You can apply for either. Long Term Entry VISA is valid for 5 years and allows you multiple entries.

Moved to where it should have been originally posted.

You can apply for a 5-year VISA - will take 3 days! You do not have sufficient time for OCI + your child is not eligible for OCI yet as you are still an India Citizen.

Hi everybody, I have my ceremony tomorrow...BIG thanks to this forum.. I am intending to apply for my British Passport tomorrow itself. I might have to travel to India in July/August.. Can I travel on Indian passport ( with ILR )...I might get my British Passport by that time but won't have time to...

Hello, i have a situation on the referee: my colleogue is ready to be as a referee (she is accountant and from SA) however she only knows me from last 2 years though she has been in the UK for around 5 years. Would this be ok if she mentioned that if someone calls i can say she knows me for a longe...

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Was this an application for a UK born child? (under section 1(3). Entitlement application. No discretion by the HO). If that is the case, the certificate probably got lost in the post several months ago. Try to email the HO using NationalityProgress@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk letting them know you never...

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Hi, I have query regarding Naturalisation certificate correction sent to UKBA. I recieved Naturalisation on 30th Jan 2013 and Name at Birth has been left blank (which is different from current name).So I sent naturalisation certificate + Fees (£88) for correction on 2nd Feb 2013 to UKBA through Pos...

Thanks jaffar & push Can my son still get registered as indian child born abroad and then later I register him as british so that he could apply for OCI?? Or has he lost his entitlement to get registered as indian since we got our ILR??? I think getting OCI will be beneficial as it has no validity ...

PIO -The other option is to go for 5-year Entry Visa - two days turnaround time and not too costly.

hsmp0804 wrote:So was wondering, when I call for appointment, would they as for registration certificate detials?

No they wont.

Hi, I applied for one fast track for my son's passport at IPS, London and it is more than a week now, and when I rang they told me they are waiting for a letter to sent to countersignatory. My friend has not recieved any such letter from the passport agency. Today, I rang again and they told me to ...

Thanks Push. I would be eligibile for British Citizenship only next april and that means i would be in a position to apply for my OCI only around september next year , considering the time lines for naturalisation. In the meantime we are planning to visit India this December and I would need to hav...

Why dont you wait till you become eligible for an OCI status? You can apply for a tourist/ long-term entry visa for your child in the meanwhile.

He should apply for "Renunciation Declaration": PIOs, who acquired foreign nationality on or after 01.06.2010 but fail to produce Indian passport and only furnish a copy thereof, claiming to have misplaced/lost the Indian passport, will be issued ‘Renunciation Declaration’*** with remark that origin...

I have also checked the Indian Embassy in US' website and it states:

Please select this service if you would like to apply for an OCI card as a minor and you do not hold a PIO card. If both parents are Indian citizens, the minor applicant should apply for a PIO instead.

Hi I am just coming back from a wasted day at Indian high commission ,London Here is my issue Me and my wife are still in ILR but my daughter holds a British passport now as she was born here .. I have surrendered her Indian passport already and went to apply for her OCI today . However the gentlem...

rgutis13 wrote:I've done a few flights from Heathrow to Scotland. Do I need to list these trips while claiming my Absences?

Many thanks for your help!

No.

from outside uk 1st step..register as british citizen using MN1........takes abt 3mths 2nd step....then appply for british passport.........takes abt 1+ mths or just bring ur child on family visit visa takes abt a month..BUT (no free nhs/medical)...then MN1 and then british passport...... u could d...

Reading the FAQs will help.

Hi, we had our first child last month(in UK) and i will have my ILR next month(fingers crossed!!).. I have been advised to apply straight for british passport rather than indian and then ILR etc by various solicitors. Is this possible or i have to apply for indian passport first?? Any help in this ...

I entered in the UK in 2007 as a student, married with a British Citizen in 2010. Spouse visa was granted & now BRP card is issued on 14-08-2012. I have been living in the UK for the last 5 years (i.e. from 2007). Can someone advise on this: 1. Does the 3 years spent on the student visa counts towa...

Hello, I just want to be sure before posting the application......so please advise...... I am on ILR..... My child's MN1 application was sucessfull (awaiting certificate) ...... so supporting documents for his passport application , all i need to send is his 1)FULL birth certificate and 2)BC regist...

helpmepleasee and riojamel: Its time you guys stopped posting insulting messages on the forum. Consider this as a warning before you are banned.