Hello Can someone please let me know whether I can travel on Indian Passport or not. I went through the oath ceremony on 24th October 2016 and I am expecting my passport by end of november 2016. I dont have time to apply for the OCI because i have my booked tickets to India on 1st December 2016. So...

See answers below. My husband has applied for OCI in Sept and status is under process. I wish to apply for self and my child together. I need some help regarding the documents to be uploaded at the site for my child who is a minor & born in India. Is that what I have stated below against each c...

Could you please let me know what are all we need to submit in originals ? and also do we need to include any special delivery envelops ? Yes you do need to include a Special Delivery envelope (or courier envelope if your VFS Centre has that facility). I strongly recommend an A4 sized hard envelope...

Can someone please tell me if i can go and collect my visa from hounslow office anytime or are there restrictions on time. I have already filled in the forms on line for visa to india After you have filled in the online form, you should book an appointment for your chosen VFS centre. All VFS centre...

My son OCI is progress and we have travel to india sooner, so planning to apply tourist visa for my son and plan to stay for 2 to 3 months. After approval for oci stamping, is there max timelines for sending the passport? I sent the passport to get the OCI booklet one month after it arrived from De...

many thanks for the tips. I guess, my surrender appointment is this week. the online visa is only applicable for 1 month travel. however, we wish to travel for more than 2 months. so, i guess the only option is to fix a tourist visa appointment once the surrender certificate turns up? Yes, unfortun...

Anymore update on this? For minors when we submit, they never ask you whether the original applicant is in the country or not. They just accept the application without any problems. So I assume while submitting the british passport too they would only check the online status printout and accept the...

Hi, My OCI status has changed saying it has been processed and sent to LONDON. Now I need to take a print out of this along with the british passport and submit it at the London Honslow office. Any idea about the times of the day when I can go and submit these. As in, can I go after 4pm in the even...

can my wife travel to india on 15th november on her indian passport and travel back to UK on 15th February 2017 with both british & indian passport?

This post discusses in detail why this is a bad idea.

To be very clear, travelling during the grace period is not a bad idea. What IS a bad idea is entering India using an Indian passport and leaving it using a foreign passport. For the following reasons: 1) Indian law says you should return the Indian passport as soon as possible on acquiring foreign ...

Hi gurus, I have received my Naturalisation approval yesterday and have booked ceremony for 18th Oct. And I imagine I will receive my naturalisation certificate on the day of the ceremony. Iam planning to surrender my Indian PP on 19th with just the Naturalisation certificate and a covering letter ...

surrendering wife passport and applying for tourist visa to both daughter and wife is an option but i am worried, the process may be time consuming? Surrendering your passport is the only legal option. It is not time consuming. It's a relatively simple form and takes a week max to get the certifica...

Hi All Just wanted to share my experience hoping it might help someone. I applied for my son's naturalisation in April 2016. It finally came in August. During this timeframe he travelled to India on July 21st after I asked a lot of forum members about the 3 month grace period. My son returned today...

I submitted my OCI application and was only asked to submit Naturalisation and Surrender certificate. Is this normal? I wasn't asked for birth certificate, school leaving certificate or cancelled Indian passport. Secondly, how much time does it realistically take for the application to be processed...

Hi thanks rmukherjee for he prompt reply. I have spoken to airlines they don't seem to have any issues. Unfortunately no confirmation from UKVI although the Indian immigration people say she can travel. Passport Seva Kendra says no she can't travel. So still not clear. India has a rule that says yo...

Hi All, I recently applied and acquired my British Citizenship and Passport. I am now in the process of surrendering my Indian Passport and applying for my OCI. As always, I am thankful to the members of immigration board for clarifying the plethora of ambiguities thrown up by such processes. I am ...

This is a tough one to answer definitively, however, according to this website, UK requires a valid passport for the duration of your stay (i.e. 6 months rule doesn't apply). The UK authorities are also aware that Indian nationals do renew their passports in the UK through their high commission. I h...

we recently had parents visit us from asia, they had to access accident&emergency facility due to a relapse of existing condition. on discharge, they were advised to travel to India. they have now returned to india ..only to find a heavy NHS bill. has anyone in the past undergone this kind of a...

Thank you so much for replying! Really informative, but I have a few questions regarding the timelines & the actual process as I would like to time it conveniently - 1. Apply online 2. Book appointment at VFS & go for them to check documents a) How soon are appointments available? Can I go ...

I think you can start the OCI application process and do the first trip to VFS. They'll check your documents, your surrendered Indian passport, British Passport and give the passports back . Then they'll send your documents to the High Commission who will send it to Delhi. After 6 weeks (in the best...

I would not apply for OCI now. It takes 7-8 weeks easily even for a smooth application. They specifically warn against making travel plans on the basis of OCI as it can take several months in the worst case. As discussed in other threads, Surrender Certificate is essential for OCI and also tourist v...

Is it worth answering - "No" as you have not visited India before as a visa holder (earlier you were a citizen). You're not hiding this fact from them as your country of birth will still say India. If the TVOA has any free text field you can even attach a short note explaining this. Note t...

You need to scan your signature and resize it to the recommended dimensions. For my signature I used 900 pixels wide x 300 pixels tall. You also need to take a photo image file and resize it to the recommended dimensions. For my photo I used 900 pixels wide x 900 pixels tall. For creating the photos...

I was told -- Marriage certificate of parents is mandatory for children born in the UK (even if they held and surrendered an Indian passport, showing proof of Indian origin). This does seem to be a bit silly but at the end of the day we have to follow the High Commission's instructions. It'd be bett...

The upload section didn't ask for Indian passports / surrender certificates - is that ok? There is one section called "Indian Origin Proof". In that for my child (registered as British citizen) I uploaded one PDF with scan of cancelled Indian passport + passport surrender certificate. How...