Surrendring Indian passport

[ashwini_k]

Application Date : 10/05/2016
Postal / In-person: In-person
VFS office: VFS Birmingham
VFS Email : 11/05/2016
HCI issued surrender certificate : Waiting
VFS Email : Waiting

Online Status (processed):
I am getting the following status online:Your application is processed and sent to the respective office of the High Commission/Consulate General of India in the UK for further assessment. Please check our website http://www.in.vfsglobal.co.uk for further information on 'Processing Times'.

Received Surrender certificate: Waiting

Not sure what to make of the status message on VFS site. Has anyone seen this status message before? How long did it take to get the surrender certificate. I had budgeted 2 weeks and have an OCI appointment tomorrow:(

[prasi]

Application Date : 10/05/2016
Postal / In-person: In-person
VFS office: VFS Birmingham
VFS Email : 11/05/2016
HCI issued surrender certificate : Waiting
VFS Email : Waiting

Online Status (processed):
I am getting the following status online:Your application is processed and sent to the respective office of the High Commission/Consulate General of India in the UK for further assessment. Please check our website http://www.in.vfsglobal.co.uk for further information on 'Processing Times'.

Received Surrender certificate: Waiting

Not sure what to make of the status message on VFS site. Has anyone seen this status message before? How long did it take to get the surrender certificate. I had budgeted 2 weeks and have an OCI appointment tomorrow:(

@ashwini_k

I have same status too. Would you please let me know whether you got the certificate ? How many working days it took after the above status to get the certificate ?

Many Thanks

[ashwini_k]

Application Date : 10/05/2016
Postal / In-person: In-person
VFS office: VFS Birmingham
VFS Email : 11/05/2016
HCI issued surrender certificate : 19/05/2016
Surrender Certificate received: 20/05/2016

@prasi. I don't know what the issue was but the status changed to "with dx for delivery" late on the 19th. In any case I missed my OCI appointment on the 20th as the surrender certifiCard was not delivered until 6pm..

[prasi]

I don't know what the issue was but the status changed to "with dx for delivery" late on the 19th.

How many days it was in "Processed" status before changing to "With DX for delivery" ?

Thanks

[ILR4PVM]

Application Date : 01/06/2016
Postal / In-person: In-person
VFS office: Goswell Road, London
HCI issued surrender certificate : 03/06/2016
VFS Email : <did not opt for it>
Online Status (processed): 06/06/2016
Received Surrender certificate and cancelled passport:07/06/2016

Have to say, the ceritificate was crumpled and looked like a very amateurish word document printout for 100+ £££ !

[david1955]

Application Date :09/06/2016
Postal / In-person: In-person
VFS office: VFS hounslow
HCI issued surrender certificate :
VFS Email :
Online Status (processed):
Received Surrender certificate:

[sam76]

Hi all,

Just noticed that my Surrender certificate has got Indian High Commission seal but no sign above Passport Officer text.

Any one faced with the same situation and applied OCI successfully or do I need to get sign in the certificate?


Cheers,
Mani

Folks
Apologies for reviving an old thread but I just received my son's surrender certificate and it has the seal but not the sign from the Passport officer. Is this an oversight or would it be acceptable for OCI application.

[david1955]

Application Date :09/06/2016
Postal / In-person: In-person
VFS office: VFS hounslow
HCI issued surrender certificate : 14/06/2016
VFS Email : 14/06/2016
Online Status (processed): 14/06/2016
Received Surrender certificate:

[david1955]

Application Date :09/06/2016
Postal / In-person: In-person
VFS office: VFS hounslow
HCI issued surrender certificate : 14/06/2016
VFS Email : 14/06/2016
Online Status (processed): 14/06/2016
Received Surrender certificate:15/06/2016

[Krish19]

Can some tell how tracking works, i applied on 24th and when i put my details there it tells me record does not exist.

[RedBlue]

Can some tell how tracking works, i applied on 24th and when i put my details there it tells me record does not exist.

Here is the link for tracking surrender Indian passport:
https://www.visaservices.co.in/IHC-UK-TrackPassport/(S(rri3m4e1if0qhz55wmpuuk55))/Track_Passport.aspx
You need to enter the follwoing fields

British passprort no
Surname
DOB
Service - Surrender passport
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[Krish19]

Thanks for the reply, i got my certificate yesterday. But i was trying with the details you mentioned before with no luck.

[tushar_mars]

Application Date : 01/07/2016
VFS office: Goswell Road, London
Application sent to HCI: 04/07/2016
HCI issued surrender certificate : 07/07/2016
VFS Email : 07/07/2016
Online Status (processed): 07/07/2016
Received Surrender certificate:08/07/2016

[Anndeep]

Did you surrender your Indian passport by personally going to VFS and making a prior appointment or you sent it in the post? Which one is quicker, please?

[kmaa]

Hi all

I recently received my 3 year old's British passport. So far she has held an Indian passport. We want to travel to India asap and am not sure what would be the best course of action.
She won't be traveling on her Indian passport as I am aware that that would attract a penalty. Will be applying for OCI once we return back to the UK.
Can I not simply apply for Indian tourist visa on her British passport and submit the Indian passport on returning back?
Pls enlighten.

Regards
Kmaa

[Anndeep]

How do you book an appointment to take your documents to surrender the passport?

OR it can only be sent in the post?

[Anndeep]

Please could you tell me how far is Battleship building, Harrow Road from Paddington by foot?
Thank you

[tushar_mars]

Application Date : 01/07/2016
VFS office: Goswell Road, London
Application sent to HCI: 04/07/2016
HCI issued surrender certificate : 07/07/2016
VFS Email : 07/07/2016
Online Status (processed): 07/07/2016
Received Surrender certificate:08/07/2016

The surrender Certificate I received had an issue with my father's name printed incorrectly. So went back to VFS Goswell Road on 12/07/2016 to have it corrected. I didn't know that I need to take another pre-paid envelope for the return and was charged £15 for their delivery. There was no charge for the correction and hence didn't have any receipt or proof of submission. The only proof was the tracking number they gave for DX delivery.

Documents submitted: Incorrect Original Surrender Certificate and a form which was provided at the VFS centre explaining the need for correction.

VFS office: Goswell Road, London
Application sent to HCI: 12/07/2016
HCI issued surrender certificate : 13/07/2016
VFS Email : No email as this service is not available for correction of Surrender certificate
Online Status (processed): No online status of the processing for correction of Surrender certificate
Received Surrender certificate:18/07/2016

[Anndeep]

I am filling in the application form to apply for 3 months tourist visa.

As I was an Indian national previously and recently acquired British citizenship, I am not able to complete this section properly:

Have you ever visited India before: Yes
Last Indian visa – what should I fill in here as I have never applied for a visa before and used to travel on Indian passport.
Furthermore, it asks for type of visa and place of issue – again I haven’t had a visa previously.

Also, do I need to upload a 50x50mm photo or should I take 2 copies of the photo when I go for my appointment?

Do I need a reference from my family in India to support the visa application?

Thanks

[preeti456]

1 Adult
Mode of application: Personal, VFS Victoria, London
Date of application: 29/08/2011
Date received by Indian high commission:
Date passport revoked:
Date of receipt of SC:

[arwa.dholkawala]

Application Date : 29/08/2016
VFS office: Hounslow
Application sent to HCI: 30/08/2016
HCI issued surrender certificate : 01/09/2016
VFS Email : Not Received
Online Status (processed): 01/09/2016
Received Surrender certificate:02/09/2016

[preeti456]

1 Adult
Mode of application: Personal, VFS Victoria, London
Date of application: 29/08/2011
Date received by Indian high commission: 31/08/16
Date passport revoked:
Date of receipt of SC: 6/9/2016

[king1325]

Hi,

Can someone please tell me about retention of indian passport after acquiring British Citizenship. When I googled it, it clearly says that for 3 years the fees is £145, but when I called VFSglobal helpline for this topic, the person on line said she dont know anything about this.

So my query is if I decided to retain the indian passport for 3 years by legally paying that £145 fees, can I still apply for OCI on that basis? or its a compulsion to surrender the indian passport in order to get OCI?

[king1325]

Also if in case I am allowed to retain it for 3 years by paying the desired fees, can I use it for travel in those 3 years? and what is grace period?

[rmukherjee]

Hi,

Can someone please tell me about retention of indian passport after acquiring British Citizenship. When I googled it, it clearly says that for 3 years the fees is £145, but when I called VFSglobal helpline for this topic, the person on line said she dont know anything about this.

So my query is if I decided to retain the indian passport for 3 years by legally paying that £145 fees, can I still apply for OCI on that basis? or its a compulsion to surrender the indian passport in order to get OCI?

I am not sure where you got this figure of 145 for 3 years from. The VFS page on Passport Surrender clearly says that the fine is £145 for each use of the passport (or service obtained on the passport) after the grace period. The grace period is 90 days from the date of getting the naturalisation certificate but these days in the UK that is impractical because you have to hand in your BRP within 5 days of receiving your naturalisation certificate. So you can leave the UK on an Indian passport but cannot enter using that same passport as you won't have a BRP. Leaving using one passport and entering using another is NOT recommended.

Also if in case I am allowed to retain it for 3 years by paying the desired fees, can I use it for travel in those 3 years? and what is grace period?

Don't do it. You will put future OCI applications at risk (besides running up huge fines - £1450 for 10 trips made after grace period for example) Surrendering the passport is very quick (2-3 days after applying usually). Getting an OCI if you have a surrender certificate takes about 2 months. Once you have your surrender certificate you can apply for an e-Visa as well.