Thanks to everyone for their advice and their timelines - it helps knowing you're not the only one waiting nervously! Here's my timeline, will pick it up sometime this week: Application sent: 16-Apr-2013 (postal London) Application received: 18-Apr-2013 Date Of Acknowledgement 07-June-2013 Documents...

Postal takes about 8 weeks just to be acknowledged, after that I think the process is about 4-5 weeks to be granted. Definitely go in person if you can.

Anyone else unable to check the status of their application? The old website seems to have gone and the new one here http://passport.gov.in/oci/statusEnqury is claiming I haven't made an applicattion at all (previously my application did come up though wasn't acknowledged). I applied on the 18th Apr...