Thanks for the response.
update: we were about to submit a new application but consulate have now decided to issue new visas free of charge. we will submit the passports tomorrow. fingers crossed.

but can a second visa application be submitted whilst the first one is valid?

e.g current valid visa from 15th May to 30th June

can i apply for a second visa from 1st July to 15th July?

if so, do i need to apply for new visa from 15th May to 15th July?

or from 1st July to 15th July?

I live in UK and I will be taking my parents (indian national) for holidays in Europe when they visit me in the summer. We intend to make 3 trips from the UK and accordingly requested multiple entry visa from Italian consulate in India. My parents have received multiple entry visas, starting from th...

Thanks

Schengen visa form template is same for all 26 countries e.g. http://www.conslondra.esteri.it/NR/rdonlyres/3F1E85FC-3DBC-4295-BAD5-B0F7FB532FD6/0/Applicationform_new.pdf 34. Personal data of the family member who is an EU, EEA or CH citizen Surname First name(s) Date of birth Nationality Number of t...

Helping parents to complete the schengen visa form Question 34 and 35 in the form ask for details about the family member who is an EU citizen and relationship to the citizen. I am an EU citizen so I will provide my details in section 34 However my parents are not dependant on me – so do they need t...

thanks. I will go with the dummy date of 1/Jan/1900

@Poonam - could you post the link to the guideline that mentions about this? I think I have missed it.

I am trying to fill the online visitor visa application form for my parents. in the family details section - the form asks for applicant's father and mother's date of birth. both my mother and father don't know the dates of their parents. these fields are mandatory and only a date can be entered. Q:...

Santosh, if you have collected your OCI today, could you please share your experience? My document has reached so I am planning to visit tomorrow or day after. Below are the timelines Applied at HCI in person 27/5/2013 Acknowledged on 27/5/2013 Documents printed on 18/6/2013 Dispatched from Delhi 21...

Hello Santosh, Has your OCI been dispatched from Delhi and/or Reached London? My application was approved on 18th June but not yet dispatched so thought of checking with you. EDITED 23/6/2013 - The status has changed and I can see documents dispatched from Delhi on 21/6/13, so hopefully they will be...

[quote="eashkuma4"]The Site goes down quite often, I checked just now and it is working Between- the status shows as "under Process ON", do any one what happens after this? Will it appear in a way that the documents scanned, granted, etc? or all at one time it appears as Documents received at London...

do you receive status update sequentially for each stage? looking at previous posts, it seems HCI scan the photo/signature normally within 2 weeks but I can't see any status change for almost 3 weeks now. applied in person at HCI oci on 27th May current online status - UNDER-PROCESS ON anyone applie...

may i suggest we just stick to timelines onto this thread and use the other generic OCI thread (in the sticky) for discussions?

indeed bit odd.

happened to me. infact i didn't notice this issue until i submitted the application at HCI :-( I thought that i forgot to update wife's detail (which was unusual coz I reviewed the details prior to online submission). anyway, now i have submitted the application at HCI so i am not going to waste my ...

Submission (@ VFS Goswell Road): 16th May, Thu Processed and Sent to HCI: 16th May, Thu Certificate issued: 20th May, Mon Ready for collection@VFS: 21st May, Tue Quite surprised to find the passport returned without corners clipped and any cancellation stamp. I presume records have been updated othe...

Application Type: 2 New adult passports Method of application: Postal Date of application: 25th April Date application received by IPS: 26th April Date fees taken: 26th April Date of SMS acknowledgement: 29th April Date of return of documents: 8th May Date of receipt of interview letter: 4th May Dat...

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs (HSMP/Tier1 ) + 1 Yr ILR - joint application Method of application: NCS Date of application: 11 Feb 2013 Date of receipt by UKBA: 12 Feb 2013 Date of debit of fees: 14 Feb 2013 (credit card payment) Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16 Feb 2013 (issued on 14 Feb 2013) Da...

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs (HSMP/Tier1 ) + 1 Yr ILR - joint application Method of application: NCS Date of application: 11 Feb 2013 Date of receipt by UKBA: 12 Feb 2013 Date of debit of fees: 14 Feb 2013 (credit card payment) Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16 Feb 2013 (issued on 14 Feb 2013) Da...

The guide says to count the days excluding the departure and arrival days. I went to France on 26 Jan 2012 and returned back on 27 Jan 2012 so excluding departure and arrival days, absence count is 0 do i need to report this in the AN form and mention days absent as 0 or can i exclude reporting this...

You got ILR on 20.04.12. There is no 28 days leeway for Citizenship applications. So the earliest you can apply is 20.04.13, but as that is a Saturday, effectively your earliest date in Monday 22.04.13. John - in this instance the earliest application date means the date application received by UKB...

[quote="sushdmehta_fan"] In my case: I also came to know what a referee wrote about me, I should not have chosen her as my refere, I think in the hindsight. I think it was inadvertent disclosed to me by sar caseworker.[/quote] do HO always contact the referees or is it only case by case basis? also ...

thank you. I will check with my local NCS.

I received my ILR on 18th Jan 2012 - could you advise if it will be ok for me to submit the application at NCS on 17th Jan 2013 so that UKBA receives it on 18th Jan 2013? I was out of the UK from 22nd Jan 2008 - so to meet the residence requirements, UKBA need to receive my application by 21st Jan 2...