Renunciation of Indian Citizenship - processing timelines

dhparikh07 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:04 am

DebOnline wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:35 pm

End to end timeline from Surrender Certificate to receipt of OCI: 3 months 20 days

British Naturalisation Ceremony: 20/12/2023
British Passport Received: 28/12/2023

@VFS Birmingham
Surrender Certificate applied: 06/01/2024
Surrender Certificate processed: 08/01/2024
Surrender Certificate received: 09/01/2024

@VFS Goswell, London
Renunciation Certificate applied: 23/01/2024
OCI Application submitted : 06/02/2024 (with renunciation payment receipt)
Renunciation Certificate issued: 16/04/2024
Renunciation Certificate received: 22/04/2024
Renunciation Certificate emailed to VFS: 22/04/2024
OCI Printing Status ‘Processed’: 24/04/2024
OCI received: 26/04/2024

Top tips:
1. Applying for Renunciation and OCI one after the other did help me in saving time although I was advised otherwise by VFS officer who suggested I should wait for RC to arrive and then apply for OCI.
2. Submission at London Goswell saved me an extra visit for High Commission Officer’s signature during renunciation.
3. I used the VFS paid services - Digital Document Check and Form Filling which saved all aprehensions of potential rejection due to technical submission errors. Charges are very reasonable compared to private vendors available in the market.

Trust this helps.

Hi thank you for sharing your timeline. Could you please advise which email id to send renunciation certificate to for OCI processing. Is it a vfs or HCI/CGI email id
Thank you

honestguy2020 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 29, 2024 11:47 am

dhparikh07 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:04 am

DebOnline wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:35 pm

End to end timeline from Surrender Certificate to receipt of OCI: 3 months 20 days

British Naturalisation Ceremony: 20/12/2023
British Passport Received: 28/12/2023

@VFS Birmingham
Surrender Certificate applied: 06/01/2024
Surrender Certificate processed: 08/01/2024
Surrender Certificate received: 09/01/2024

@VFS Goswell, London
Renunciation Certificate applied: 23/01/2024
OCI Application submitted : 06/02/2024 (with renunciation payment receipt)
Renunciation Certificate issued: 16/04/2024
Renunciation Certificate received: 22/04/2024
Renunciation Certificate emailed to VFS: 22/04/2024
OCI Printing Status ‘Processed’: 24/04/2024
OCI received: 26/04/2024

Top tips:
1. Applying for Renunciation and OCI one after the other did help me in saving time although I was advised otherwise by VFS officer who suggested I should wait for RC to arrive and then apply for OCI.
2. Submission at London Goswell saved me an extra visit for High Commission Officer’s signature during renunciation.
3. I used the VFS paid services - Digital Document Check and Form Filling which saved all aprehensions of potential rejection due to technical submission errors. Charges are very reasonable compared to private vendors available in the market.

Trust this helps.

Hi thank you for sharing your timeline. Could you please advise which email id to send renunciation certificate to for OCI processing. Is it a vfs or HCI/CGI email id
Thank you

Hi Mate

I have the same question. Did you manage to know what email address is it?

Rajeshb6 wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 26, 2024 7:13 pm

My Time Line for Renunciation

Appointment at CGI: 1-May-2024

CGI location: London- VFS Goswell

File Status: Application Received on 01-May-2024
RC Approved: 14-Jul-2024
RC received : 22-Jul-2024
Sent my RC copy to HCI(inf.london@mea.gov.in): 22-Jul-2024
OCI approved: 24-Jul-2024
OCI Received: 29-Jul-2024

Still waiting for it to be processed/approved. Have written multiple times to VFS and London HCI. No progress.

akr2500448 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:24 pm

Yes my wife did. We gave a friends address for delivery of renunciation and it got delivered while we were away.