i think it is dependent on the officer at the port of entry i know this guy who was between jobs, and used to enter and exit the UK at will, until he finally got a job 8 months later, 4 years on, he applied for ILR another story is of this guy who was looking for a job since he had been laid of, he ...

i paid 250 to transfer my ilr from one passport to another(250 for a stamp, now that is outrageous), i think that stamp is worth 500 now and supposedly (according to the portuguese embassy) it is a EU directive that your visa is in your new passport i gues if they do increase it to 1000, then only t...

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some one told me that a 1000 pounds is going to be charged for a visa, is that just a rumour.

also i heard that the duration for HSMP visas is going to be changed to 2 years, after 2 years the HSMP holder would have to get another 2 or 3 years HSMP visa, is that true or another rumour?

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in my opinion according to what i posted last, the answer is yes, we can use the visa waiver program

what do you guys think

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I was wondering if a PIO or an OCI can apply to themanagement schools in india(IIM's, XLRI ...)?

where you rejected under section 221(g) or 214(b), if that is the case then you are not eligible to travel under visa waiver? While travelers who have been refused a visa under the provisions of Section 221(g) or 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act are not ineligible to travel visa under t...

ah your situation has changed 2 times since then
ilr and then british nationality

fox, which visa had you applied for and what was your status (ILR/student) when you were refused.

i contacted the us authorities & the canadian guys, the canadians responded by stating that they did not have a problem from the us i got an an automated response with a whole bunch of links. one of the linkswas the link to the local us embassy's website (london in our case) i checked out this link ...

yes, i was already in the uk when my first employer applied for my wp and visa extension so i stuck in the date when i entered the uk last. and that was on a conference trip to ireland, to mkae it even complicated, i was not stamped on my return back from ireland, so i think the last stamp probably ...

i faced no problem
went through check and send

applied on the 25th of feb and got my passport on the 8th of march, it was issued on the 2nd of march

my friend applied for naturalisation through a postal application some time in september, he got his aceptance some time this month.

i know the details are sketchy, but it adds to the cases in this thread

your status has nto changed to granted as yet?

is the status granted by the home office in india? or by the HCI?

can one apply for a visit visa to india in the meantime?

aridab's post does not state that her indian passport mentions she was born in india?

what does your passport state aridhab?
born in india or the UK?

can we have a timeline for oci thread similar to the time for naturalisation thread?

thanks for the info people

oh that is the confusion

i had applied for secure delivery, but my supporting documents were still sent non secure.

that is why i thought that it is the british passport which has the option, the other documents are just sent non-secure

hey i was wondering if one needs to let the indian high commision know immediately of one's acquiring british nationality.

if i tell them about it a month after my acquiring naturalisdation, is that a problem?

i had alsmost the same experience

i had a "failed" delivery at my residence and got it re delivered to my work address.

buty i am not sure if there is any point in going for the secure delivery

thanks

do i really need to take care ultra care of the shiny red booklet

i thought the loss of the passport would just mean a call to the police station and a new application at the post office?

yippie i finaly got the flashy red booklet, here is my timeline Details such as the following could be provided: NCS or Postal : NCS If NCS, which centre :BRENT Date of submission or posting :1. 11. 2005 CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR) :5 yr stay Date of debit of debit/credit card :14. 11. 2005 ...

oh so if you have been denied an american visa say on your old indian passport, and you have acquired a british passport. you need to get a us visa on your british passport?

All the states on the border will continue to have some or the other issues continuously.

yeah i agree, we have had issues in U.P. as well as bihar, and they are border states too. so yeah generally speaking the border states do have issues[/quote]

i thought broadly speaking the indian government for security checking had classified j&k, assam & punjab as distrubed areas.

perhaps the classification for punjab has been withdrawn, in that case i stand corrected

thanks for the reply basis, it demystifies the oic/pio process and my rights as a british citizen/oic card holder

[q]The most straightforward and clean cases can take ages and the most complicated can be done within hours.
[/q] absolutely