[/quote] thats great I am also applying for my parents 5 years. please can you help with the following questions what evidence did you give to prove they will return. nothing special, parents bank statements, pension documents, property documents, basically showing in documents they have their indep...

ibrahim9140, in the case of birth certificate, your hassles are sorted to a great extent. Again my views. as now she is sole person mentioned in birth certificate, no marriage therefore no divorce documents required. If as you say birth certificate is a strong supporting document showing the relatio...

Hi there, In my case we applied for 5 year visitor visa for my mother in law successfully. She had been here only once prior to that. Its how you present the case. If you were solely bringing your in laws to save childcare costs, then in my view it doesn't make a cut from ECO's perspective. If the i...

Hi, Visitor visa when my parents, my brother, my mother in law, when applied first time got for 6 months every time. Don't worry too much. My brother only stayed for 10 days. my parents hardly 2.5 months. its subjective. however make sure you buy travel insurance to cover their actual stay duration....

Hello, In paperwork context your case is can of worms. Sorry to state like this but better get solicitor involved for appropriate advice. what does child's birth certificate say? India is not that advanced in single parent legal terms, if I am correct. Sole responsibility: Court should still be able...

Child: Settlement visa for Child of Settled/British Person Application: VAF4A + Appendix A Date of application : 5th Feb 2015 Applied at - VFS , Cochin Application under process : Notes: Haven't subscribed for SMS service, hope emails will be automatically sent out whenever status changes! Looks lik...

There is email address on the webpage, AFTER thoroughly reading their FAQ's you may email them about your query and you will mostly get an answer. But dont hold your breath. Secondly if you buying in 100% cash its fine. loans etc, then each bank will have its own forma of general POA. So watch out f...

Hello,

Yes you will require a notarised affidavit for declaring your child, minor has never had Indian citizenship/passport etc. Search this forum for this topic. In case you need a template for the affidavit PM me with your email address.

regards

OCI for 2 adults and 2 children as a family group ---------------------------------- Documents Sent by Post : 17 Dec 2012 (CGI Edinburgh) Documents Received at Edinburgh : 18 Dec 2012 Joint Affidavit Request by CGI: 27 Dec 2012 (See update 1 below) Joint Affidavit Sent by Post: 28 Dec 2012 Joint Aff...

OCI for 2 adults and 2 children as a family group ---------------------------------- Documents Sent by Post : 17 Dec 2012 (CGI Edinburgh) Documents Received at Edinburgh : 18 Dec 2012 Joint Affidavit Request by CGI: 27 Dec 2012 (See update 1 below) Joint Affidavit Sent by Post: 28 Dec 2012 Joint Af...

OP:

Ideally the 6-8 weeks mentioned by other member maybe at particular location, if you located elsewhere in the UK other than London area then the timeline vary drastically, e.g. currently in Scotland its 6 months timeline for OCI, so visit visa in advance makes sense in such case.

Good luck.

Hi all My passport gonna expiry in 5 months.. Is it a wise idea taking a chance travelling to India and comming back to uk with less than 6 months passport validity? I have been told by travel agent I must have minimum 6 months passport validity else indian immigration officers won't let me fly. Do...

As you have already gone for postal application, so just wait and enjoy. Everything will happen in time. I have always gone for postal applications for everything to do with CGI as its cost effective in my case. Postal v/s in person has its benefits on their own and each individual's priorities. Goo...

can someone help me with this query please? Please search terms deemed surrender or deemed expired. As the timelines goes her Indian passport would have formally expired long time ago. There are a few threads in this regards in this forums. Please search. A affidavit from notary public in this rega...

hi, Once i get my british passport and before i surrender i my indian passport (as a prerequisite for applying for OCI) can i apply for an Indian tourist visa on my british passport. Once i get the visa, i will then apply for the OCI. This way, at no time am i unable to travel to India - i assume t...

Demand draft is India banking term which HCI/CGI has used, although you get drafts through UK banks, its costs may be at par to some extent with PO.

PO is the most used route.

] You are wrong. Jurisdiction applies only to make life easier by enabling oneself to submit applications through the nearest consulate. It does not disbar anyone from applying in person at HCI London. You seem to know the reason why jurisdictions exist, officially? As mentioned earlier, irrespectiv...

I'm not wrong and here is why: While filling in PART A of the online application form, if one selects "UK-Birmingham" on the "Place of Submission" field, the application cannot be submitted at HCI London.The clarification "GBRB (Birmingham application will not be accepted in HCI London" is meant fo...

This query came to my mind, just before posting my OCI documents. 1. When I have fillied OCI form online for me and two kids, there are three GBRI numbers generated, one for each application. That does mean it doesn't consider as family application? I assume family application has only one GBRI num...

venga_pal,

Just take your focus off form this OCI status, it will help you, from personal experience.

I understand your frustration, as I am going through the same boat. However it wont be helpful for us to get frustrated like that.

It will happen in time.

Good luck.

Q1. Yes it is required. Its futile questioning the provision, I have been through so many times for the same.

Q2. Copies of original documents, not the originals.

Good luck.

brandnew wrote:Thank you!

What about Naturalization Certificate?

NO.

venga_pal, I can understand your frustration however if it gives you comfort please do check CGI Edinburgh's track record. On this thread check page 81 where I have put my timeline. It has taken 3 months for acknowledgement and its printed after 4 months. It will be 5 months by the time it reaches C...

Hi, I am an Indian Nation who became a British citizen this week. I now need to travel India in the next 2-3 weeks. 1. I can travel to India with Indian Passport within the grace period of 3 months. I hope this is right, if not please clarify. 2. If I can travel with an Indian Passport, then on my ...

the website info is confusing ..hence asking.. Do we need to give UK Address proofs or need to give for India address also pk2080 your point is fair, in regards to info. However whenever I had to renew my family Indian passport we never changed the address in it, which was Indian address. For renew...