Latest nov stats:

Total applications: 109
Fee debited: 98 (89.91%)
Acknowledgement received: 83 (76.15%)
Approval received: 49 (44.95%)

Thanks lynxukauq.

Hi,

I will apply for my British passport soon. Is it OK to use the same photographs that I had sent for my nationality application?
Has anyone tried this in the past? Thanks.

Hi TTOE,

Coolnattu received his approval on 7th Feb. The total number of approvals is 15.

08706067766.
They will ask for your reference number, so keep it handy.

You can try now and check if it gives you 10 points.
A print out of PBS calculator can be submitted instead of NARIC certificate.

Do you get points for English language on PBS calculator?

The old passport will be cancelled and returned.

Thanks gj6ab5657.

Hi Gj6ab5657,

If more than one member of a family have sent their passports for OCI stamping, do they need to send as many envelopes or will just one envelope suffice?

Thanks.

My analysis for applications during Nov and Dec: Total applications: 142 (including MN1 registrations) Fee taken: 87 (61.27%) Acknowledgement received: 31 (21.83%) Approved: 1 (0.70%) Minimum number of days, average number of days and maximum number of days are as follow: Days to clear fees: 35, 57,...

My analysis for applications during Nov and Dec: Total applications: 142 (including MN1 registrations) Fee taken: 87 (61.27%) Acknowledgement received: 31 (21.83%) Approved: 1 (0.70%) Minimum number of days, average number of days and maximum number of days are as follow: Days to clear fees: 35, 57,...

Hi Samkma, When you say you have to "re-apply for minors everytime you get a new passport! for adults OCI re-apply when you are past half a century score (50yrs)", do you mean re-apply as a fresh application (and pay £175) or apply for it to be transferred to a new passport (the fee for which, I thi...

My application reached HO on 10th December.
Debit Card has been charged this morning.

Thanks a lot ban.s, samkma.

Hi, I have to surrender my Indian passport. I understand from the VFS website that I will have to submit self-attested copies of all the used pages in Indian passport. A friend as informed me that the copies need to be made in colour however the VFS website does not specify this. Could someone pleas...

Many thanks Samkma.

Hello, I will be applying for OCI in the near future. HCI website says that they will not accept laminated documents. My marriage certificate and my daughter's birth certificate are both laminated. Will this be a problem? Has anyone tried submitting laminated documents with their OCI application? Th...

I applied with the following documents: 1) Print out of point based calculator page (giving me 10 points for english language) 2) Degree 3) Letter from university confirming that the course was taught in English NCS accepted these documents. (I have still not got my approval as I applied in December...

HCI London website says that the fee for transferring visa to new passport is £18. May be I am missing something? Being Indian you should know how the mindset works. Nope you wont get a discount on the fees. At best you can write a single check. Indian Definitions to Remember: NRI - Not Required Ind...

My wife's degree and our marriage certificate were laminated. NCS accepted them.

Eligibility criteria: WP + Tier 1 + 1 year ILR Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): PBS, degree and certificate from college Current nationality: Indian Method of application: NCS Council name if NCS used: Sutton Date of application: 6th Decembe...

Eligibility criteria: WP + Tier 1 + 1 year ILR Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): PBS, degree and certificate from college Current nationality: Indian Method of application: NCS Council name if NCS used: Sutton Date of application: 6th Decembe...

Hi bhaskaroy,

It took 3 days for the reply to arrive in my inbox.

I don't think you have to write to them now that the website has been updated with this info.

Thanks for your responses Ayyubi72, freedom34.