So my in-laws went today to Cochin to submit their applications, all relatively straight forward. Just a couple of points, they won’t allow you to take in any bags and there is no place to store them (So they just left it outside and it was there when there returned luckily). The people who were collecting the docs were very helpful, checking each doc before allowing it to be submitted. Also making sure there were no duplicates, as we had 3 applications. Making sure to take photocopies for applicants documents.
The only other part I was confused about was when on the Visa site after completing payment and choosing the appointment, on 6. Download and print, and then “Thing to Do”, after downloading\print application form and checklist. There is a Register with our visa application centre partner, this will allow you to track your application, get directions to the centre and access other services.
Anyone else who has applied can you confirm is there a way to track your application as the links take me to the following places
https://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/global/index.html
Select country, and then takes you here:
http://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/India/
But I doubt you can track your visa online
Also you can pay for Courier and SMS at submission, taken from the site: for courier cases you can track the status of your shipment delivery by putting the GWF Reference number on the reference number column available on the Blue Dart website at
http://www.bluedart.com
So just a waiting game now!! Wish us luck