I had my appointment last Thursday. Got a text from VFS on Monday and got all my passports with the Tourist Visa yesterday (8th Feb). So 3 working days. All set to travel later this week! Will submit an OCI application on return Good to see that timeline confirmed in practice. Thanks and safe trave...

I was told yesterday 5 working days at VFS Goswell. The lady said its actually usually 3 working days but they say 5 to be on the safe side. We'll find out - my flights are in exactly a week's time :P Hey ps1234 - do let us know how long it took for the visa to actually be approved and your passpor...

Realise this is an OCI thread - but - I applied for my tourist visa yesterday with my surrender certificate and was told that I do not need a surrender certificate for application of a 1-mth tourist visa. The doc checklist asks for it but the VFS ladies on 2 counters (my wife and I on 1 counter eac...

Hi cracker1234 - I applied for my minor son's OCI today at the VFS Goswell centre and asked about tourist visa turnaround times. Was told 3-5 working days. I note that in another thread, someone else asked the same question last week as and was told to apply 10-15 days in advance. In the absence of...

Hi cracker1234 - I applied for my minor son's OCI today at the VFS Goswell centre and asked about tourist visa turnaround times. Was told 3-5 working days. I note that in another thread, someone else asked the same question last week as was told to apply 10-15 days in advance. In the absence of know...

Recently went to the London VFS last week, and they recommend doing it 10-15 days in advance of travel . I also may need to do this if the OCI doesn't come in time for my planned travel. Anyone know how long the OCI is taking for applications made in mid/end Jan 2022? Hope that helps. I recognize t...

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...

Thanks ncoder. Keeping my finger crossed. Any idea how long does the Tourist Visa take ? I heard India Tourist Visa is processed in 3 to 4 days. Is that correct ? Hi cracker1234 - did you finally choose to apply for the tourist visa? I may be in a similar boat later next month so wondering how long...