alokpanda123 wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:59 am

Hi team,
Apologies if I am being naive - can we do renunciation and OCI application together?

No - you need the renunciation documents to attach to your OCI application.

I am not sure if anyone else has surrendered their OCI only to later reapply for the OCI. I guess that you would have to go through the entire process and pay the fees all over again as the Government of India would need to do their security checks. They might require you to explain the reason why y...

Just a tip, if the marriage or birth certificates are not issued in India, it is preferable to have them apostilled (if issued by a member country of the Apostille Convention such as India/UK/US/Australia/EU) or legalised (eg Canada). Having an apostilled document carries far more weight in the perc...

Have you had a look here: https://www.vfsglobal.com/India/UK/NEW_ ... sport.html ?

Start here: https://www.vfsglobal.com/India/UK/Surr ... VFS%20(UK).

Hi, UK Naturalisation certificate received after Oath, couple of days before we all went into Lockdown in March. Still to apply for passport. I believe, we have to surrender Indian passport within 3 months. It looks difficult to surrender passport within 3 months period since Naturalisation. Indian...

It has to be relevant to the field you studied - IT is a broad field - if you're closer to networking you would have a better chance, but if its programming - then less so. You would have to show detailed work history of what you did to be considered. However, if you're a Chartered Engineer, you sta...

You've not mentioned what passport you have. I am assuming its a UK passport from the flag shown on your profile. Yes, you would have to apply for the subclass 600 visa as the e-visa program looks to be suspended due to COVID-19 to enter into the country. The e-visa is generally an automated approva...

Yes, the child can get Indian citizenship when they turn 18. An OCI holder can gain Indian citizenship if they hold the OCI for five years, and must reside in India for the one year in the last five years. They would have to surrender their British citizenship first; for that they need to be 18 yea...

From what I read online, they do not accept dual citizenship.

Do you hold a PIO (now discontinued) or an OCI card? That would make it easier if the parents have an OCI card. Can you elaborate your links to India - were you or your spouse born in India? Or maybe grandparents born in India? Were you or your spouse an Indian citizen at the time of birth?

Yes, the child can get Indian citizenship when they turn 18. An OCI holder can gain Indian citizenship if they hold the OCI for five years, and must reside in India for the one year in the last five years. They would have to surrender their British citizenship first; for that they need to be 18 year...

If you cannot find it, report it as lost. That way the passport cannot be misused. Governments share lost and stolen passport numbers to an international database so that its not used as fake id to cross boundaries. If you rpassport is lost, you have to by law, make a police complaint, as the passpo...

Hi - I am wondering if someone could please help. I have the British passport as well as the Indian passport. Was meant to surrender Indian passport last week, however as the VFS is closed, I couldn't. My ques is: 1) I have to travel post 15th April to India, if they open international borders, ple...

Siliconductor wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:23 pm

Does this mean they will postpone the time required to surrender a passport? As per below you cant surrender.

They would have to honour the time period when they are closed as these are unprecedented times.

Hi, 2 further questions on the same topic: Question 1: Documents required for fresh OCU applicants (on the basis of own Indian origin) states: Link: https://www.vfsglobal.com/india/uk/OCI.html Fresh OCI (on the basis of applicant’s own Indian Origin) Current Passport copy Indian Origin Proof Please...

Per this FAQ: https://mea.gov.in/images/pdf/oci-faq.pdf it does not explicitely invalidate civil servants working in non defence/security specific jobs from applying. If you have a VFS link where they have been rejecting applications, please do share.

Yes they can.

Recommend that the OCI be eventually applied for which will make it easier for the child to travel in India.

Compulsory to have if travelled to endemic countries: 1. Polio - if travelled to Pakistan and Afghanistan 2. Yellow Fever: If you have travelled to countries where the disease is endemic (several countries in Africa and South America). If you do not have evidence of this vaccine, you will be quaran...

Best to check with VFS what the procedure is. When does the passport expire, and how long is the visa valid till?

Thanks!

FaeLLe wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:49 am

Spot on agree with everything, well done typing this up.
We should probably sticky this thread

What is your source that this exemption applies only to jus soli? There is no legal basis for this statement AFAIK. I stand corrected. You could gain citizenship from descent too- the key word is "voluntary". I just didn't explore all the possibilities and left it simple. For the benefit of all rea...

The place of birth does not normally matter for OCI unless it's in one of the restricted countries (Pakistan/Bangladesh etc.). In your case, it should be fine. Note that Malaysia is not a signatory to the apostille convention, so a birth certificate from there would have to be legalised which is a b...

Busaxcape wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:21 am

I lodged an application and the website asks for my birth certificate which we dont have . I

With changes to the citizenship law and census, it would be advisable to sort out your birth certificate when you're next in India.

You can drive on a UK licence but you will need to have an International Driving Permit to accompany it, else you will get fined if caught. How long ago did your licence expire? Some states offer online renewals. Best to check with a driving school if you can renew your licence and they might be abl...