Hi, i am applying for OCI sticker transfer for my child who has just been issued a new brtish passport. I am travelling to India end July and i am not sure if i will be able to get the OCI sticker transferred (OCI misc. services) in this time frame. Is it possible for my child to use the OCI sticker...

Hi I had applied for a family OCI (2 adults and a child) in December and the OCI approval has come through. I am actually in India at the moment while my wife and son are back in the UK. Is it possible to send my wife and son's passports for OCI stamping although the 3 of us applied for OCI as a fam...

Hi All, I plan to submit my OCI Application in person next week, as I am told it will be quicker then posting it. Just wanted to check the documents required when submitting in person and also had a question regarding non-english/hindi marriage certificate: Self: 1. Two sets of completed form Part A...

Hi,

I am contemplating working in Australia. have over 10 years of work experience in the IT/Telecoms industry with an MS and am a British Citizen.

What visa subclass can i apply under? do i need to first line up a job and then apply for the visa?

Hi, my wife and myself acquired british citizenship back in 2008. and obtained PIO soon after. we would now like to apply for OIC but are confused about the surrender certificate. we don't have a surrender certificate as these were issued after 2009, do we need to obtain one before applying for OIC....

will do. thanks for all the advice.

so i should declare them in the census, but i dont need to declare them to the council, correct?

the council tax for a residence with 2,3,4 or more people is that same, correct?

thanks for your quick reply, do i need to declare their presence to my local council - i am a home owner. do i need to declare their presence to any other body? Are you claiming single person's council tax discount? Are you receiving rent from the lodgers? Are you receiving any benefits? Are they s...

thanks for your quick reply,

do i need to declare their presence to my local council - i am a home owner.


do i need to declare their presence to any other body?

Hello, i have received the census form for 2011 which needs to be filled by 27/03/11. I have 2 relations (studying) staying with me in my house, they are just staying and not paying guests are anything like that. They will be returning to their native countries at the end of their 1 year course Do i...

thanks for all the information and clarifications.

much appreciated!!

thanks for the reply, you mean to say if my friend applies on the 20th of january 2010, he can apply for citizenship under the old rules, and hence the probabtionary rule does not apply to him. is the july 2013 date on the home office website when you say the 28th days rule does not apply to citizen...

hello, when do the changes to british citizenship application start. my friends are eligible for citizenship on the 18th of february 2010 and hence can make the application on the 18th of january (one month before). as per the uk border agency website, the new rules (one year probabion citizenship) ...

is it possible for me to apply for child benefit for my son who is still out side the UK? my son was born in india 4 months back. we have just received the baby's passport and birth registration certificate from the british high commission. my son is going to be here end of december. if i can get th...

i think one should be eligible as the children are of indian origin

thanks for the replies,

so if the child is being rendered stateless, then the child can acquire british citizenship through the discretionary powers of the secretary of state, correct?

Hi, If one's parents are british citizens by descent and the child is born outside of the UK, then the child is not entitled to british citizenship, is that correct? however if the child is born in a country where he/she can not acquire the citizenship by birth, then would the child not be left with...

Hello, My wife is a british citizen holding a PIO card. my wife is planning to give birth to our baby in india. she plans to stay in india for 8 months. My understanding is that on a PIO card she can only stay for upto 6 months at any one time in india. what happens in case she overstays? i guess sh...

thanks for the explanations john.

thanks for the reply John, that is an interesting fact which i did not know about. yes, me and my wife are both citizens after getting naturalised a few years back. so the citizenship/nationality is passed on to our child. however if we were citizens by birth (descent) then our child would not be br...

Hello, My wife (UK national + PIO card holder ) plans to go for her delivery to India and would like to spend her maternity leave there. I imagine that she is going to be in india in excess of 6 months. Our child on account of being born to british parents will be british. correct? i guess we can ap...

Hello, My wife recently btained a british passport. we are planning to go to india in mid-april. i think it will be a race against time applying for PIO or OIC. what i thought was my wife can apply for PIO card and then same day apply for the indian visa. this way the PIO card will be in the process...

here is the timeline for my wife date of application - 31st of march 2007 citizenship ceremony invitation received - july 2007 ( we had moved addresses, hence the citizenship ceremony - september 2007 application for passport - 16th feb interview for passport - 6th march receipt of old passport + na...

thanks for the response steve.

i got a letter for an interview, booked an appointment for next week, availability for appointments is good.

the guy from the home office (?) said that it would take upto 5 working days for the passport after the interview and upto 3 weeks for the indian passport.

third wave I need my new passport sooner rather than later as I need to apply for an OCI card, which I understand can take months and I am due to travel to India in a few months time.. why dont you apply for a PIO card, the embassy processes PIO cards in 3 weeks or you can apply for an indian visa a...