Hi all,
First of all I would like to thank you all for continuous advice and support.
I booked my flight ticket to fly to India on 8th Feb 2018, before I booked an appointment for OCI. So, hesitantly I booked 12th Jan for my OCI appointment as I was sure that OCI wont be processed so quickly but I thought to give it a go.
On 24th Jan 18, I emailed HCI London (
administration@hcilondon.in ) couple of times to speed up my OCI application as I have to travel on 8th Feb. I finally had a reply from them on 30th Jan 2018 that once the online status changes to "Processed" I can come to HCI LONDON office in Aldwych and collect my OCI booklet and no need to wait for them to post it to my home address. They asked if I can bring my travel ticket as well for the proof.
So, today I saw an update on my application online and straightaway went to HCI London office and they had my OCI booklet ready for me to collect after seeing the proof of my travel and passport.
So guys, if you email them that you have to travel as an emergency and request for a speedy OCI application and collection (instead of waiting for them to post you) then it is possible. Also, i was told once the status is changed to "Processes" I can come to HCI London building anytime between 9am to 4pm to collect my OCI.
Hope this helps.
My timeline as below :
Application Date: 12 / 01 / 2018
VFS Center: VFS London Goswell
Date of acknowledgment: 15 / 01 / 2018
Original docs Received: 16 /01 / 2018
Documents Printing Status: PROCESSED on 05-FEB-2018
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI: 05-FEB-2018
Document received At LONDON:05-FEB-2018
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at
1PM :05-FEB-2018
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED
1:10PM: 05-02-2018
Regards and all the best
Jagpaw