Can anyone please confirm - Do I need ONE special delivery envelope or 3 ? Three. They will send each applicant's passport + surrender certificate in a separate envelope. The format of the authorisation letter I used was: To The High Commission of India London Date: xxxxxx Surrender of Indian Passp...

Step 1. Get the child registered at your local High Commission / Deputy High Commission as an Indian Citizen. Link to HCI London Info Page.

Step 2. Apply through VFS for an Indian passport

One Urgent query, me and my wife is on ILR and my daughter has a British passport (Citizen by Registration) When she was born I got her Indian passport, as we had plans to travel to India. I have now sent her passport back to HCI and got the 'Surrender Certificate'. Read it on the forum, that for m...

If anyone wants to combine multiple images into one PDF, you can use a PDF Editor like Foxit Phantom PDF or Nitro Pro. Here's a GIF example of combining a specimen UK passport with a specimen naturalisation certificate using Phantom PDF . Foxit Phantom PDF is what I use, it has a 30 day free trial a...

https://online2pdf.com/convert-images-to-pdf is a free site and can also convert multiple images into one PDF. However you should be aware of the risks of uploading scans of your sensitive documents (like naturalisation certificate and passport) to a site run by people you do not know.

Dear All, I am applying for OCI in person on 02-06 and have a few queries regarding the same: 1. Will VFS retain my British passport original when I submit the application in person? My husband has a trip 3 days later and he will need his passport for the same. 2. Should I upload only my British pa...

Just a few days ago the Delhi High Court reiterated that mother's name is sufficient for a passport although that's probably not relevant for you as you'd like your name to be there on your child's passport. Still as a contingency it's good to know this. Anyway - my old Indian passport did not have ...

Thanks for your reply rmukherjee I did the thumb impression again, as printing the uploaded thumb impression did not "look right". I spoke with one of my friend today morning and he said that we should not do the thumb impression again, and we should use only uploaded image. Can somebody ...

I have done this and the Border Agency are ok with it as long as you have your ILR card.

I just realised, this was before the new Home Office rule and you have to return the BRP now. So travelling with ILR card is not ok anymore.

Here are my 2 questions: 1) When I leave India, would Indian border officials ask for my Indian passport and put leaving stamp on it or do they put leaving stamp on my British passport ? (note: my entry stamp on arriving to India would be on Indian PP) 2) When I leave India, if they put return stam...

Dear All, I have already submitted the online form along with documents and image/signature. However I have just detected a mistake in the form ( in place of Previous Nationality I put UK instead of India). I cant get to correct the form at this stage and the only option it seems is to submit a fre...

I tried my best not to create another duplicate of a topic discussed before. My apologies if I am doing so. Here is my travel plan: -> attended UK ceremony on : 11th May -> entering India with Indian passport on: 1st June (will carry British PP in bag and can show if needed) -> entering UK with Bri...

Hi all, I am awaiting a status change on the documents received at London part of the tracking system. In preparation to hand over my passport, I was going through the docs required and they ask for an acknowledgement receipt of application. What is this ? I don't seem to have any such paper. This ...

Abchardik wrote:Hi Could you help me what should I do as I havent had that option of uploading and I have appointment booked on 02/06/2016???

Have you already finalised your application? If not you can simply upload additional documents.

I uploaded her thumb impression[right thumb] and photograph online and the thumb impression is now showing in the printed application form just below the photograph in Part A, signature section. Do I need to get my daughter's thumb impression here again, or the uploaded thumb impression showing on ...

it hasn't asked me to upload Indian Surrender Certificate / Naturalisation Certificate ... I have successfully uploaded Photogragh and signature. Could one of you please guide me as they haven't asked me to upload Indian Surrender Certificate / Naturalisation Certificate is that correct??? I don't ...

I live in Scotland. Can I only submit the surrender application form in Edinburgh / Glasgow or any VFS office in UK? I am going to London in the next few days. Thought I can submit the form in London The VFS site says you can only apply in Edinburgh or Glasgow: Applicants residing in the counties i...

Hi. Submitted myself ,wife & daughter's British passports for OCI collection at VFS Newcastle. Ask for the acknowledgement of same. But the lady on the desk said we don't acknowledge the OCI collection . I asked further that I am submitting my British passport should get something as proof Yes,...

I am planning to submit my application for a surrender certificate. I am planning to submit self address envelopes for the return of the documents. Can someone advise whether we need to submit to envelopes or just 1 i.e. does the surrender certificate and the passport come back in a single envelope...

The above guide is very good. One suggestion to improve it - please use Paint.NET , a free image editor for Windows with a reasonable set of features, instead of Microsoft Paint, which is very, very basic and should be avoided. For example, Paint.NET can crop a scanned or digital photo using a fixed...

I got a response from the Home Office! Here's my update: Number of applicants: 2 Adults Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR Language criteria met: UK Masters Degree Current nationality: Indian Method of application: Lawyer Date of application: 23/04/15 Payment method CC/DC, Personal ch...

Here's mine: Number of applicants: 2 Adults Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR Language criteria met: UK Masters Degree Current nationality: Indian Method of application: Lawyer Date of application: 23/04/15 Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Cheque Date of rec...