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Hello Members, I’ve a question on PIO card. My son has PIO card which was applied after our ILR in the UK back in July 2013. The PIO card is valid until July 2018, same month expiry as his first British passport. I have read on Indian High Commission and VFS website is that all PIO cards are being c...

Hi Guys, Need a bit of advice really. I have acquired British citizenship last week and today I have received my British passport. I understand that I have to surrender my Indian passport as I have taken British citizenship. I have pre-booked holiday in India from 22nd December for a period of 4 wee...

Thanks both for helping me. The reason he is coming back so early is to help us out with keeping our little child at home while we attend work. I know home office sees this doing a work but actually its not work, he is just helping us with childcare cost. Visa was granted from 29th May to 28th Novem...

Yes it will be a problem and likely will be refused. How long has your father been "visiting" on his current visa? He was granted six month visa in May which is expiring end of November. He is going back to India on 28th November and will stay there for a month before applying tourist vis...

Hi, I have obtained British citizenship last year. This year I invited my father to stay with us on a tourist visa from India. His stay is coming to an end in November but we require him to stay a little longer with us. I was thinking he will stay with us until his visa expires in November and then ...

Hi Guys, I am applying for British Citizenship, while filling AN1 application form, I am unsure what to write in the below field, please could you help or advise. I have tried searching for similar question on the forum but could not find any info so decided to post my question: Under Section 6 of A...

Hi, I have an unusual query, may be someone who may have encountered the same situation in the past would be able to give me some advice. Basically I have invested in a flat back home in India. This investment was made in early 2012 and property is nearly finished. Over the years I have transferred ...

I went to VFS this morning to submit my OCI application (single application). The VFS guy at the counter asked me to provide two pre-paid envelops – one for returning the original documents that they kept and other was required when OCI application is approved. I challenged the guy that you only nee...

Hi All, Query slightly related to the above post. I have been given an appointment to surrender my passport at VFS for 25 May, which off course is a Bank Hol. Is it a system error or VFS is open because Indian Embassy is open on Bank Hol? Could someone please share if their experience of going to V...

That is not true. I applied this week and the the original passport is returned when applying. Only a photocopy of the original passport is kept by VFS. They will also hold onto to the original Naturalization Certificate and Surrender Certificate. Thanks for the confirmation NOG. Appreciate you hav...

VFS check your UK passport against the photocopy but return it back to you before you leave. Once your OCI application is approved you will need to take your UK passport back to VFS. They will post it back to you along with the OCI card. Good luck. I have just spoken to VFS customer service and the...

Thank you bahla.

Hello Guys, While submitting an application for OCI, do we need to submit the original British passport at the same time? I understand from previous posts that British passport is required to be sent when OCI status changed to documents received in London but could not find any info if it is also re...

usually the collection timing is the afternoon, and submission is in the morning...so this approach may not work..but please check the latest opening hours/time at the VFS you plan to use if there is an overlapping window. Thanks ban.s , I will inquire with them when I visit VFS to surrender the In...

I am going to surrender my Indian passport after acquiring British citizenship. I understand that I have to book an appointment with VFS in order to surrender the Indian passport. Now my question is that when the certificate is ready for collection, can I apply for the OCI at the same time when I am...

Guys, I have received my approval today Applied on 01-July-14, took almost 9 months for a decision. I wish good luck to all those who are still waiting for their decision.

Hello Guys, I am moving home to another city (Leicester to Birmingham) while my application for British citizenship is under consideration with UKVI. I understand I need to inform UKVI of my new address and this can be done by filling a form online on their website. Do I need to ask them to send cer...

No good news for me.. I spoke to a very good lawyer the other day and he was very honest about everything, here what he explained about the letter we received, basically after all these disaster is going on in the middle east at the moment, some names specially those ones from the middle east or ha...

this is what I got as a response for the complaint made. does anybody have an idea of how many of us are waiting for more than 6 months. we could do a joint appeal??/ thank you for your correspondence of 6 January about your application for naturalisation as a British citizen submitted on 16 April ...

Did they tell you what sort of checks they carry?

I used NCS as we'll I had a long conversation with her and she explain me the process The process They received the document the check are done before it assign to the case worker Once it's finish then it assign to case worker who make decision and think what to do next . So your file was lost afte...

Update on my case After writing to my MP YEsterday and I made a call to HO customer contact number . I have asked them to invesitgate this . I got called today FROM HO and guess what THEY LOST MY FILE . THEY ARE TRYING THERE BEST TO LOOK FOR my file. :?: Sorry to hear this, hope they manage to find...

I totally agree with with you Mah, don't know how these idiots work.

I have requested change of address in August, may be this has delayed the decision on my application as HO may want to carry out some detailed checks.

Eligibility criteria: Tier1 + 1 year ILR Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK Masters Degree and LIUK Current nationality: Indian Method of application: NCS Council name if NCS used: Nottingham Date of application: 01/07/14 Payment method CC/...