Thanks ppl. Validity of OCI card is always lifelong and the card holder is permitted to live and work without any restriction of days/month/years.

More replies apprecciated.

Thank you Lucapooka and sushdmehta.

Hello, I need some advice for dependant application. I am on WP (tier 2) and currently working in London. I am getting married in couple of month and my to be is holiding a NZ passport and based in NZ. Though she has got OCI - Overseas Citizenship of India card. (visa free travel to india) http://ww...

Dont worry guys... Its just the waiting period...cant help it !

payments have been deducted within a day or for some of them within a week...this is all because of holiday period. they have to work through thelot applications and as i said earlier december things move very slowly.

also I feel this automated message is from payment and refrence num point of view.

Hi, there are 2 different departments 1) where the application is received and payment is deducted 2) Case worker. they are working on 17th DEc applications mean they will acknowledge the application and deduct payment and then start passing it to case woker. So application received by them during t...

I feel the automated message is for the payments and applications receive by HO during that period anddoes not mean its actually passed to the case workers.
I know another guy who has posted around 5th - 15th dec and waiting for decison.

Hi
I think the numbers are in no particular order.
Office rreceived my app on : 10th DEC
Money deducted: 11th DEC
Got Reference num: 15th DEC

Im still waiting for the decision, applications are taking time due to holidays.

My ref number starts from 24****

Good Luck !