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I too have done the same unfortunately....can somebody help me with their experiences on applying for OCI after having travelled on the indian passport? Did the high commission guys question this in the OCI process? Any advice/suggestions in this matter would be greatly appreciated!Friend wrote:I am in a similar situation having travelled on the Indian passport after getting British nationality. Silly me! Any one with similar experience and applied for OCI?suza321 wrote:Folks
Was completely unaware of this forum until friend of mine suggested. I am in process
of applying for OCI but I have a prob.I never knew that u need to get Indian Passport cancelled after getting the B citizenship.unfortunatetly I travelled once on this.
What do I do now?? I will get it cancelled ASAP but will this create a prob
for getting my OCI.Again i have a offer from good company back home I wish to take it and join by feb.
Looking at my overall situation how do u all suggest me to go about it.
Friend said easier option is to get work visa and apply for OCI form India.
How long does it take to get a work visa and what are documents to submit it.
searched all threads but no valid answer on the same this type of situtaion..
even if i apply for OCI i would need to collect it in person ..so if i am back home then will they post it back home? again i should get it in one months time...what if it gets rejected
pl help me .
su
Thanks
I have successfully applied and received OCI without any problems and without using any intermediaries like a solicitor. I also know of others in similar situation who have got the OCI.merc08 wrote:I too have done the same unfortunately....can somebody help me with their experiences on applying for OCI after having travelled on the indian passport? Did the high commission guys question this in the OCI process? Any advice/suggestions in this matter would be greatly appreciated!Friend wrote:I am in a similar situation having travelled on the Indian passport after getting British nationality. Silly me! Any one with similar experience and applied for OCI?suza321 wrote:Folks
Was completely unaware of this forum until friend of mine suggested. I am in process
of applying for OCI but I have a prob.I never knew that u need to get Indian Passport cancelled after getting the B citizenship.unfortunatetly I travelled once on this.
What do I do now?? I will get it cancelled ASAP but will this create a prob
for getting my OCI.Again i have a offer from good company back home I wish to take it and join by feb.
Looking at my overall situation how do u all suggest me to go about it.
Friend said easier option is to get work visa and apply for OCI form India.
How long does it take to get a work visa and what are documents to submit it.
searched all threads but no valid answer on the same this type of situtaion..
even if i apply for OCI i would need to collect it in person ..so if i am back home then will they post it back home? again i should get it in one months time...what if it gets rejected
pl help me .
su
Thanks
Hello everybody,
Do you know how long it will take for Indian high commision send out the acknowledgement letter ( do they send out one) ?
How long the whole process take?
I sent my application 10 days back but I haven't got any letter from them. Their london website says they won't send any communication but the application form says I will receive a letter from them. Also the online status screen asks ack. number so I assume they will send out a letter with a reference number.
The online status check website is crap. You can enter any number and it says the standard message "This number is not yet acknowledged"!
Anybody out there who applied for OCI recently?
Cheers,
Ganesh
maveli62 wrote:I didn't get any acknowledgement from the. For me it took 5 weeks. You don't need the ack. No to see the online status, you can use the online reg.no.
You said it is a crap web site, but can you show me a website for any other country which will show the progress of the visa/passport application. This site is the best out there in this category. I thought people will appreciate the OCI web site after what they experienced with Home office.
Hello everybody,
Do you know how long it will take for Indian high commision send out the acknowledgement letter ( do they send out one) ?
How long the whole process take?
I sent my application 10 days back but I haven't got any letter from them. Their london website says they won't send any communication but the application form says I will receive a letter from them. Also the online status screen asks ack. number so I assume they will send out a letter with a reference number.
The online status check website is crap. You can enter any number and it says the standard message "This number is not yet acknowledged"!
Anybody out there who applied for OCI recently?
Cheers,
Ganesh
With the new rules for airlines, they are supposed give the details (including passport details) of passengers to the landing airport. So if you used your British passport to fly out and the Indian port cross verifies the list then you are straight away going to land in one of the Indian jails. Normally they don't cross verify, but who knows the bad luck dayajayjain wrote:Guys A quick question
I do not want to take OCI and do not want to cancel my Indian passport.
if I use my Indian passport only when I travel to India and
rest I use my British passport
is it possible ? does british govt. pass the infomations to indian govt.
when an indian takes the british citizenship.
or
UK custom will know that I am holding British passport and would like to see that when I am back in UK.
If you travel to India before you get your OCI, you need to get a visa on your British passportajayjain wrote:Thanks Maveli,
I am taking OCI, just wanted to know until I get OCI
can I travel or not.
I haven't got my cancelled passports back yet. I sent a request letter but no reply yet. I don't know what is the effective way to communicate to Indian consulate. I have tried online message also. The OCI online status is still same (Application number is not yet acknowledged) after 8 weeks. Is anyone having difficulty with the consulate like me?agganesh wrote:I sent my application 4 weeks ago and still my application is not acknowledged as of the online status. I also sent my Indian passport to cancel along with the application and haven't got them back yet.
Hi Vijikrish,vijikrish wrote:Hi Ganesh,
I am in the same state but I posted my application only on the 16th of April but have not received any acknowledgment as yet. How long do they normally take to process OCI? I haven't received my cancelled passports as well. Do write a post when you do receive some communication from the HCI.
Thanks.
Come on!ukwannabe wrote:Just to add that I posted an application by next day special delivery for OCI status on 23/04/2008 and today they acknowledged it on the OCI site i.e 15/05/2008. 3 weeks to acknowledge a letter. I wonder whether it has anything to do with me not clearly mentioning it on top of the envelope ? Letter going to wrong person/section as it usually happens in indian muncipality/village offices and then take a detour to right section ??
Best
Ganesh did you get your passport stamped yet. My status has changed now to GRANTED but not yet been depatched to UK. Hopefully I should get them end of this week!agganesh wrote:Hi Vijikrish,vijikrish wrote:Hi Ganesh,
I am in the same state but I posted my application only on the 16th of April but have not received any acknowledgment as yet. How long do they normally take to process OCI? I haven't received my cancelled passports as well. Do write a post when you do receive some communication from the HCI.
Thanks.
I have received the (cancelled) passports back from Indian consulate. They took almost 8 weeks to open the envelope and cancel the passports! Also they sent the OCI application to India at the same time. Now I can see the status on online. As the website states I hope I will get the OCI sticker around first week of June.