Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

[krisy30]

Application Date: 17/June/2021
Date of Acknowledgement: 18/June/2021
VFS Center: London - Goswell
Original docs Received back: 22/June/2021
Current Status: Processed
Documents Printing Status: 13/July/2021

Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: 14/July/2021
Document received At London: 14/July/2021
Dispatched by VFS:
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

Update received today (14/07/21) marked in red glow

[uni_guy]

Applicant 1 (OCI For Minor)


VFS Center: Cardiff
VFS Submission: 14-Jun-2021
Date of acknowledgment: 17-Jun-2021
Original docs Received back (Birth Cert. Only): 22-Jun-2021
Documents Printing Status: (PROCESSED) : Waiting
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: Waiting
Document received At London: Waiting
Dispatched by VFS:: Waiting
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: : Waiting

Anyone applied during June 21 and got their OCI ?

Updated Status

VFS Center: Cardiff
VFS Submission: 14-Jun-2021
Date of acknowledgment: 17-Jun-2021
Original docs Received back (Birth Cert. Only): 22-Jun-2021
Documents Printing Status: (PROCESSED) : 13-July-2021
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: 13-July-2021
Document received At London: 13-July-2021
Dispatched by VFS:: 14-July-2021
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: : 15-July-2021

Thank you all for sharing your experiences

[krisy30]

Application Date: 17/June/2021
Date of Acknowledgement: 18/June/2021
VFS Center: London - Goswell
Original docs Received back: 22/June/2021
Current Status: Processed
Documents Printing Status: 13/July/2021

Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: 14/July/2021
Document received At London: 14/July/2021
Dispatched by VFS: 15/July/2021
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 16/July/2021

Thank you all for the updates and information shared. Helped me to process my application more effectively.
Hope my update helps others too.
Good luck to all.

[andyban]

OCI Application for minor
VFS Center: London - Hounslow
Application Date: 20/July/2021
Date of Acknowledgement: 22/July/2021
Original docs Received back: 23/July/2021
Current Status: UNDER-PROCESS
Documents Printing Status: waiting

Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: waiting
Document received At London: waiting
Dispatched by VFS: waiting
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: waiting

[mental4vray]

Do we need to take the attested copies of all the documents at the VFS appointment? Or is it ok if we just keep the originals as pdfs are already uploaded as part of the application.

[lora28]

I'm not sure I understand the timelines everyone is posting here. For example, if I understand the process correctly, then we have submit our application online first and then book the appointment to take all documents with us. I'm struggling to find any appointments unless I go to Bradford in the next week or so. Does the clock start ticking from the appointment?

I'm really worried because I'm looking to apply fresh OCI for myself (Indian born), my husband (UK born) and my daughter (minor). If we do go to Bradford for the appointment, will all of us receive our OCI cards at the same time? We're also looking to travel on 15th October, so hopefully its all in time

Thanks in advance for your response!!

[lora28]

Applicant 1 (OCI For Minor)


VFS Center: Cardiff
VFS Submission: 14-Jun-2021
Date of acknowledgment: 17-Jun-2021
Original docs Received back (Birth Cert. Only): 22-Jun-2021
Documents Printing Status: (PROCESSED) : Waiting
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: Waiting
Document received At London: Waiting
Dispatched by VFS:: Waiting
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: : Waiting

Anyone applied during June 21 and got their OCI ?

Updated Status

VFS Center: Cardiff
VFS Submission: 14-Jun-2021
Date of acknowledgment: 17-Jun-2021
Original docs Received back (Birth Cert. Only): 22-Jun-2021
Documents Printing Status: (PROCESSED) : 13-July-2021
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: 13-July-2021
Document received At London: 13-July-2021
Dispatched by VFS:: 14-July-2021
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: : 15-July-2021

Thank you all for sharing your experiences

Thanks for sharing yours! I just wanted to check if you applied because of your jurisdiction being at Cardiff? I'm looking for appointments but only Cardiff seems to have them. My jurisdiction is Birmingham though

[lifeRockss1]

I'm not sure I understand the timelines everyone is posting here. For example, if I understand the process correctly, then we have submit our application online first and then book the appointment to take all documents with us. I'm struggling to find any appointments unless I go to Bradford in the next week or so. Does the clock start ticking from the appointment?

I'm really worried because I'm looking to apply fresh OCI for myself (Indian born), my husband (UK born) and my daughter (minor). If we do go to Bradford for the appointment, will all of us receive our OCI cards at the same time? We're also looking to travel on 15th October, so hopefully its all in time

Thanks in advance for your response!!

1. yes, you have to submit the application online and upload all the documents as well.... but you can book an appointment before that (unlike submitting the Indian passport) as no reference number of your application is needed for booking OCI appointment.
2. Not sure what you mean by the clock start ticking from the appointment. if you mean does the processing time start after your visit, then yes, that's when the clock starts, the online submission is not the start time.
3. I think you would get it at the same time (based on my exp, we received both OCI (me and my wife) on the same day), you might get it before15th OCT (we applied 28th June and got it today, its roughly 30-45 days)
4. I don't have experience with this but there is no requirement to take the minor along as I meet one person who came in to apply for his newborn and complaining about having to take her fingerprint with ink.

Make sure you are careful with filling the application form (spellings as per the documents that you are submitting), else they make you refill it and you have to go out of VFS (as per our exp in Bradford) office to do so.

Carry Laptop with you in case they make you refill the application.
You need two photographs per application (the official site says 1)

Good luck

[lifeRockss1]

Applicant 1 (OCI For Minor)


VFS Center: Cardiff
VFS Submission: 14-Jun-2021
Date of acknowledgment: 17-Jun-2021
Original docs Received back (Birth Cert. Only): 22-Jun-2021
Documents Printing Status: (PROCESSED) : Waiting
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: Waiting
Document received At London: Waiting
Dispatched by VFS:: Waiting
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: : Waiting

Anyone applied during June 21 and got their OCI ?

Updated Status

VFS Center: Cardiff
VFS Submission: 14-Jun-2021
Date of acknowledgment: 17-Jun-2021
Original docs Received back (Birth Cert. Only): 22-Jun-2021
Documents Printing Status: (PROCESSED) : 13-July-2021
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: 13-July-2021
Document received At London: 13-July-2021
Dispatched by VFS:: 14-July-2021
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: : 15-July-2021

Thank you all for sharing your experiences

Thanks for sharing yours! I just wanted to check if you applied because of your jurisdiction being at Cardiff? I'm looking for appointments but only Cardiff seems to have them. My jurisdiction is Birmingham though

quite few appointments in Bradford when I checked last.

[lifeRockss1]

Appointment Date: 28/June/2021
Number of applicants : Two (Both Indian Origin)
Date of Acknowledgement: Never got any ACK.
VFS Center: Bradford
Original docs Received back: 10/July/2021 (had to send email to inf.birmingham@mea.gov.in to ask the status. I think that helped to get the documents back)

Documents Printing Status: 30/July/2021
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: 03/Aug/2021
Document received At BIRMINGHAM: 05/Aug/2021
Dispatched by VFS: 06/Aug/2021
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 09/Aug/2021.

We have had submitted Royalmail envelopes for documents and OCI, but it seems they lost the envelopes for OCI as we got a call on 06/Aug/2021 from VFS confirming our postcode and gave us a new tracking number for DX.

[dpallech]

Hi

Can you please does it take 3 days oce its shipped from VFS ? I have a email that OCI is shipped yesterday and i have havent got any confirmation from DX yet ? I have a flight to catch on staurday .Please can you give any info you have from your experience

[lifeRockss1]

Hi

Can you please does it take 3 days oce its shipped from VFS ? I have a email that OCI is shipped yesterday and i have havent got any confirmation from DX yet ? I have a flight to catch on staurday .Please can you give any info you have from your experience

ideally, it should be the next day, but mine was posted on Friday afternoon hence might have been 3 days considering 2 days of the weekend.

The tracking on DX website tells you the date they will deliver it.

[doctorwho2]

Application Date: 09/08/21
Date of Acknowledgement: 10/08/21
VFS Center: London - Goswell
Original docs Received back: 12/08/21
Current Status: Under process
Documents Printing Status:
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi:
Document received At London:
Dispatched by VFS:
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

[ilr_10y]

Hi

Can you please does it take 3 days oce its shipped from VFS ? I have a email that OCI is shipped yesterday and i have havent got any confirmation from DX yet ? I have a flight to catch on staurday .Please can you give any info you have from your experience

Hi dpallech,

What was your application date please? I have been waiting for my decision as well and have my flight booked for end of next week , trying to figure out which application dates are getting the decision now?

[nfornv]

Application Date: 28/06/21
Date of Acknowledgement: 05/07/21
VFS Center: Edinburgh - Scotland
Original docs Received back: 07/07/21
Current Status: Under process
Documents Printing Status:
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi:
Document received At London:
Dispatched by VFS:
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

[tckraju]

Application Date: 08/07/2021
Date of Acknowledgement: 14/07/2021
VFS Center: Edinburgh - Scotland
Original docs Received back: 16/07/2021
Current Status: Under process
Documents Printing Status:
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi:
Document received At London:
Dispatched by VFS:
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

[premebe555]

Hi All,

I am applying OCI for my family, myself, my wife and our two sons.

1. Do I need to submit our marriage certificate for all the applicants or only for me and my wife? But in the website , it says marriage certificate is only required for spouse based OCI application.

2. After uploading all the supporting documents in the OCI service website, do I need to do Submit the documents or after reviewing the VFS officer, I need to submit?

Thanks

[mbujjibabu]

Application Date: 16/07/2021
Date of Acknowledgement: 19/07/2021
VFS Center: Goswell-London
Original docs Received back: 23/07/2021
Documents Printing Status: PROCESSED On 16-AUG-2021
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: waiting
Document received At London: waiting
Dispatched by VFS: waiting
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: waiting

[Dvad]

OCI Application for minor
VFS Center: London - Hounslow
Application Date: 20/July/2021
Date of Acknowledgement: 22/July/2021
Original docs Received back: 23/July/2021
Current Status: UNDER-PROCESS
Documents Printing Status: waiting

Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi: waiting
Document received At London: waiting
Dispatched by VFS: waiting
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: waiting

Hello, I submitted a OCI Miscellaneous application at London - Goswell on 20/July/2021.

My status is still Under-Process.

Has your status changed?

Thank you.

[nfornv]

Application Date: 28/06/21
Date of Acknowledgement: 05/07/21
VFS Center: Edinburgh - Scotland
Original docs Received back: 07/07/21
Current Status: Processed - 19/8/21
Documents Printing Status: Processed
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi:
Document received At London:
Dispatched by VFS:
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED:

[ilr_10y]

Hello, I submitted a OCI Miscellaneous application at London - Goswell on 20/July/2021.

My status is still Under-Process.

Has your status changed?

Thank you.

I applied on 16th July and still showing Under-process for me

[Dvad]

Hello, I submitted a OCI Miscellaneous application at London - Goswell on 20/July/2021.

My status is still Under-Process.

Has your status changed?

Thank you.

I applied on 16th July and still showing Under-process for me

Hi, which office did you submit your application? Was it for fresh OCI or Miscellaneous?

[ilr_10y]

Hello, I submitted a OCI Miscellaneous application at London - Goswell on 20/July/2021.

My status is still Under-Process.

Has your status changed?

Thank you.

I applied on 16th July and still showing Under-process for me

Hi, which office did you submit your application? Was it for fresh OCI or Miscellaneous?

Fresh OCI, London - Goswell

I see above someone else got approved who applied the same day as me, but for me i still see under-process

[Dvad]

Hello, I submitted a OCI Miscellaneous application at London - Goswell on 20/July/2021.

My status is still Under-Process.

Has your status changed?

Thank you.

I applied on 16th July and still showing Under-process for me

Hi, which office did you submit your application? Was it for fresh OCI or Miscellaneous?

Fresh OCI, London - Goswell

I see above someone else got approved who applied the same day as me, but for me i still see under-process

Hi, good to know, looking at this thread it seems that most applications submitted at London Hounslow or Goswell seem to get processed exactly a month after the appointment. In my case I would have thought Miscellaneous would be quicker, clearly that's not the case. I also called HCI helpline who were not helpful at all and basically told me to wait.

Let's hope we both get an update next week

[dontringthebell]

OCI Application for 2 adults & 1 minor.

VFS Center: London - Goswell
Application Date: 17 August 2021
Date of Acknowledgement: Never Arrived
Original docs Received back: 20 August 2021
Current Status: UNDER-PROCESS
Documents Printing Status:
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) New Delhi:
Document received At London:
Dispatched by VFS:
OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: