Hi All, I have a slightly tricky situation and would appreciate comments and advise. My mother previously visited UK in 2011. During her visit, she had some minor illness for which we went to A&E department of an NHS hospital. She was attended by a Nurse, who gave her some medicines(No Prescription ...

Thanks once again for your quick reply. One concern is the New Passport contains a Statement, "Old Passport Report Lost". Do you not this is to be a problem if I leave Section 3C blank. On the contrary, The Lost Passport is Half True because we retrived it later on. I am a bit puzzled on this. I ...

Thanks Jambo.. Should we fill section 3 C "Details of the Lost and Stolen Passport"....

Hi All, This post is regarding my wife's first British Passport Application. Background: In 2011, she misplaced her Indian Passport while we were on Holiday in India. The passport contained Tier-1 Dependant Visa Vignette. We reported lost passport and a new passport was issued. Later on she ...

Dear Jambo, PLEASE HELP!!!! See below.... My wife applied for naturalisation last week through NCS. She applied under section 6(1) although married to a British National. The NCS staff while filling up his own form asked this question and we have specifically said Section 6(1). In the application ...

Thanks VR for your reply. Unfortunately, she is now in India. Would it be a good idea to email them with the reference number quoted in the acknowledgement letter. Please can you suggest the email address where she can sent her query. In her application, she mentioned that her absences were ...

Dear all, My wife applied for naturalisation last week through NCS. She applied under section 6(1) although married to a British National. The NCS staff while filling up his own form asked this question and we have specifically said Section 6(1). In the application form also we have mentioned this ...

Thanks you all for the reply. Regarding 'Why discretion should be exercised', please can you suggest if the below statement would be sufficient: "I have established my home and family in the UK. My husband and son have been grated British citizenship on xxx. I'm applying based on section 6(1 ...

Hi All, My wife's NCS appointment for naturalisation application is on Tuesday and I have a last minute question- A question regarding special circumstances asked in Section-6 of AN form. It says the following: "I declare that, although I do not meet all of the statutory requirements for ...

Hi Jambo, My wife's NCS appointment is on Tuesday and I have a last minute question- A question regarding special circumstances asked in Section-6 of AN form. It says the following: "I declare that, although I do not meet all of the statutory requirements for naturalisation, I believe that, in view ...

No, it was not a fast track application because this is his first visit to the UK. Why not you contact British High Commission New Delhi. They might be able to give you an update. VFS is just a document collection agency and I doubt they will be able to give any updates on your parents visa ...

Hi, My Father-in-Law applied on 17th July from Kolkata and his visa was stamped dated 28th July 2013. He travelled to the UK on 3rd August. It seems to me a bit long in your case. The suggested processing time in the UKBA website is 15 working days. You are over 15 working days. Please try to ...

Hi Jambo, My wife is now filling up her Naturalisation form and would like to clarifiy few points: 1)National Insurance number.:-She never applied for NI number because she is a house wife. I claim the Child Benefit because of my readily available NI number. Can she leave the section blank or just ...

Hi all, My father-in-law has a visa appoinment at VFS kolkata tomorrow. I am sponsoring for his visit in the UK. Unfortunately, I haven't received the last six month bank statements as yet, which was order last week. I have a Green Bank account and hence the bank statements were requested. Due to ...

Hi Jambo, One more question regarding my wife Naturalisation application. As mentioned earlier, she was away from UK during pergnancy for about 11 months. Section 1.17 of the AN form requires all her addresses for the past five years. While she was away I moved to a shared accomodation and therefore ...

Hi Jambo, Sorry to keep bothering you. A friend of mine told me yestesday that young children below 18 years will not be allowed to renew their British passport if they live outside UK for more than 5 years. This sounds to me a bit weird and my common sense says it can not be possible. A government ...

Hi, I was granted Indian Visa a few weeks ago. The process was very smooth and just took two working days to get back my British passport with Indian visa stamped. Regarding your question, I said 'NO'. If you want to be very sure, call VFS. There is a 020 number on their website. They were very ...

Thank Jambo for your prompt reply.

Regards

Hi Jambo, It’s time now for my wife's Naturalisation application. My son and I have got British Passport along with OCI card. My Wife entered the UK in 2008, received ILR along with me (in 2011). She has been outside the UK for approximately 469 days due to pregnancy and holidays. Due to her long a ...

Thanks for your reply. Regarding filling the form, should I leave the 'Spouse Section' blank or put not applicable.

A quick reply will be much appreciated.

Regards

Hi, I am applying for OCI card for myself and for my son. My wife is not eligible for OCI card as she is still having Indian Passport. The Indian High Commissioning, London, website suggest that for each family application Part B is common for all the applicants upto a maximum of 4. Now, since my ...

Please can anyone give me some suggestion.

Hi All, I am applying for 6 month Tourist Visa to cover the time whilst my OCI application is in process. I really do not have any plans to go to India, and the visa application is just to ensure I have travel document in case of any emergency. I have few queries with regards to my application and I ...

Hi All, The Surrender of Indian Passport Application Form contains a field for Spouse Name (As per the Indian Passport). My passport was issued before I was married and therefore, does not contain Spouse Name. Should I keep the field blank or include my wife's name in the form and attach a copy of ...

Dear All, In an unfortunate incident, my friend's father passed away. My friend has recently applied for OCI and he is having British Passport. VFS has said that since his application for OCI is in process, he won't be able to apply for Indian Visa. Unfortunately, he is unable to go to India to ...