Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

[santhkumar]

OCI Processing and Dispatch has Begun,

OCI Application Submission: 28th Feb 2020
Application Received: 3rd March 2020
Application Approved and Printed: 3rd June 2020
Dispatched to London: 3rd June 2020.

Fingers crossed, OCI should be delivered by DX Courier in the next few days.

Will post an update once again in the next couple of days.

[Vish15]

Timeline of my New OCI application for spouse :
Application Date: 24/02/20
VFS Center: Goswell Road
Date of acknowledgment: 25/02/20
Original docs Received: 27/02/20
Documents Printing Status: 16/03/2020
Dispatched From New Delhi 16/03/2020
Document received At London: 16/03/2020
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS: Not required under new regulation
Dispatched by VFS: 02/06/2020
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED : 03/06/2020
After email on 2nd June they dispatched it same day.

[crowbar6]

Timeline of new OCI application for minor child -

Application Date: 12 March 2020
VFS Center: Goswell Road
Date of acknowledgment: 13 March 2020
Original docs Received: 18 March 2020
Documents Printing Status: Processed on 08 June 2020
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: 08 June 2020
Document received At London: 08 June 2020
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS: Not required under new regulation
Dispatched by VFS:
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

They've definitely opened shop again which is good news for all.

[crowbar6]

Timeline of new OCI application for minor child -

Application Date: 12 March 2020
VFS Center: Goswell Road
Date of acknowledgment: 13 March 2020
Original docs Received: 18 March 2020
Documents Printing Status: Processed on 08 June 2020
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: 08 June 2020
Document received At London: 08 June 2020
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS: Not required under new regulation
Dispatched by VFS: 11 June 2020
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 12 June 2020

They've definitely opened shop again which is good news for all.

[crowbar6]

Timeline of OCI re-issue for minor child under OCI Miscellaneous Services on account of renewal of UK passport

Application Date: 15 June 2020
VFS Center: Hounslow
Date of acknowledgment: 16 June 2020
Original docs Received: 23 June 2020 (had kept old OCI Card & returned it with cancelled stamp in it)
Documents Printing Status: Processed on 19 June 2020
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: 19 June 2020
Document received At London: 19 June 2020
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS: Not required under new regulation
Dispatched by VFS: 23 June 2020
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 24 June 2020

Pretty straightforward timelines for OCI re-issue. The biggest challenge is getting VFS appointment which they've considerably limited - 25% of original capacity.

[Siliconductor]

Has anyone had any success in getting an appointment?

[prasanna.cvs]

Timeline of new OCI application for minor child -

Application Date: 23rd June 2020
VFS Center: Goswell Road
Date of acknowledgment: 24th June 2020
Original docs Received: 26th June 2020
Documents Printing Status: UNDER-PROCESS
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi:
Document received At London:
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS: Not required under new regulation
Dispatched by VFS:
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

[vinodhayes]

Timeline of my New OCI application : self
Application Date: 11/06/20
VFS Center: Hounslow
Date of acknowledgment: 12/06/20
Original docs Received back : 17/06/20
Documents Printing Status: 03/07/20
Dispatched From New Delhi (OCI ): 03/07/20
Document received At London: 03/07/20
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS: Not required under new regulation
Dispatched by VFS:07/07/20
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED :08/07/20

Only too under a month, impressive

[prasanna.cvs]

Timeline of new OCI application for minor child -

Application Date: 23rd June 2020
VFS Center: Goswell Road
Date of acknowledgment: 24th June 2020
Original docs Received: 26th June 2020
Documents Printing Status: PROCESSED
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: 11TH JULY
Document received At London: 11TH JULY
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON at VFS: Not required under new regulation
Dispatched by VFS: 13TH JULY
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 16TH JULY

[rlpkamath]

Not much activity on this feed recently.

My timeline:

13/8/20 - submitted application for myself (born in India, naturalised British citizen) at London Goswell Road.
7/9/20 - email received from VFS saying decision has been made and docs are being returned. I check the OCI status website and it "docs printing status = processed" by MEA on 3/9/20 and sent to London. Also an OCI number is shown. I'm assuming this means that the application has been approved.

Seems super fast, 3 weeks.

[zulu4554]

Hi all, I'm about to do a fresh application for OCI and had a perhaps silly point to clarify. Apologies in advance if this is discussed already.

When the original documents are returned, will they send back the original UK passport, Naturalisation Cert, Surrender Cert and even the original Indian Passport? Or do they retain any of these with them.

Also, when the OCI document is received - is it just the document which looks similar to the Indian passport? If yes, why do they keep referring to OCI card in several of the websites including the govt site. I guess, it is not a card? Also, generally how long is this document valid for as standard?

thanks

[xebec]

All original documents are returned.

The OCI is a visa that is valid for life. This is subject to eligibility conditions (eg not working for a military) so it can be revoked if the holder does not meet the eligibility criteria.

The OCI card is the ICAO-compatible booklet that you get as proof you hold an OCI visa. It's not a passport. Depending on the age of the person, this needs to be renewed to keep up with facial changes.

See; https://www.vfsglobal.com/india/austral ... rvice.html

[Siliconductor]

Hi Everyone,

In the pandemic it is difficult to get an employer letter. Would a scanned copy of a letter do or do they require a physical copy?

Also given they need a job description, does anyone have a template for this. I couldnt find this on the forum.

Nikhil

[gsk13]

Hi
You can submit your application with a scanned copy . I submitted mine today at hounslow centre, i took a print out of scanned copy and they accepted it.

[swagat]

Hi
You can submit your application with a scanned copy . I submitted mine today at hounslow centre, i took a print out of scanned copy and they accepted it.

Hi Can you let me know if hounslow is accepting Royal mail SD Envelop's and now many as i have conflicting info on how many is required and some center's are not accepting Royal Mail envelops from us.

[gsk13]

Hi
Yes. Hounslow centre is accepting royal mail special delivery silver envelopes. You need to submit 2 envelopes for oci

[swagat]

Hi
Yes. Hounslow centre is accepting royal mail special delivery silver envelopes. You need to submit 2 envelopes for oci

Thank you so much for your response

[anv1]

Timeline of my New OCI application: self
Application Date: 17/09/20
VFS Center: Birmingham
Date of acknowledgment: 18/09/20
Original docs Received back: 22/09/20
Documents Printing Status: 09/10/20
Dispatched From New Delhi (OCI): 09/10/20
Document received At Birmingham: 09/10/20
Dispatched by VFS: 12/10/20
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 16/10/20
Couldn’t be bothered to ask for a letter from my employer, hence submitted a payslip. However after a couple of days after submitting the application got a email from embassy asking about my job profile as the payslip didn’t have the details, for which I promptly replied.

[Xdee]

Timeline of my New OCI application: daughter (baby)
Application Date: 04/09/20
VFS Center: Edinburgh
Date of acknowledgment: 11/09/20
Original docs Received back: 14/09/20
Documents Printing Status: 05/10/20
Dispatched From New Delhi (OCI): 06/10/20
Document received At Edinburgh: 13/10/20
Dispatched by VFS: Pending
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: Pending


VFS Edinburgh service has been particularly rubbish, holding documents back for a week first and now OCI

[sreemtech]

Hello All

Apologies if this is not the right place to post my question.

Basically I am looking for OCI Renewal for my kid. I have been trying few times over the day to get an online appointment, unfortunately I am not able to find any slots around Southeast. Any advise on this please ?

Regards
Msr.

[gsk13]

The appointment slots are usually opened on Fridays between 3.30-5.30pm

[sreemtech]

The appointment slots are usually opened on Fridays between 3.30-5.30pm

Thanks @gsk for the info.

[KomalAbhi]

Hi, I was wondering if anybody has got the OCI approved and recieved within 6 weeks lately?

[gsk13]

Hi

Yes, I received approval within 4 weeks. Submitted on 07 October and OCI approved and already received at London today. Hopefully i will receive in couple of days

[KomalAbhi]

That is great! We got a confirmation that it has been received in London on 29th October. But it has not been delivered yet.