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New OCI Application
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OCI Miscellaneous Services
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OCI For Minors
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No, you do not need to carry your old passport with you in Edinburgh, UK if you have a current foreign passport and valid OCI card by your side. The lifelong visa sticker process has been discontinued by the Indian government.
Yes, if you authorize someone to collect your passport from VFS Edinburgh UK, they can do so. However, the authorized needs to bring the VFS Global Consent form, valid ID proof, a copy of your ID, a photocopy of the bio-data page of your passport, a copy of a signature page, receipts issued at the time of passport submission, payment proof, photocopy of DOB certificate for any children on the application and photocopy of marriage certificate in case of spouse application along with them.
Depending on the OCI application type the fees in Edinburgh varies. For a fresh OCI application, the fee is £215, for changing details in the card the charge is £21.00, the fee to replace a damaged or lost card is £75.00, converting a PIO to an OCI card is the fee is £75.00, and attestation of power of attorney or affidavit fee is £18.00 and form filling fee is £15.00. These fees also involve the VFS service charges of £7.44, SMS charges of £2.00, and courier fees of £15.00 (express one-day delivery) and £8.00 (3-day delivery) per application.
Yes, you can travel to India without an OCI card from Edinburgh UK. However, for this first, you need to apply for a visa to visit the country as without the OCI card you cannot travel to India visa-free.