To err on the side of caution, you could consider carrying a letter from your school in the US stating that you are a student there, the duration of your course and the fall break schedule.

There are so many threads on this. Search the forum.

Here is one thread that I found by doing a simple and quick search

Sponsoring family visitor

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=136562

If you knew that she was removed from UK a few years ago, why did you then sponsor her trip ? Did you not think that a person whose past history and behavior is known to you would try to pull something to get her to stay in the UK given the opportunity. ? You say you paid through the nose for a Germ...

You get the 3 month grace period from the date of naturalization (mentioned on the certificate). Read here [link] http://www.hcilondon.in/renunciation.html If you surrender your Indian passport, it is no longer valid. Acquiring a British Passport does not make your Indian Passport invalid. You shoul...

My replies and comments, based on the fact that I do not work too far from the building and pass it almost on a daily basis while on my way to work - 1.Is it still, Go Early morning and wait in the queue to get token Yes, people start queuing up from early morning to get tokens 2. What time after ge...

Illegal means anything that is against the law. Murder, Robbery, Rape, Drug dealing are all illegal activities and have different laws which deal with these.

Overstaying is also illegal and there are laws under which people are prosecuted if they overstay.

Agree with OP about staff and crowds. I would say unless its absolutely essential or you have been asked specifically to do so, try not to bring young children or people who have difficulties in walking/standing. Due to limited space, there are instances where you don't get a place to sit or people ...

Working fine for me at 1652 hrs GMT on 17/06/2013

destiniation_london wrote:Does anyone know if HCI works on weekends to accept OCI applications

HCI Working hours: 0915 hours to 1745 hours (Monday to Friday)

Source: http://www.hcilondon.in/contactus.html

Is it possible to surrender passport in person or will I have to wait for 2-3 weeks until the process is finished. You should surrender it in person. A much straightforward process as compared to surrendering it by post IMHO.If you have your British Passport, surrender your Indian Passport asap Als...

I sent scanned copies of the required documents from my end, which were fine.

You get a sticker on your current passport (or UK passport, I assume that is what you have) and get a grey booklet as well. You have to submit your UK passport at the HCI in the morning and they paste the sticker onto your passport and you can then collect your passport in the afternoon/evening alon...

If you have your daughter's Indian Passport Surrender Certificate, then she qualifies for OCI, so apply for OCI.

Britain has launched a new "super priority" same-day visa service for urgent travellers from India, the first-of-its-kind service to be launched by the UK anywhere in the world. The super priority visa service was announced by British Prime Minister David Cameron during his visit to the co...

Replying to your third point - Yes, you can collect OCI on your return. It is held by the HCI till you go and collect it.

vinitmanu wrote:

krazydude wrote:Get your birth certificate from India and get it attested/notarised in India.

Once you have that, you should be able to apply.

No you are not quite right. The OP might not even be eligible to become an Indian citizen. It has to comply the law.

@OP - any one of your parents an Indian citizen ?

Get your birth certificate from India and get it attested/notarised in India.

Once you have that, you should be able to apply.

4.16 Do you have any children. What do they need to fill there as all of their children are over 18 years of age and working independent. Do they still need to tick yes? If they have children, say yes, doesn't matter how young/old they are. 4.17 Please provide full details for each of your dependen...

Head over to HCI and tell them of their mistake I would do this at the earliest. The longer you wait the more difficult it will be for you. HCI follow a pretty 'hands-off' policy when it comes to making changes. It means if you tell them right away they will do it for you and not charge you, but if ...

Do you have any of these Birth Certificate from Indian Municipality or Panchayat. For applicants born in UK, full version Birth Certificate from Registrar of Births/Local Borough. For any other foreign-born applicant Birth Certificate must be in full version and it has to be translated in Hindi/Engl...

http://in.vfsglobal.co.uk/surenderind_pass.html


Applications will be accepted on all working days (Monday – Friday except public holidays) from 0830 hrs to 1430 hrs only at any of our India Visa Application Centres

Read the sticky

Here

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... e876c6f2be

Check with your local HCI in Dublin.

At HCI London, you can get your OCI on the same day (in the evening) if you application was accepted in the morning. However this might not be the case with all HCI's.

Change of name subsequent to marriage / remarriage / divorce / death of spouse For Change of name subsequent to marriage/ remarriage / divorce/ death of spouse, applicant will be required to apply for new Passport enclosing marriage certificate/death certificate/divorce decree, as the case may be, ...

For applications - I stood outside for 1 hour in the queue and inside it took 45 mins for my number to get called. Collection - Reached at the designated time, waited in queue for 5 mins, collected from the counter outside the OCI Submission and collection times have changed a bit now for OCI. Here ...