Hi all, I am a british citizen and my wife is going to apply for ILR soon. She had given IELTS academic module for educational purpose which has expired now. Can someone guide as to which is the best and cheapest english exam to give for visa purpose ? there is a whole long list given and it is diff...

Hi, standard processing time varies. can take upto 6 months, mine took 2 months though which includes the x mas period. Not sure if they have the same day service but worth looking into. You can email them and explain your circumstances to going back to india soon, no harm in trying but doubt that e...

Yes you can sign where declaration is required. Do mention your relationship with baby i.e. father/mother of baby( name)...

You can do both at the same time at the birmingham consulate, unless rules have been changed in the last 3 3-4 months.I am not sure of the London Consulate( No experience of them). Hope it helps.

Hi, I have accquired british citizenship but my wife is still on indian passport/dependent visa and we have taken indian passport for my newborn son in Uk and eligible for both indian/british citizenship. While filling the form for ROA(right of abode) I am facing difficulty, firstly the form is not ...

Hi, I have accquired british citizenship but my wife is still on indian passport and we have taken indian passport for my newborn born in Uk and eligible for both indian/british citizenship. I wonder if it is possible to get british passport without naturalization or registration for my son and surr...

Hi All, I am going to apply for my newborn baby birth registration and indian passport at CGI Birmingham. Can anybody guide me as to how to upload photo of baby (in JPG format and less than 20kb) and signature of parents on birth registration form. Does CGI Birmingham take cash for fee if i go in pe...

please respond..seniors...thanks a lot

Hi, I am a british citizen, my wife an indian citizen on spouse visa in uk. Have had a baby born to us last month and we have started doing his paperwork. my baby is a british national i believe as he is born in uk to a british father, however we are applying for indian passport/nationality Can you ...

Hi all, Is uploading of a picture/photo on the OCI form a must? or can we simply affix a photo on the printed form? I have already submitted the form online but without a photo. Please advise regarding signature too? Can I sign once form is printed out or does it need to have en electronic signature...

Dear eashkuma4 and ric1982 Thank you guys for sharing your experience which is very valuable since very few people have an experience on this. Would like to ask you a few doubts- 1. Did you submit parents original passports when registering birth and applying for Indian passport of newborn child at ...

Hi All, I have recently applied for a surrender certificate and recieved it a few days ago, only to notice that my fathers surname is spelt wrongly!! Any ideas, how this could get changed. I have emailed them, but not sure whether they will reply back. The calling number is a premium line, which ann...

Thanks a lot for your reply. I believe my newborn should be qualifying as I have british nationality and my wife is Indian citizen and the child will be born in uk. we plan for an indian nationality with a right of abode in uk sticker on it. At a later stage we may get the child a british passport a...

seniors, would be most grateful for your help.

please reply anyone. Thanks

Hello everyone,

Can any one tell me the processing times for Right of abode certificate for baby if applied from UK and also if applied from India.

Thanks for your help

Thanks Vinny. Do I need some sort of clearance from UKBA that my new born son has not applied for british citizenship before I apply for Indian passport? Its unclear from the numerous posts. All I understand is that the new born is eligible to apply for indian passport based on mom being indian, but...

Hello All, I am a British citizen( obtained it recently) and my wife is an indian citizen on spouse dependent visa. I am aware that my new born son is eligible for british citizenship but I dont want him to have that( cause we plan to go back in a few years). Is it possible for me to apply for an in...

Thanks a lot for your reply. thats very helpful

cheers

Hello,

I wonder if someone could advise me on documents that are required for extension of spouse visa. I am on ILR at the moment.

Would greatly appreciate your help if any link/information could be posted, as I am unable to locate the necessary info on the website.

thanks for your help

Snowflake

Cheers Riversidecreations.

good luck.

Thanks Riverside creations.

But I thought it was after a certain date in august/september, not before..ru sure? my wife applied in june 2012..and got her visa in august2012.

R there certain hospitals designated for such x rays/tests, or any hospital x ray will do?

regards
Snowflake

My wife is leaving india on a spouse visa and coming to UK in a few days. does she need a chest X ray done or any other medical tests to obtain entry clearance on entering UK?

Please advise. as always, thankful for your help

Snowflake

Thanks Neeraj verma.

best wishes/regards
snowflake

Thanks sKAUR. been reading on here about ur case, Not fair. hope it gets sorted soon and u get to start ur family. Good luck.