i applied for surrendering my indian passport...it was received on 15/04/11. if i try look at online status of my application ...it says record doesnt exisit... dont know what is going ...any idea how long they take to update staus /record the information in th...

Thanks london2009uk...good stuff... the vfs websites says that An Entry Visa is granted for a specific purpose (short term courses and unpaid internships) or other non-business related purposes. An Invitation letter is required from concerned organisation/authorities in India. can i apply by post ? ...

thanks london2009uk.... so we are allowed to apply for visa when we apply for surrender certificate ..is that right ? please tell me...how long did it take to get it ? and how much did it cost ..did you apply after getting surrender certificate ? ..did you apply for that in hci or vfs ? 6 months ent...

Hi there …
Thanks for all for your help…i posted my application yesterday for surrendering Indian passport ..but didn’t realize that today (14/04) is vfs closed….just check the royal mail status …it says “attemptedâ€

Thanks modasu...you are a star...sorry it took sometime for me to understand this process....Thanks again

thanks krish.venugopal...i know i am confused terribly...
where is that online bit coming in ..where i have to register
https://passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIRegistrationG.jsp

these online register , vfs and hci ..these 3 are confusing me ...also any format for surrendering passports ?

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) taking...

Hello all, Just got uk passport & I am about to apply for OCI ..but totally confused by these 3 steps I visited the hci , London website …it says , I need to first register here 1) https://passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIRegistrationG.jsp ok I can do that … 2) some people say I need to go to VFS to...

Do you think , the notice they have given is fair ? a weekend.... it would have helped people if they had given enough notice...esp the people who have booked appointment on 22/11 (on or after the fee will increase)..and who came to know on 19/11/10 as they published on 19/11/10 if they had taken ba...

That is not fair....not enough notice....imagine someone had already posted the application yeasterday (b4 28 days) for ILR then what will happen to them....it is not fair ...it is going to confused people out there.... or if someone had chosen an immigration advisor to whom the applicant may have s...

any ideas guys please?

can someone help me understand this..?

John ...you asked to refer this link...but where does it rule come from ?


http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=64335

I mean of which website...i want to read the rule from ukba.homeoffice web site ....

Hello, I am going to apply for my ILR under WP category 5 years with the same employer. An OSIC advisor confused me. Can someone clarify this please. My wife and son got ILR last year and then she applied for child benefits and child tax credit based on her ILR. But in the application(child benefit ...