[quote]:( :( :( :( :( Hi All, I sent my british passport for OCI stamping last wednesday. When HCI returned the document Royal mail lost the documents in transit i.e. My British passport and OCI booklet are now lost. I wrote mail to HCI this morning and they asked me to send the copy of the British ...

[quote="sanjaysheth"]Sorry to hear that. Did the HCI send your documents back via Special Delivery? You have plenty of time to get a replacement British passport - you can get one in one day if you book an appointment and pay the fees although you have time to just get one in the standard 10 days: h...

:( :( :( :( :( Hi All, I sent my british passport for OCI stamping last wednesday. When HCI returned the document Royal mail lost the documents in transit i.e. My British passport and OCI booklet are now lost. I wrote mail to HCI this morning and they asked me to send the copy of the British passpor...

Fantastic!!

Thanks for your support and responses.

The application has been placed today .. fingers crossed.

Thanks for your response. I did make arrangements for applying for Naturalisation, however I had a bit of of doubt in my mind that may be she needs to be here as a spouse of british citizen for three years before applying. So am i right in saying that one can become naturalised as British Citizen if...

My wife has come to the UK in may 2008 ... however she was on a work permit till Dec 2010.. She converted to a spouse visa in Dec 2010 and got her ILR in Dec 2012. I am currently a british citizen after acquiring citizenship in Sept 2012. based on my current citizenship does it mean that my wife can...

Application Timeline Eligibility criteria: ; 5 years (work permit, HSMP, Tier 1) + 1 year ILR Method of application: NCS (Sutton) Date of application: 7th September 2012 Date of receipt by UKBA: 10th September 2012 Date of debit of fees: 11th September 2012 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15th S...

Hi, I am currently on ILR in the UK and my spouse is on FLR. We are planning to go to spain (gran canaria) this december. I am already holding a schengen visa which is valid till March 2012. I need to get a Schengen Visa for my spouse. 1.The tourist visa section on the VFS site says it needs a lette...

Hello people, I am applying for ILR in the next week, however I came to know today that i cannot be apply my wife as a dependant because she is not in UK for 2 years as my dependant (though she was in the UK for more than 3 years) Her current visa as my dependant is valid until Jan 2013 so does it m...

Thanks guys... that link was quite handy ... and it finally made me feel that this is something that i should be worried about...

Hi Everyone, I am applying for ILR in the next couple of weeks and realised that the B3 qualifications in section 9 in form SET(O) -page 19 doesnt cater the criteria for HSMP applicants with bachelors degree who switched (extended their stay) to Tier 1 General between 31st March 2009 and 06th April ...