OCI Timeline for Application of 1 child (Miscellaneous Service For OCI Reissue) VFS Center: London Goswell Road Application Date: 02/05/2019 Date of acknowledgement: 03/05/2019 Original docs Received: NA Documents Printing Status: 07/05/2019 Dispatched From NEW DELHI: 07/05/2019 Document received A...

OCI Timeline for Application of 1 child (Miscellaneous Service For OCI Reissue) VFS Center: London Goswell Road Application Date: 02/05/2019 Date of acknowledgement: 03/05/2019 Original docs Received: NA Documents Printing Status: 07/05/2019 Dispatched From NEW DELHI: 07/05/2019 Document received At...

OCI Timeline for Application of 1 child (Miscellaneous Service For OCI Reissue) VFS Center: London Goswell Road Application Date: 02/05/2019 Date of acknowledgement: Original docs Received: NA Documents Printing Status: Dispatched From NEW DELHI: Document received At London : PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN P...

If you are applying through Chennai FRRO Form C is compulsory. First do the form C registration before you start the application part. Form - C It is a 2 stage process. Stage -1 First the owner of the property where you are staying (Your friend, parents etc) has to register their details and create ...

Update on Entry Visa -- New Born Today my wife attended the appointment at FRRO-Chennai for getting New Visa - "Entry Visa". The visa has been granted within 1 hour after submitting the application. The have hand written the visa with details, Stamped a FRRO-Chennai seal on the passport and gave the...

It will be very helpful. Thank you! I have few questions regarding this. 1. As you mentioned that we can request the duration for the New Visa to the new born child, For example, if I request 1.5 years visa on the form, will it be an exit formality too when travel to UK after 10 months later and so...

Thanks Arun, I have gone through the portal form, hope we need to select "Visit Visa" at the bottom dropdown and fill no of months. I can understand the confusion regarding residence proof, will try to get a letter from my mother. Not sure about C-form. I will check with FRRO. You should request fo...

Congratulations Arun, So in your opinion is it better to follow up with them every couple of weeks for the status of passport until it arrives ? May not be necessary. But in my case they have exceeded the specified turn around time of 16 weeks. So i had to push hard on them to get the work done. Th...

Hi Srivisa Congratulations. The 3 links you have provided for New-visa were quite old and they are no-longer current. The process is below (every step is mandatory) 1) Fill the online form at the below website https://indianfrro.gov.in/frro/menufrro.jsp?t4g=K1Z57D0K 2) Upload all the Necessary docum...

There is a 14 day cooling off period after which we have to pay fixed penalty for late application of Visa or Exit permit as the child is staying illegally after getting the passport.

Good news & Congrats!. Arun. Do you mean the "New-Visa" - an exit process for your child from India?. It would be great, if you share that info as well. Thanks Macro. My wife visited FRRO chennai today after collecting the passport. The people there are not really helpful. They provide different in...

Final updates Status of parents: Both British ( through naturalization) Passport application submitted at local VFS (VFS-UK office Chennai): 18-Nov-2016 Application Received at Liverpool Office Via DHL Courier - 21-Nov-2016 Application Fee deducted - 22-Nov-2016 by CC Passport interview: 24-Jan-2017...

Hi Arun, I had my interview done on 16th March in India. I received a communication from HMPO Liverpool on 10th Feb that they have completed UK and Overseas checks are pending. I called HMPO today, they said that Overseas checks are still pending. I think the delay is down to the "overseas checks" ...

I had exactly the similar interview and was told the exact 4 weeks turn around, but it has been 8 weeks since my interview and no updates.

Hi Arun, timelines is very similar to yours, we have interview in UK after two months of the receipt of file. Still waiting for passports 3 Months now. How was your interview did they told you that they were happy with your application after interview ? When i spoke to complaints team 2 weeks ago t...

Hi Arun, I understand the pain of waiting after set timelines has been exceeded. Did you heard anything yet on your case by any chance ? Also did you had British counter signatory ? No updates. Yes i did use British counter signatory. If possible can you share your timelines which will help other r...

Macro_Run wrote:Hi Arun,

Thanks for sharing.
Was mother called for an interview in India?

Nope. It is assessed case by case. So it may or may not be applicable to every application.

Latest Update: It was 16 weeks since the application was sumbitted, i have raised a frormal complaint to HMPO over the phone about the service standards. I received a call from the complaints team on Saturday(Yes, they do work) to discuss the issue. He said that any overseas application wii go throu...

Hi,

There is no hard and fast rule. You can make an A4 page with 3-4 photos as a collage depends on the photo resolution and make your best guess.

Make 2-3 A4 pages if you have more photos

Regards

Arun

Hi Arun/Experts, Do you know if the family photos must be on A4 size paper only? could it be on 4x6 size? I am sure they can see everyone's faces in this size? 1) It is A4 size. It is easier to make a collage of all your photos with some photo editing software(like Picasso/Google photos etc) 2) It ...

Thanks for the update Macro. It looks like they have recently improved their communication. I did not receive any such emails. I have also seen similar communication email on some other forum recently.

I am yet to hear any update after my interview (Nearly 6 weeks). Crazy stuff.

Hi Waseem

I don't have any updates. Few Questions regarding your application

1) Where did you apply the passport from
2) Where die you attend the interview
3) From which email Id did you receive the DNA test and where you are supposed to take?

Thanks in advance.

Arun

Hi Waseem I am calling every week , and i called even today. The call center people don't have detailed access to our records, so every time the reply is "Examination in Progress". She said she will put a note that i have called. But i don't think it will make any difference. I am going to wait unti...

If you have signed the application and submitted at VFS they would have assumed that you are staying in India. In my case my wife signed and submitted the application and i have provided a separate form with contact details of the Parents if they are currently living in different country. I came bac...

Hi Sri, It looks like VFS Hyd staff are negligent. We did receive the DHL tracking number from VFS Chennai. You will not get the application reference number until you send an enquiry to the HMPO office by filling online form asking the status. I would say, wait for a month or two before you make an...