Hi all,
OCI tracking doesnt seem to be acknowledging applications even up to 3 wks from being received at the mission. Any one who has not had this issue from HCI London recenly, thanks

You need ID and address proof in UK ( license and utility bill will do) or India , photos and a duly filled form, along with the required fees.Your current PP with valid visa is of course required as well.
You do not not need any other documents.

Your son is eligible for British Citizenship now, you will have to apply next year but you havent got it yet. There isnt much you can do now. If you are going to settle in India, why do you want to be British citizens? You want to take the British Citizenship but want your son to retain Indian citiz...

You need put both the UK Passport number and the Application number. It takes more than 2 wks for this to show up, if you sent it by post.

Hi,
Can someone please confirm if you still require 2 copies of application form and documents? Some posts indictae that only one is required, many thanks

Mention any convictions only.

Another question is that I my permanent address from my about-to-expire passport has changed and I donot have any permanent address in India? But in my ICICI Bank account, I have given the address for my parent's home address. Will that work as my permanent address and will the passport office acce...

First, its illegal to hold valid Indian and British passport, from Indian govt point of view. I am presuming the Indian passport has expired. Your mother needs to surrender her Indian passport first, obtain a surrender certificate and then both of you can apply for OCI. The fee can be paid in person...

The fee went up in April this year.Thus there were unprecendented number of applications until end of March. The backlog seems to have cleared only a couple of months ago.

Application Timeline-for my daughter
Eligibility criteria: (5yr as dependant + 1yr ILR.)
Date of application: NCS (Newcastle)-10/10/11
Date of receipt by UKBA: n/a
Date of receipt of approval: 17/11/11
Date of ceremony: 1/12/11
Only 5 wks

Just do as it says, write or type the reply, it doesnt matter. Mention the reference of the original letter, also its asking you to use the label on the same enevelope, if you do not want to use a new one.

Extract from
http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/oci-brochure.pdf

The application form, completed in all respects, along with enclosures should be submitted in duplicate to the Indian Mission/Post of the country of applicant’s citizenship

Its your call to take the advice given, rather than' ask for references'. Its quite clear that you havent read the details of the application process.

There are 30 boxes, try and squeeze everything in there( use 2 letters in one box if necessary). Anything outside the boxes is not a good idea as the forms are scanned. Put in ' unknown' in the date of marriage, its not important. Yes, send it via secure delivery, if everything looks ok. I have post...

You can request your passport for urgent travel, they will let you know if they need it again.

Yes, they should be ok, at least one must be British.

Thanks for your reply sushdmehta, the reason I asked about the grandparents details is because I wanted to do check and send @ the post office and the lady said it was compulsory .. Tell her its not compulsory as you have a Naturalisation certificate. Also about the people living in the house, I wa...

However, PIOs who acquired foreign citizenship more than ten years ago and their Indian passport also expired more than ten years ago, could be issued ‘Deemed Surrender Certificate’** if they furnish copy of Indian passport, or a letter from the Government of applicants present nationality ment...

If you call UKBA, it will suffice, they will let you know on the phone what else you need to do.

Has anyone ever had it done at their local FRRO. Can the local FRRO not forward it to the MHA and save us the hassle of going over to delhi just for the visa conversion I would not give this to FRR0. Best to sort it out by going to the MHA, of course if youre really far from Delhi, do check with yo...

I do not want to take the risk of another £675 as charges towards dependent ILR application at a PEO .I plan to apply for her ILR by post after I receive mine. Reflect on this again, you will actually incur more charges. Delay your application until youre confident you have everything in hand, the...

I suggest it may be simpler just to send the form again, she can sign it, does not have to be filled in her writing. Also send marriage certficate and her disabity form. Send a covering letter to explain her medical situation and that she will need assistanc by yourself if she is asked to attend an ...

I have joined my current company few months back only. So, want to know if I will have to ask my previous employer also for a letter.

Suggest apply via NCS so you can keep the passport.Letter will be a tedious process and UKBA will want to cross check it as well.

Can I ask you guys why isnt there any option of applying for naturalization at a PEO?? or is there any future plans that you guys know of off the same? sorry might be a very daft question apologies

Why dont you phone UKBA and ask, as none of us will probably know!!