Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

[AK47Nav]

Document submission date: 12/12/2022
Location: Birmingham
Acknowledgment: 13/12/2022
Original Docs received:15/12/2022
OCI application status page updated, Document printing/Processed/OCI number displayed: 31/01/2023
OCI Cards received: Waiting

OCI Card Delivered : 07/02/2023

[lotus1234]

[quote=handyring post_id=2101535 time=<a href="tel:1673870827">1673870827</a> user_id=245618]
Hi friends, anybody has any recent timeline for their OCI application ? I applied in Birmingham on 30th November 22, it’s still under process.

lotus1234 wrote:
Have you got any updates yet? I have applied on 19th Dec and status still shows under process

bubbly123 wrote:
Applied : 30/12/2022 London Goswell Road
Online statues updated to processed and printed with OCI card number displayed.
Got a message from DX saying I will get my parcel on the 30/01/2023.

Good to hear. Waiting for the status updates by people who applied at Birmingham.

Document submission date: 19/12/2022
Location: Birmingham
Acknowledgment: 20/12/2022
OCI printing status: Processed On: 09/02/2023

[bdale]

Type: Foreign spouse OCI
Location: London Goswell Road

Online application submitted: 1/11/2022
Documents submitted: 13/12/2022
Application acknowledged: 14/12/2022
Original documents received: 16/12/2022
Status updated to processed: 6/2/2023 (OCI number assigned)
OCI card received: 9/2/2023

Nearly two full months including the Christmas and New Year period. Many thanks to everybody who has posted about their OCI journey -- and best of luck to everybody still waiting!

[yasir ali]

Hi All,

I got my oci in under a month.

Applied on 23.01.2023 and received it today.

It only has 6 pages, do they stamp the OCI or not and what to do if all the pages are stamped?
Do i apply for a new one?

[starsunlight222]

Just applied for OCI at VFS Goswell (06/03/2023). Will update later with dates when I've received documents and OCI back, but for now, just wanted to report on my experience.
It was very positive overall, in and out within 20 minutes.
I was a very straightforward case - became a naturalised British citizen in January, got my British Passport in February. Surrendered my Indian passport at the end of February.

Original documents needed: UK passport, surrendered Indian passport, UK naturalisation certificate, India surrender certificate.
They took everything except for UK passport.

Photocopies: All four above. Main pages (front and back of Indian passport, photo page of UK passport, nothing else)

Print out of application form, and of appointment confirmation.

I am a PhD student, so I photocopied my student ID, and also took a printout from my student portal website about my enrollment in the degree. Pretty sure only the first would be fine.

I live in university owned acommodation which has no separate utility bills, and don't have a drivers licence, so I just took a copy of my tenancy agreement. That was enough, no questions asked.

That's it.

I had also taken my birth certificate and school-leaving certificate (finished class 12 from India), and a bank statement, but none of that needed.

Self-attest every photocopy to save time.

Don't be befuddled by bad reviews here, the vast number of people I heard complaining or having to do extra things at the centre were people who had made very clear mistakes. Check everything and be a little bit on the safe side, and you'll be fine hopefully.

Best of luck!

[AK1702]

Hi All,

I had my appointment on 03Mar2023 at London Hounslow. Experience wise had a long wait before my time but had less than 20 mins for application checking. I applied for me, my daughter and my son. I have a question regarding, I have to apply for naturalisation for my daughter I was Tier 2 General when she was Born. So I have to wait until I get my ILR before applying for her british passport. During the document review at VFS, the officer who checked the document returned my daugther's original naturalisation certificate and photocopy and said it is not needed. My question is do we not required to submit the naturalisation certificate eventhough it is uploaded in online?

Can someone clarify or share your experience?

Thank you

[Donelsco]

What is the time limit to deliver original documents to the Indian embassy in D.C. for an OCI card application submitted online?

[mamohsinkhan]

Thank you all for your helpful post.i have managed to receive the card in less than a month time.

I have received my son's OCI he was born in the UK and I (father) has got an ILR but my wife is still in process of completing his 5 years on tier 2 dependent.
Yes they took my son's naturalization and birthday certificate original and returned after 4 days of submission.

So my son's timeline for OCI

Location: London Hounslow

Online application submitted: 13/02/2023
Documents submitted(Only Father went to submit no kids required) : 15/02/2023
Application acknowledged: 16/02/2023
Original documents received: 20/2/2023
Status updated to processed: 06/3/2023 (OCI number assigned)
Message from DX delivery:13/03/2023
OCI card received: 14/03/2023

[kom]

Hi All, Please find my OCI Application timeline:

I have applied for My Self+ Wife +Kid all application at Hounslow

Online application submitted: 14/02/2023
Documents submitted : 22/02/2023
Application acknowledged: 22/02/2023
Original documents received: 27/2/2023
Status updated to processed: 16/3/2023 (OCI number assigned)
Message from DX delivery:21/03/2023
OCI card received: 21/03/2023

From Submitting documents at Hounslow within 1 month got the oci.
Thanks.
Best of luck to everyone who applied and waiting to hear back.

[arjun200200]

I went to Bradford VFS on Thursday to get an OCI.

However, it's Sunday now ... and when i go to check my status it brings up no details at all, essentially saying 'not found'.

Should i be worried here? They took payment by debit card and didn't keep my passport.

[AK1702]

@ arjun200200 - Don't worry, it may sometime take upto 3 days. check it later today, you may have the status updated.

They don't keep the passport original.

[arjun200200]

@ arjun200200 - Don't worry, it may sometime take upto 3 days. check it later today, you may have the status updated.

They don't keep the passport original.

Thanks. When i put my details in i am still getting "No such record found"

[AK1702]

Location: London Hounslow
No of Application: 1 adult + 2 Minors
Online application submitted: 16/02/2023
Documents submitted: 03/03/2023
Application acknowledged: 06/03/2023
Original documents received: 09/03/2023
Status updated to processed: 27/3/2023 (OCI number assigned)
Message from DX delivery:29/03/2023
OCI card received: 30/03/2023

It was a smooth process, if you have all the documents in place it will be striaght forward. Ensure to attach an appointment copy for each application.

[starsunlight222]

Type: OCI (Self - became British citizen in January)
Location: London Goswell Road

Documents submitted: 6/3/2023
Application acknowledged: 7/3/2023
Original documents received: 10/3/2023
Status updated to processed: 28/3/2023
OCI card received: 31/3/2023 (DX delivery)

Finally at the end of this whole process!! Was very smooth in my opinion, pleasantly surprised.

Best of luck to everyone else

[Amas90]

Hello

I applied for new OCI from Birmingham it's been more than 6 weeks still under process. I saw lots people getting update original documents received I never see it on my status. Is there something I need to worry about or it's normal not to see original documents received status? I am getting panic now. Please help.
3x APPLICATIONS -> 2 x Minor 1 ×Adult
Documents submission date: 09/02/2023
Location: VFS, Birmingham, UK
Acknowledgement: 10/02/2023
OCI application status:under process
Thanks in advance

[arjun200200]

When people say 'original documents received' - what does this mean ?

[oci_userid_uk]

Document submission date: 22/03/2023
Location: London(Goswell)
Acknowledgment: 23/03/2023
Original Docs received:30/03/2023
OCI application status page updated, Document printing/Processed/OCI number displayed: 17/04/2023
OCI Cards received: 24/04/2023

VFS OCI appointment availability: 2 days
From submission to receiving OCI cards - 4 weeks

[oci_userid_uk]

>>Post by arjun200200 » Sun Apr 09, 2023 7:02 pm
>>When people say 'original documents received' - what does this mean ?
The originals submitted at VFS office while submitting OCI application: Surrendered Indian passport, British citizenship doc, Indian passport surrender certificate

[bnsrinivas]

New OCI application: Self
Application Date: 17/03/23
VFS Center: Edinburgh
Date of acknowledgement: 21/03/23
Original docs Received back: 24/03/23
Documents Printing Status: 19/04/23
Dispatched from New Delhi: 20/04/23
OCI Received: 27/04/23

[DineshSRD]

For Minor OCI application (Born in UK).

Timeline and Status :

Application Submitted : 24-Mar-2023 at VFS Hounslow.
Date of Acknowledgement : 27-Mar-2023.
Original documents received : 29-Mar-2023.
OCI Processed and OCI Number assigned : 17-Apr-2023.
DHL Delivery message : 21-Apr-2023.
OCI delivered : 24-Apr-2023.

Documents :

1) Appointment letter
2) Application form
3) British Passport Original & Copy
4) Naturalisation Certificate Original & Copy
5) Cancelled Indian Passport Original & Copy
6) Surrender Certificate Original & Copy
7) 2 Photo (2” inch X 2” inch)
8 ) Declaration form
9) UK Birth Certificate
10) Father Passport & Copy
11) Mother Passport & Copy
12) Father BRP & Copy
13) Mother BRP & Copy
14) Marriage Certificate
15) Address Proof – Driving License or Utility bill

Key points :

1) Upload all the specified documents in OCI portal. No problem which category but you need to upload every documents. Can be consolidated in single or few PDF documents.
2) Take copies of all the documents, if not uploaded VFS will upload for you. They charge £15 for this service but you need to give them the copy of the document to upload.
3) If you don’t have the copy, you can print out in VFS either from original document or you can get access to computer to download and print. 50p per page in VFS Hounslow.
4) Plenty of parking in the back side of VFS Hounslow. JustPay app payment.
5) If you’ve uploaded all documents, the process will be smooth, else you have to wait in long queue to get print outs and then another queue to get through to the VFS counter.
6) In OCI (Passport like) card, you have only 5 or 6 pages. It is only for reference, there wont be any stamping whilst in or out of India. All stampings will be on UK Passport.

Overall process is about a month time. Good Luck !

[arjun200200]

I'm at 5 weeks (plus a few extra days for them to send the documents down from Bradford) at Birmingham. Nothing so far.

[arjun200200]

Update :

Application Submitted : Birmingham
Date of Acknowledgement : 27-Mar-2023.
Original documents received : n/a.
OCI Processed and OCI Number assigned : 3-May 2023
DHL Delivery message :
OCI delivered :

Been 5 days now and heard nothing about delivery message or when i will get the OCI.

[watway_as]

Hi
I just had my OCI appointment today at VFS Leicester (Part of Birmingham). The process has slightly changed for the better - the original documents are no longer submitted to High Commission of India. The original documents are verified by the VFS staff over the counter and returned back. No original documents are taken- just the application form and photo copy of all the documents!

I was told to expect a approx 6 weeks to receive the OCI.

[arjun200200]

I had my OCI processed 10 days ago. But still nothing in the post.

[arjun200200]

Application Submitted : Birmingham
Date of Acknowledgement : 27-Mar-2023.
Original documents received : n/a.
OCI Processed and OCI Number assigned : 3-May 2023
DHL Delivery message : 13th May-2023
OCI delivered : 15th May-2023

Finally received today. Not the worst experience, shame then it took so long from being processed to actually delivering the card (almost two weeks). The status page also did not update to say it had been sent.

Thanks for the help everyone.