Re-entry within 2 months and FRRO registration
Aug 25, 2012, 8:02 am
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Moreover consular access is quite different from diplomatic immunity ( most people are confused between both) and is way overhyped. If you commit a crime in India, you will be tried under Indian law anyway and the consulate would not be able to do anything Significant. You are problably better off hiring your own local lawyer.
Aug 27, 2012, 2:19 am
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I suspect I will be asked this question when I drop my application off for an Entry Visa (category X, I think) and the answer is probably best left undiscussed with the Indian babudom.
As an aside, I actually came to this thread to post the following link.
Pretty stupid, if you ask me, to have private citizens (not just hotels and guesthouses) register any "foreign visitors" that might be residing in their residence.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/15626271.cms
The reasoning, quoted below form the article, is even more astounding. Isn't that what inbound immigration checks are for? To record who's entering the country?
As an aside, I actually came to this thread to post the following link.
Pretty stupid, if you ask me, to have private citizens (not just hotels and guesthouses) register any "foreign visitors" that might be residing in their residence.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/15626271.cms
The reasoning, quoted below form the article, is even more astounding. Isn't that what inbound immigration checks are for? To record who's entering the country?
We had a long PIO vs OCI discussion a few times in this forum:
https://www.google.com/search?q=flye...w=1680&bih=959
Since I already have a PIO card till 2022 I'm not wasting time on this topic anymore, but some Governments like Germany are very particular and sensitive about their citizens applying for another citizenship. Germany doesn't allow dual citizenship either and joining another nations armed forces or applying for another citizenship automatically makes the German citizenship lapse.
Aug 28, 2012, 10:11 pm
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Went to apply for my 5 year "Entry" Visa today at the VFS shopfront and was told they'd need to submit the application to the IHC for "pre approval" before they accept the application by getting me to pay the fees and submit my passport.
When asked more about the pre-approval from IHC I was told because it is a 5 year visa IHC takes a look at the application and VFS if the application can be accepted as is or needs more documentation.
I'd have thought having a cancelled Indian Passport as a proof of "sufficient ties witih India" would've been enough. Now I'll wait and see what (if anything) they come back with or if its just a matter of dropping off my passport, paying the fees and waiting three days.
Anyone else had that exprience?
When asked more about the pre-approval from IHC I was told because it is a 5 year visa IHC takes a look at the application and VFS if the application can be accepted as is or needs more documentation.
I'd have thought having a cancelled Indian Passport as a proof of "sufficient ties witih India" would've been enough. Now I'll wait and see what (if anything) they come back with or if its just a matter of dropping off my passport, paying the fees and waiting three days.
Anyone else had that exprience?
Aug 29, 2012, 12:12 am
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Went to apply for my 5 year "Entry" Visa today at the VFS shopfront and was told they'd need to submit the application to the IHC for "pre approval" before they accept the application by getting me to pay the fees and submit my passport.
When asked more about the pre-approval from IHC I was told because it is a 5 year visa IHC takes a look at the application and VFS if the application can be accepted as is or needs more documentation.
I'd have thought having a cancelled Indian Passport as a proof of "sufficient ties witih India" would've been enough. Now I'll wait and see what (if anything) they come back with or if its just a matter of dropping off my passport, paying the fees and waiting three days.
Anyone else had that exprience?
When asked more about the pre-approval from IHC I was told because it is a 5 year visa IHC takes a look at the application and VFS if the application can be accepted as is or needs more documentation.
I'd have thought having a cancelled Indian Passport as a proof of "sufficient ties witih India" would've been enough. Now I'll wait and see what (if anything) they come back with or if its just a matter of dropping off my passport, paying the fees and waiting three days.
Anyone else had that exprience?
Aug 29, 2012, 9:16 am
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Did you hear that from a reliable source? The website doesn't say that:
http://www.vfs-in-au.net/personsofindianorigin.html
http://www.vfs-in-au.net/personsofindianorigin.html
Aug 29, 2012, 10:45 am
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Did you hear that from a reliable source? The website doesn't say that:
http://www.vfs-in-au.net/personsofindianorigin.html
http://www.vfs-in-au.net/personsofindianorigin.html
Last edited by Mr. Bean; Aug 29, 2012 at 10:52 am
Aug 29, 2012, 3:29 pm
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PIO cards are still issued in the US. I'm not sure whether it has been discontinued in other countries...
Aug 30, 2012, 12:55 am
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That information is wrong.They still issue PIO's .Also check if there is consular jurisdiction for issuing PIO or OCI in your country. I.e if you live in a certain area ,are you forced to apply to the IHC/ CGI of that area?There is no consular jurisdiction for this matter in the UK. I applied to the IHC london (turnaround time 22 days) rather than CGI Birmingham (which has consular cover for the area that I live but the waiting period was 3 months!!")
However for matters other than OCI or PIO, I'll still have to go to CGI Birmingham.
However for matters other than OCI or PIO, I'll still have to go to CGI Birmingham.
Last edited by ukdoctor; Aug 30, 2012 at 1:03 am
Aug 30, 2012, 2:37 am
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That information is wrong.They still issue PIO's .Also check if there is consular jurisdiction for issuing PIO or OCI in your country. I.e if you live in a certain area ,are you forced to apply to the IHC/ CGI of that area?There is no consular jurisdiction for this matter in the UK. I applied to the IHC london (turnaround time 22 days) rather than CGI Birmingham (which has consular cover for the area that I live but the waiting period was 3 months!!")
However for matters other than OCI or PIO, I'll still have to go to CGI Birmingham.
However for matters other than OCI or PIO, I'll still have to go to CGI Birmingham.
Living as I do in Canberra, it is all handled by the High Commission (via VFS) anyways.
Aug 30, 2012, 10:36 am
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Aug 30, 2012, 3:02 pm
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Kris, I haven't applied for OCI; I dropped in my application earlier in the week for a 5 year entry visa. IHC will get back to me via VFS early next week indicating if more documents are required. A "Pre-Approval" of sorts, said the lady at VFS.
Aug 30, 2012, 8:08 pm
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My most recent PIO card took 4.5 months to process, which the consulate blamed on delays in Delhi.
This is the Government of India we are talking about - always expect the worst and then hope to be pleasantly surprised.