Just the surrender certificate should be sufficient.

Once you have acquired citizenship (ie naturalization certificate) you can surrender your Indian passport

We finally received the approval for my wife on Saturday and the invitation for the ceremony today. Its been a long and frustrating wait but thankfully its over now. Eligibility criteria: Wife of British Citizen Method of application: NCS Date of application: 13/04/2015 Payment method: Credit Card D...

Update Eligibility criteria: Wife of British Citizen Method of application: NCS Date of application: 13/04/2015 Payment method: Credit Card Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/04/15 Date of debit or clearance of fees: 15/05/15 Date of acknowledgment: 15/05/15 Biometric Appointment Request: 19/05/15 (dated 1...

PG1983 - might be worth checking with bank/cc. I was worried that mine would get flagged up with fraud protection so I phoned cc and they told me it was authorised on 11th even though it didn't appear on statement/balance until today. If you paid by cheque, I suspect that it would take longer to go...

Hi all! Congrats on progress so far! My application was via NCS on 14/4 and the NCS lady said that UKVI would receive it on 15/4 via DX. But I still have not had fees taken and it is worrying me that others received by UKVI on 16/4 have had fees taken. Anyone else? Same here, we applied via NCS on ...

My wife has applied through NCS on Monday. Eligibility criteria: Wife of British Citizen Method of application: NCS Date of application: 13/04/2015 Payment method: Credit Card Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/04/15 Date of debit or clearance of fees: Date of acknowledgment: Biometric Appointment Request...

My wife has applied through NCS on Monday. Eligibility criteria: Wife of British Citizen Method of application: NCS Date of application: 13/04/2015 Payment method: Credit Card Date of receipt by UKBA: Date of debit or clearance of fees: Date of acknowledgment: Biometric Appointment Request Biometric...

NCS have just advised that a new AN form has been released so we'll need to fill a new form for our appointment on 13th April and get the referees to sign again.

Thanks for that. I'll take both just in case.

My wife will be applying through NCS in 2 weeks. I was naturalised in 2012 and my wife is applying as my dependant. Her ILR was granted in 2010 along with mine. The only reason she hasn't applied till now is because of long stays outside of UK when we had a baby so she has only now got over the 270 ...

Yes just one photo is enough

1. Do I need to send in my original British passport? I already filled the online form and printed out teh part a and part b of OCI registration. No, you only send the British passport once the status on the website has changed to 'Ready for collection' 2. Is just one photograph enough? Yes 3. what ...

This is only applicable for minors. Adults applying for OCI are judged on their own merit.

I don't think that anyone who has already passed the old test can be asked to take the test again.

Have you tried getting an update from Home Office about how long the visa will take? You might try requesting it early citing the emergency in a detailed letter.

What I experienced when getting my wife's surname changed in her passport: I gave them our marriage certificate as evidence of name change plus in the column for permanent address in India, we gave my parent's address. The consul staff automatically changed the address on her passport without any pr...

I received my OCI yesterday so its the end of my journey finally :D . But now it all begins again when my wife applies for her naturalization later this year. Anyway here is my timeline for OCI process. Everything was done through post and I must say that it was completely hassle free apart from the...

As OCI is not classed as full citizenship, OCI and PIO holders can expect full diplomatic help from UK consulates in India. Help for British nationals British Consular staff in India provides support to British nationals visiting or living within India, including those with OCI or PIO status. Please...

OCI for 1 adult

Application Date : 3 Nov 2012 (postal application)
Date of acknowledgement : 22 Nov 2012
Photo/Signature Scanned : 27 Nov 2012
Registration granted : 13 Dec 2012
Documents printed : 14 Dec 2012
Dispatched from Delhi : 19 Dec 2012
Documents Recd London : not yet

The status has changed to GRANTED today :D OCI for 1 adult Application Date : 3 Nov 2012 (postal application) Date of acknowledgement : 22 Nov 2012 Photo/Signature Scanned : 27 Nov 2012 Registration granted : 13 Dec 2012 Documents printed : 14 Dec 2012 Dispatched from Delhi : 19 Dec 2012 Documents R...

OCI for 1 adult

Application Date : 3 Nov 2012 (postal application)
Date of acknowledgement : 22 Nov 2012
Photo/Signature Scanned : 27 Nov 2012
Registration granted : 13 Dec 2012
Documents printed : 14 Dec 2012
Dispatched from Delhi : not yet
Documents Recd London : not yet

As you can see from my post above it took 19 days for my application to be acknowledged. So patience is the key with these things!!

Also my photo was scanned on 27th Nov but no update since then.

I think the OP is maybe confusing visa with work permit?

Its not really an issue, the address on the back of the passport is for information only.