>>To summarise and correct me if I am wrong: 1) I can use Indian passport to enter India during grace period (even if I claim British citizen on Indian landing card) 2) I can use British passport to enter UK and if asked why there is no exit stamp from India I can show my Indian passport which I hav...
The only option without OCI is the one you mentioned.
Apply for OCI as soon as you get British PP. Turaround time if done in person is 4 wks, so it should be ready by the time you return after your first visit. Only other option is to apply for OCI in person from Delhi, India while you are there.
He will have to have the following- 1.Applicants who have ever held an Indian Passport but are unable to produce the same for surrender for any reason (loss/misplacement/submitted to UK Home Office long time back) are required to furnish a notarised affidavit in original (if Passport is already expi...
Normal turn time for surrender is one week and visa is a few days , if done in person from London. I guess from Edinburgh it takes more time as everything is done in London. They stopped taking applications for both together last year, so I dont think it would have gone through. Your best bet is onc...
Where does it say you can send copies? "The documents we require for registration as a British citizen by a person under 18 Child registering as a British citizen This page provides details of the documents you will need to supply to us to support your application for registration as a British citi...
Apologies, Sushdmehta is right A child born in the UK to parents one or both of whom are settled in the UK at the time the child is born
is automatically a British citizen and does not need to be registered.
To be able to register as a British citizen use application form MN1 Send the passport alongwith, when its returned and he has a British PP in due course, you can surreneder his Indian PP.
If he is not going to be travelling soon outside the UK he doesnt need ILR.
You will have to be provide a reason for delay, no time frame given. Changing your booking and missing your interview If you cannot get to your interview, please tell us as soon as possible by phoning the number shown on your letter. If you miss a booked interview without giving us at least 24 hour...
Your Indian BF should have the information. You will have to apply for registration of civil marriage after giving notice Under the Special Marriage Act: The parties to the intended marriage have to give a notice to the Marriage Officer in whose jurisdiction at least one of the parties has resided ...
Read this quite carefully before you decide anything- grace period may not be your right. Best policy will be to get British PP asap and then apply for Indian visa. The Indian Citizenship Act, 1955, does not allow dual citizenship. Holding Indian passport/acquiring Indian passport/travelling on Indi...
>>Hi
Here's a new one. Can I still apply to HCI London (afresh) if I have already registered for part A of OCI application with CGI Birrmingjam, which I did before coming across this forum:-(. Any replies would be much appreciated.>>
>>I had applied online for OCI on 03-Sep-2012 and the application through post reach the london office on 05-Sep-2012. The status page still shows as 'Application with this number not yet Acknowledged or Wrong Passport Number.'. Does anyone who applied through Post with similar timelines have any pr...
If youre already an Indian citizen, you do not need a visa. On acquiring British passport, you automatically lose Indian citizenship, hence have to surrender Indian passport. See the VFS site for further details.
