Hi All I applied for OCI , after 5 months it got approved, went to collect it personally, submitted in the morning, went back to collect in the evening, HCI gave me someone else passport , when i said this is not mine, they asked me if i had given them a passport in the morning, i said i would not b...
Hi I would like to hear from anyone who has applied for OCI by post and recieved acknowledgement , i have applied in sep , rec ack in october and the status is showing under process ...... its almost 4 months now, no one answers calls and no information, would like to hear from anyone who is still w...
Hi I applied for my OCI in sept 1st week, it got acknowledged end of October after applying for SC, and still under process. Is there anyone in the forum who is in same state. Is there something we can do to fasten the process, a call to hci has resulted in saying that there is a backlog. any ideas ...
Thanks all for the replies. I will first surrender my Indian passport thru post and then apply for OCI. One question, for OCI we need to submit Naturalization /Registration Certificate. Do we have to send Original or photocopy? Cheers, GKH You need to send only photocopy of naturalisation certificate
Friends a quick Q from me- Can I travel to India on a valid Indian visa in the time that it takes to process an OCI application? Thanks Sidster007 Absolutely. Remember that you have to surrender the Indian Passport first and have the surrender certificate whilst applying for a Indian Visa. The proc...
[quote="SidB"]All - Any suggestions on the photo size?? Hi There definitely is discrepancy in information on hci website which is not unusual, but i applied 3.5 * 3.5. This is an unusual size not all the photo machines give you this, you either need to go to a studio for that size or go to...
Hi MS Babu, Thanks very much for answering my question. When you say that I need to provide copies of my expired Indian passport do you mean a photocopy of all the pages or just the first two front and last 2 back pages or all pages with visa stamps on them? please clarify Also for the British pass...
Can somone who has made an application recently share the timeframe in which you are given a File Number and how they give / communicate it to you? The phones are non reachable. I sent in my application by post and seomhow i managed to get a reply which says.. ''Please note that it takes 4 to 5 wee...
Guys I'm going to be applying for the surrender certificate soon (as soon as I receive my British passport). What supporting documents do I need to submit along with the completed application form and fee? Thanks for your advice in advance sidster007 Hi 1. Copy of expired Indian Passport 2. Indian ...
Hi I'm addressing the crossed postal order to "High Comission of India, London" would this be ok? Or Should I include the passport section as well? Thanks Rags Hi Postal order in favour of HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA, LONDON Dont include anything else. When i posted the application i put on ...
Hi When you applied for the surrender certificate , what was the method of payment of £90.00? Can we make the payment as British Postal Order? or Cheque or cash? It would be helpful if you could provide me with this information. Thanks Rags Hi In person - Postal Order(Crossed) and Cash By post - P...
Hi everyone is this the form you are using to surrender your Indian passports? http://www.hcilondon.in/applicationform.pdf Somebody who did it recently told me that another form (not available online) was being handed out at the high commission and that only that form could be used to surrender the...
but I applied in person and they did not tell anything that time. I have not recieved my applications back, or anyletter stating that I ahve to apply for SC. I applied on 1 September. Please help The rule came into force on 21st sept, you are right. I applied on 1st Sept by post recd on 2nd Sept. N...
I submitted my and my family OCI applications on 1st september, when i am checking online status, it is saying not ackmonwledged yet. that time they did not ask me to surrender the indian passports. anybody who applied near that time, heard anything for their applications. i am worried now, because...
The best way to avoid this illegal surrender fee is to take a visa to India £ 17on your British Passport , carry you Indian Passport and surrender it thers with a certificate from the local authority and apply for PIO or OCI in India only. Can anyone comment if this idea is wrong ? I am still and ...
The best way to avoid this illegal surrender fee is to take a visa to India £ 17on your British Passport , carry you Indian Passport and surrender it thers with a certificate from the local authority and apply for PIO or OCI in India only. Can anyone comment if this idea is wrong ? I am still and ...
Hi Guys, I applied for OCI without knowing the passport surrender procedure. I received my Indian passport back stating that i should surrender the passport (nothing mentioned about the OCI application). Now, I have surrendered the passport (26/10/2010) with £90 postal order (awaiting response fro...
reply to all queries: I applied on 5th oct by post . still waiting to receive the surrender certificate. I have enclosed a self addresed envelope(with app. stamp) also. They only ask for active passport, not a passport which has already been cancelled by HCI. they don't send the passport back, ther...
reply to all queries: I applied on 5th oct by post . still waiting to receive the surrender certificate. I have enclosed a self addresed envelope(with app. stamp) also. They only ask for active passport, not a passport which has already been cancelled by HCI. they don't send the passport back, ther...
Hi Has anyone applied for a surrender certificate by post, pls can you post the timelines when you have applied and when you have received your surrender certificate. Also in the notice section of hci , it states to send even the expired passport and active one. I called oci section and he said to s...
Has anyone applied for OCI in the first week of September before the surrender certificate rule has come into force and been waiting for some sort of acknowledgement on the online enquiry form. I applied first week of september and its 5 weeks so far no progress on the online tracker, it says file n...
Has anyone applied for OCI in the first week of September before the surrender certificate rule has come into force and been waiting for some sort of acknowledgement on the online enquiry form. I applied first week of september and its 5 weeks so far no progress on the online tracker, it says file n...
Has anyone applied for a surrender certificate and got it, also would like to know if someone has applied by post. I have sent my application and its 5 weeks nothing has happened, how would be know if our application is in process, so far nothing on the online enquiry status, not even application ac...
I must say this is a great forum. I wanted to know what is the new procedure and what is the total cost? Is it a case now that the passport has to be surrendered first and then the application for OCI can be done? I am a bit confused. Any help is highly appreciated from the members of the forum. hi...
