Since all three of us had direct claim to OCI as in we all held indian passport prior to acquiring british citizenship, Last Indian passport was sufficient.Let me share the list of documents I uploaded for each one of us corresponding to the given fields. The list below is everything I uploaded for ...

Also, along with First & Last page of last Indian Passport, one needs to upload any observation pages, i.e., name change, spouse name added etc.

I recently (17th August, 2021) applied for OCI for self, wife and minor daughter at London - Goswell VFS centre. Relationship with Root Indian For Self - By Birth For Wife - By Birth For Daughter - By Registration & held indian passport prior to registration as British Citizen. Utilities near by...

OCI Application for 2 adults & 1 minor. VFS Center: London - Goswell Application Date: 17 August 2021 Date of Acknowledgement: Never Arrived Original docs Received back: 20 August 2021 Current Status: UNDER-PROCESS Documents Printing Status: Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: Document received...

I applied in Nov 2020, at the time it was being stamped directly at the embassy, I wrote to the high commission on 24th Nov and was called in for document submission/checking/evaluation of need and stamping all in one day on 27th Nov. I suggest you may apply and try to provide as much information re...

1. Buy secure delivery self addressed envelopes (grey) purchase stamp for around £6.85/7.8. 2 per application. 2.yes also sign and date it. 3. Originals yes ... Depends on application.... For you Naturalisation Certificate Surrender Certificate Marriage certificate For wife same without M.C. if subm...

No they are not.

Marriage certificate needs to be uploaded for both your and your wife's application. You also need to upload the same for your sons applications, you can use any given drop down tags for upload and you may even merge two documents as a single pdf, just ensure size isn't more than 1 MB. You need to p...

Indian tourist visa is not available at the moment via either online or appointment route. You may write to indian high commission explaining your reason, and in case they find your need/ reason fit enough they consider you for entry /emergency visa. I did not go through OCI route but got entry visa...

Pre-Covid regular times ..... You could have travelled without surrendering indian passport though there have been cases whereby they refused e-visa without surrender of Indian passport. However, at the moment e-visa is suspended. You can write to indian high commission for emergency visa citing you...

If you let it be as is and wait for the childs OCI application to proceed there is no harm. But then you would have to get another appointment for your surrender application. At the same time, Surrender of Indian Passports takes max 10 days (might take longer now, never know with current scheme of t...

Hello, Has anyone recently applied for Emergency Visa (India) ? I have filled the application and by email but I have not heard back from them. You must call and get an appointment, also take printout of online forms to the indian high commission nearest to you. They will check your reason, attache...

Yes I applied for one on 24th November 2020 for myself my wife and my 8 year old. Got it for 3 months. Now back in uk

My 1 year old now has registered as a British citizen since parents got their ILR, and has received her certificate of citizenship and passport. The child was registered at the Indian high commission after birth and got her Indian passport at that time. The child has never left the UK, never used h...

Yes you can though provide sufficient time for checks to be conducted, although it could be much faster, you still need to make an online application, and contact nearest FRRO.

http://www.mea.gov.in/oci-related-matters.htm

Did you use VFS, have you checked with them?

Hi, I have a query regarding the start date while applying for the ILR in UK, I got the UK Tier 2 General VISA on 19/03/2015 but I entered UK after 85 days on 16/06/2015, while applying for ILR which date would be considered to calculate 5 year time span in UK it would be 19th March (start date on ...

I meant he was in a city which had an FRRO office and he could directly speak to them. Can't say much more.

We provided joint bank statement, CT BILL, Tenancy Agreement.

You need passport for your newborn. Visa only if you want to enter back. I don't know your medical situation and can't comment on doctors advice, though we travelled within 23 days of my child being born here, everything was fine. Considering you won't be coming back extending the visa for few days ...

Yes you can!

I got on Tier 2 General visa on 7th Jan 2014. and Tier 2 extension in Feb 2017, valid till Jan 2020. When is the earliest I can apply for ILR? 28 days from the 5 year anniversary of your date of first entry to UK. If my salary is exactly 35,500 during the time of application, would that fulfill the...

My friend got it in 20 days flat, he applied the second day he reached India, also he had access to FRRO too.

How many days you intend to visit India? If it is 30 days or so, surrender Indian passport, get e-visa and go there. After returning, apply for OCI in UK. If your stay is 3 months or more, then you can take long term visa and apply for OCI in india. If you can wait, get OCI work first and then go t...