Hey everyone, I'm starting to prepare for my OCI card application. I'm applying based on own Indian origin (former Indian passport holder), having naturalised in the UK. Looking at the process for applying & the supporting documents required checklist, I had a few queries & would be very grateful ...

Type: First British passport after naturalisation Method: Online application Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead Application submitted: 18th Jul 2024 (Thurs) Email sent to person confirming identity: 18th Jul 2024 (Thurs) Identity details verified & received: 18th Jul 2024 (Thurs) Application received ...

Hi johndough, My jurisdiction falls under CGI Birmingham. Thinking about it they won't have a different process for just CGI Edinburgh where SC & RC both are required. But then only SC will do for OCI at Birmingham & London. Under the OCI section for both London & Birmingham embassy websites, it ...

Hi guys, I'm just starting the process to Surrender my Indian passport on acquiring my UK passport. I had a few queries I needed help with please - 1. How does one self attest photocopies of the requested documents? Is it just one's sign & date on a blank space of the photocopy or is there a ...

Hi alog1, Did you pay for the renunciation application online in advance? I'm confused, so do you still have to complete the renunciation process/application online & pay but no longer need to wait for it to apply for OCI? Or the Renunciation process is no longer a step & has been eliminated ...

Thanks bharatuppala, I read the entire webpage It's very confusing (as usual). Your pasted text above is shown at the beginning of that webpage but with no date to show or say "process amended" or anything like that? Then if you read further down the page, the entire process for applying for ...

Thank you for your reply!

Hi bharatuppala, I'm due to get my first UK Passport delivered in a few days & would've needed to do this surrender & renunciation process in order to apply for oci card after. So what is the process now? Do you still have to pay/apply for the RC process or that whole thing has been deleted as a ...

Hi there, Excuse my ignorance but I need some guidance please. My first British passport application after Naturalisation has just been approved & I should have my documents delivered back to me middle of this week. Being an Indian passport holder, I was under the impression that one can apply for ...

Great! I also got my 'documents received' acknowledgement this afternoon.

Thank you very much for your responses AmazonianX and hq1221. I had a brief conversation with an adviser on the HMPO online webchat a few mins. ago. He said that if the documents were delivered on Wed 24th Jul I needed to allow 3 working days for them to be opened and logged. If it's not updated by ...

Hi there, I posted my Original Naturalisation Certificate, Current Passport as well as my Cancelled/expired passport first used to enter the UK via Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery before 1pm. It was posted earlier this week on Tue 23rd Jul to HMPO Hemel Hempstead. The online tracking shows ...

Hi there, I was planning to post the requested physical documents (naturalisation certificate, current passport etc) for my First British Adult Passport online application tomorrow (Friday) via Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day before 1pm. It's going to the passport office in Hemel Hempstead ...

Hello, Thanks for your reply. Very helpful, however I'm not fully resolved in my mind. Its my fault, I wrote too long a post perhaps. I also have a query about how my name & surname is written in my old cancelled Indian passport. The HM Passport Office have asked me to send them my - 1 ...

Hi there, Just looking for some advice please. I'm applying for my first British Adult Passport after getting my UK Naturalisation Certificate a few weeks ago. The Passport Office website says to send in the following: 1. Naturalisation or registration certificate 2. The passport used to enter the ...

Thanks alot CR001

OK thanks for clearing that out. The other reason I'm delaying to attend the ceremony to May is I'm currently an Indian passport holder. Not sure how much you know about it, but India doesn't allow dual citizenship and instead allows to hold an OCI card (sort of lifelong visa). In order to avoid ...

Hi guys, I received an email from the Home Office on 19th Feb 2024 saying my application for UK Citizenship has been approved. And to contact my local city council to book my Citizenship Ceremony. It states that I need to attend my ceremony within 90 days of the date of the 'approval email'. So in ...