r/OCI

Hi All,
Going to be transparent up front: I'm a naturalized US citizen and a repeat founder, and I'm working on a small tool to help others through the OCI process after my own application took six weeks longer than it should have (photo specs and a missing annexure, in case you're curious).

Before I build anything substantial, I'm trying to understand the real friction points. So if you've gone through OCI recently, I'd love to hear:

•    What was the worst part — the forms, the photo, the surrender certificate, the VFS process, something else?

•    Did you get rejected or sent back for revisions? What for?

•    Would you have paid someone to just review your package before you mailed it?

If you'd rather chat privately or want to be on the waitlist, the page is below — but honestly the comments are more useful to me right now.

Thanks in advance.

Link: https://waitlist.ocibuddy.com/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_campaign=waitlist_q2_26&utm_content=rNRI_p1

Hi guys, my OCI appointment is tomorrow, for the UK, and I want to make sure I've uploaded everything I need to, everything i read has different things.

I have uploaded:

• My Passport
• My parents OCI
• My driving licence
• My birth certificate and name change document
• Employment letter
• VFS Declaration

What else do I need to upload? What do I need to take to the appointment? I have printed copies of everything I have uploaded, I have the passport photo that I uploaded, and also special delivery envelopes from Royal Mail.

Thank you for your help

On the print out of the OCI application form (form generated online after completing the application), the digital photo is shown at the top right and the digital signature is shown right below the digital photo.

Do the two physical photos need to be placed and attached on top of the digital photo ? Does one photo need to be glued/pasted on top of the digital photo and the other photo attached with a paper clip ? Or can both photos be placed with a paper clip on top of the digital photo ?

Is there any place to sign on the printed application ? Do we need to sign on top of the scanned signature shown in the print out ? Or is signing the declaration page (this is the last page which gets printed out in the application form) enough ?

Appreciate any help - I need to mail the documents soon.