2 queries on OCI 1. I live in a rented appartment and if I am going back to INDIA (for good) my OCI booklet will still reflect the old address where I lived which has nothing to do with the current state. Will anyone in INDIA anytime have a necessity to contact me at the UK address ? Because this is...
I am applying for BC for my 2yrs old kids. on MN1 form section 5, it says write name and DOB on back and then glue it on the box. I am bit confused here, if I write names and DOB on back and stick it, the details won't be visible. What is the point of writing something and then hiding it permanentl...
Hello We recently acquired BC and received our British passports. I have Indian passport and husband Nepal passport. I will have surrender my passport in order to apply OCI. My question is can I apply OCI for my husband. We were married in INDIA. Is it too late to apply for OCI for travel on 16th A...
http://www.indemb.no/oci.html Affixing of 'U'(Universal) visa sticker on the foreign passports of OCI card holders has been dispensed with immediate effect by the Government of India. New OCI applicants will be issued with only OCI booklet with an endorsement of 'Visa Validity-Lifelong ' This is as ...
Dont understand why Birmingham OCI process is always late :!: :!: where as HCI is very quick turnaround. Still waiting for my passport to come back with OCI card. Registration Mission : Birmingham Application Method to CGI : In Person Application made On : 15-01-2015 Date Of Acknowledgement (on web...
If anyone is going to recently travel to INDIA then they could ask the immigration officials during their stamping and get a clear information on what is being practiced.
If you are on ILR your spouse must apply in the same category as the previous points system you were. Ex: If one was on Tier2-ICT and got his/her ILR, then the spouse still applies in Tier2-ICT PBS dependent. Once naturalised, spouse applies as settlement dependent. Please can some others who went t...
If you know the address and your passport number (give them the maximum details you can) then UKBA might be able to help.
Mail them the details and they can search your details and get back to you.
All, I was an Indian citizen, living in the UK and I have received my british passport recently. However, I am getting transferred to US next month for 2 years on L1 visa. Can I apply for OCI from US? Thanks, Charles I think yes. You can apply for OCI from any Indian mission or even from within IND...
Hi Ejaz, She gave IELTS exam. Though she did her MBA, the guidelines said that they will look only at the Bachelors degree and the points calculator showed up '0' points for english Language requirement. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/pointscalculator Perferred giving tests because the NARIC acc...
My personal feeling is that VFS is just a facilitator (a front end office for IHC) So the rules and application procedures I guess will be same. Instead of going to HCI and applying, you would have to go to VFS and so it is one more level of abstraction. As per original method, while applying you ha...
good Move. Now they just need to confirm if existing OCI holders (while renewing their foreign passports), should they refresh their OCI? That is a good question. As per Govt of INDIA, once a person receives OCI, and not above 50yrs age he/she can travel and enter INDIA just by showing their foreig...
I got it by post.
It was received 1 week after the actual letter in the acknowledgement.
The acknowledgement is usually sent in ordinary post (as is the approval and ceremony invitation letter)
Hi, I have a need to travel and have to book flights. I checked the forums and found that Birmingham takes approximately 2 weeks for posting the OCI booklet back after sending them the British passport. Please can those who have been through this comment on the timelines ? Have there been longer del...
https://www.gov.uk/english-language says that an English qualification at B1, B2, C1 or C2 level Since NARIC letter is not very affirmative in what it is saying, I am not sure if we can take it that it says that the degree is atleast B2 and above I found that NARIC is very good in helping. You can c...
Timelines approx and series of tasks ------------------- apply for ILR : PEO (one day + 1 week to receive BRP ) apply for British citizenship (after 1 year) : by post via NCS ( 2 months to 6 months+ ) apply for British Passport : by post only (15 days [including passport interview] ) apply for surre...
it worked yesterday morning it worked last night it worked today morning still working http://passport.gov.in/oci/statusEnqury You are right. I usually used to search google and the first hit was https://passport.gov.in/oci/statusEnqury and the secure "https" is NOT working anymore whereas it used ...
Reply from HCI London, as follows: "We do not have the formal information on the procedure as yet. You are advised to kindly keep checking the website for the update or drop us an e-mail after few days for the update." No surprises there, then. Thanks for updating. The OCI status checking website h...
I'm on tier 1 general, and i have always been working through my own ltd company. I think my letter should be ok here. I would still get the letter from your company where you worked. I know that you as a director can write a letter to yourself but it is better to have a letter from the place where...
the report was written in 2013 so quite outdated in terms of PIO and OCI matters but your concerns has already been addressed within the article itself: ........you can get some of these rights, namely legal claims to property and enjoy economic, financial and educational parity with resident India...
Came through this website which has a peculiar line in it http://www.livemint.com/Money/hjQTRS0e4SBCsHbIWpp3SM/The-nuances-benefits-and-restrictions-of-OCI-and-PIO-cards.html which says "he could take it up in court only to discover that legal recourse was not available to him as he was no longer an...
The first one "Letter from employer ..." Employers (as adviced by UKBA I think) are bound to give the letter of absences (both business and personal leave) even if you are not working for the employer anymore. If there are "other" leaves which are not covered by the letter, you can describe them in ...
