Hi jacsll55, I have applied for naturalisation for my family and would then be applying for a visa for my family, and go back to India and apply for OCI soon after our arrival. Can I ask you why you chose entry visa as opposed to either tourist visa or 5 year long term visa? Could I request you to P...

Hi Chandni131313,

Can you post any links supporting your claim? It is a well known fact that the Indian constitution does not allow dual citizenship.

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Hi tusharagrawal, Can you share how long it took to get pio for you and your family? Also can you describe your experience of the application etc? I need to travel to India after getting British passport and was wondering whether ti go back on some visa then apply for oci from india or take pio and ...

Ah great, me too, 17th December. Great to see the first December fee debit BTW . Exciting!

Hi TTOE,

Thanks for all your updates on Oct, Nov and Dec timelines, you are doing a great job. What are your timelines btw?

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As far as I understand yeah. Dont worry about OCI, thats more for the other countries section. You do not have to change your name on the naturalization certificate. Just when applying for passport you can get it your maiden name based on the deed poll. I got to admit this is all speculation at the ...

Also discussed here in detail: http://www.immigrationboards.com/british-citizenship/change-of-name-while-applying-british-passport-t153795.html No verdict now though, most people say get a deed poll and then apply for passport with the new name, and attach deed poll. I am going to do this for my wif...

First child passport, fast track in person application, takes 3-4 days for the passport to arrive, not sure about timelines for postal applications.

HTH

Optimism is all I have daydream:). I need to get back to my native country at the earliest, applied on 16th December, and the optimistic part of me is hoping for a decision before April sets in.

That sounds a bit extreme to me. I actually have a feeling once the October rush is over, applications will turn back faster.

Hi sysnerul,

Any update in your case?

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Parents on ILR can go for fast track passport for their child. ETA 3-4 days. Worked fine for us so speaking from experience.

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Hi forum,

Can someone point me to an inexpensive and reliable deed poll service?

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Hi Sysnerul,

My wife is in the exact same situation, can you reveal what are you planning to do to get the passport in your married name?

Please also update the group as and when things happen in your case.

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Agree with pennylessindia here, I have myself got an admission for my daughter in an Indian school, when we go back, we will all be british. This does not matter for schooling, when you talk about higher education, fees and opportunity depends on the state you are living in. In Pune (Maharashtra), t...

I glued my picture to the referee section, this was fine with the NCS.

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For LIUK remember to carry the same id proof as you used at the time of the test.
Also better to carry any approval letters etc from HO that you may have received in the past. My Ncs person took copies of all letters I had, said provides context to case worker.

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Infants passport should take 3-4 days if you go for the in-person fast track option.

Not sure about the regular postal method.

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I had the same query about section 6.7. Ncs lady told me to leave it as it is.

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OK, thanks for explaining. My plans are exactly like yours, but I am not sure about the legality of this, so am currenly sticking to the OCI plan. I would recommend talking to some immigratiojn lawyer in India, or taking this in writing from FRRO. I have already crossed the point of no return, maybe...

Thanks gols, I am sure that my son is allowed to keep both the PP till 18, so I carry PP's always withme. Immigration officer also told that it is a new rule so not many people know this. Do you have any official link/email about this? Thats exactly my point, its a new rule (if it is!), so you might...

How do each of these compare in terms of getting them done from India, can people who have done this please provide some timelines for the following: 1) OCI timelines when applying from India 2) PIO timelines when applying from India For people with kids and who are moving to India, I guess the comm...

Why would you do that mate, why would you put your kids in that kind of jeopardy? The way I see it there are only 2 real options: 1) Take British passport for them, surrender Indian passport, get OCI. 2) Do not take British passport, retail Indian passport and go for RoA. Out of the 2, I would still...

Wow from application to passport thats an impressive timeline. Well done mate.

I applied yesterday and need to get to my native country in april urgently, let us see how it all pans out.