As far as I know the treatment is the same as the parents of any person 'settled' in the UK i.e no change from the situation where you had ILR. This effectively means you have to show that they are over 65 and alone etc. etc. or some very exceptional circumstances. I'm sure someone will correct me i...
Bear in mind that you don't have to have even held an Indian passport to claim OCI as you can do it through your parents or grandparents. Here are the requirements for documentation : 1. Proof of present citizenship 2. Evidence of self or parents or grand parents, (a) being eligible to become a citi...
The point is moot since whenever you apply for OIC, any Indian passport you may have has to have either expired or be invalid by definition. The OIC requirements simply call for proof that you have held Indian citizenship at some point since 1950 so handing in an expired passport as documentation pr...
The bottom line is that it is obviously more profitable for the airline if you pay for a return ticket and only travel one way ( allowing it to sell the seat to someone else). so it would make no sense for any airline to object to you throwing away the return leg of a discounted ticket. I've done it...
I don't mind carrying a separate PIO card - any proper dual citizenship implies two passports anyway and the PIO card is similar to a passport. Yes I agree the PIO card needs new endorsement too but that is simply putting in a new passport number in the space already on the card - should be fairly h...
According to the FAQ : 39. What are the advantages of OCI when compared to PIO cardholders ? (i) OCI is entitled to life long visa free travel to India whereas for PIO cardholder, it is for 15 years. (ii) PIO cardholder is required to register with local Police authority for stay exceeding 180 days ...
I'll believe it when I see it I'm afraid. They have created this hype before - there were all sorts of press releases about it being launched on the 14th of November which came and went. This has been dragging on for years and I have no confidence that this will actually happen. I spoke to the guys ...
I'm not sure what you mean by 'status' of the person. Do you mean employment status, immigration status or something else ? As long as his employment does not contravene any immigration rules wherever he is working why should the issue even be material ? Why should someone acquiring british citizens...
In fact in many ways I suspect a PIO card is better than OIC in its current form. With a PIO card you don't need a visa in your passport and just carry a separate card that looks like a passport. With an OIC you will need a U visa on your passport ( and hence have to keep submitting your passport ev...
It is only complex because your wife ( currently a foreign citizen) is applying for a certain status in the UK on the basis of marriage to you. You should expect scrutiny of that application if for 9 months ( not a short time ) before you two have not been co-habitting. The onus is on you to show su...
Thanks for those points. When she arrives after 9 months in the UK, what sort of questions she is likely to face with the immigration officer? Would they ask her why she decided to have her delivery in India and not UK. Of course, i will be accompanying her and our child when they enter the UK arou...
All I can say is that having a child in the UK may be slightly less stressful for your wife and make the process of getting a UK passport for your child a tad less bureaucratic. The standard of post delivery care and the attention you get in the months after birth in the UK is also quite impressive ...
Unless you live in London, there is no need to go in person to collect your card. It is cheaper and more convenient to simply enclose a pre-paid special delivery envelope with the documents and forms when you apply. You can get one for about £4.50 from any post office. This way your card also arrive...
As an update I received my PIO card today. Applied for at the Indian HC in London on the 15th. Arrived in the pre-paid special delivery envelope I had enclosed today ( 26th). Not too bad.
rogerroger, I think that 5 day is not a rule - it is merely a buffer the ncs guys suggest you allow for any delays in reaching liverpool from NCS. The only rule here is that you are present in the UK on the day the application is received by Liverpool. It simply doesn't make sense to link it to the ...
I also received acknowledgement letter from HO this morning (dated 21-Nov) as I submitted mine on 15-Nov via Wandsworth NCS. But in 2nd paragraph, it said- A fee payment was not enclosed. You will be asked to submit this in due course. But I clearly remember that I did enclosed payment slip and NCS...
As an update the money has been debitted today - just about 5 working days after the app reached liverpool. So I guess it's not really that big a delay.
kp1 bear in mind that 3 months is the target AVERAGE time for a decision. Individual applications may well take more and any MP's question would have a stronger case talking about the increase in average times rather than the time taken to decide individual applications.
it is worth remembering that one of the rationales behind increasing the naturalisation fee was that the government deemed the level of a paid service that took six months to a year in deciding nationality applications unacceptable. The homeoffice target has always been to have a 3 month average tim...
A lot of sense there John although I was one of the lucky ones who applied about 10 working days before Nov 1 and got a rapid turnaround. The only thing I find surprising is the time taken to send acknowledge the app after receiving it - something that shouldn't take more than 2-3 minutes to process...
So, its bit weird for the obvious delay (although I know its just a CHECKING service) for the application sent after 01-Nov via NCS. The only change before/after 01-Nov for the requirement of naturalisation application is the "life in the UK test". I think HO yet find an efficient way to ...
Are there anyone submitted their naturalisation application after 01-Nov-2005? If possible, is it ok share your timeline? I sumbitted mine on 15-Nov at Wandsworth NCS and still no reply/no payment taken so far. I wonder if the new life-in-the-UK test cause the possible dealyed factor beyond for HO ...
i have going to leave the UK on friday(in 3 days). my concern was that if previously the payment had been taken out the next day, and the 5 days to remain the uk started from then whereas in my case the home office were doing some check before they went ahead with the payment and the 5 day in the U...
Hi ,Kayalami, I am an indian national worked in UK for 3 years on a Uk workpermit, my visa expired on feb 2005, and from that date i have over stayed for almost 8 months in UK,after overstaying in UK i decided to come back to india and While coming back to my home country,the authorities of Home Of...
The OIC though intended by the government to start on the 14th is not yet implemented by the Indian HC in London. In fact, I told the guys at the HC that they should check out the websites of the HC in Wellington and Washington :) It was the first they had heard of it - not unusual for the Indian Ci...
