Hello, Me & my wife have our OCI & now im applying for oci for my minor kids. Both Kids, as well as me and my wife, have British passport. Im unsure as to what should be selected as an answer in the family details section for kids oci application. Thanks in advance for your help. https://im...

naturaliser123 wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:17 pm

If you don’t mind sharing, what time did you try for an appointment? I’ve been trying through the day and haven’t found availability anywhere

I believe appointments are mostly released on friday evening aftre 3.30 pm.. I tried at friday 5pm and there were stil 3-4 appointments at that time.

Siliconductor wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:03 pm

Has anyone heard anything on surrender of passport? It appears that appointments are available for OCI and not for surrender?

just tried today and got an appointment for 23 Sept at Goswell street

Please if anyone can post if they get appointment for Passport surrender. I need to get an appointment too. and I suppose I still need to try at friday 3.30 pm uk time to get an appointment?

Applied for ILR Route : SET(O) Tier 1 General (Dependant) 5 years + Daughter Online Application Date application Submitted online : 31/08/2018 Payment Done Online : 31/08/2018 Biometric Letter Received Online : 31/08/2018 Document received by HO : 03/09/2018 Ack letter received (if applicable) : No ...

Thank you for all the inputs.

Thank you. In line with all above discussion I suppose I should apply my child's PBS dependent visa from India and after they travel to UK in January, apply for renewal in March 2016. (Sorry above was bit too sections and rules oriented for me.)

But PBS leave will be granted for only a couple of months (wife's current leave expires March 2016) and will need to be extended along with wife's, whereas as child of settled person the leave will be for 27 months to take the child right through to the time PBS dependant parent becomes eligible fo...

Thanks a lot for replyig to all my queries.

Thank you sushdmehta.
one more question, My wife is out of UK for more than 6 months now. Will this impact her ILR application when time comes.
So isnt it better to apply for ILR dependant for both straight away ?

Hi sushdmehta,
I was granted settlement under PBS. from Tier-1 general (after 5 year of stay).

Hi All, I am on ILR Status since November 2014 (Earlier I was on Tier 1 general). My wife is on Tier -1 general PBS dependant and renewal is due in March 2016. Her last VISA renewal was done from UK March 2013. Our daughter is born in India in October 2015. My wife is still not eligible for ILR (Not...