Vinny    •   04/09/2013 16:41:57 PM

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Hi,
i am planning to travel to India this July and heard that we need to restamp the OCI card from the expired passport to the new US passport. After reading through all the hoops I have to jump to get it restamped, i am thinking i will go with both the passports. Can somebody share their experience if they had gone through the similar situation of travelling to India?

Thanks

Vinni

meena    •   04/06/2013 01:46:18 AM

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My OCI card was issued abroad. I also have a foreign passport where my old OCI sticker is there. I now have a new foregin passport with no OCI sticker.
 
When I am trying to use the OCI miscellaneous services online I cannot use it as the information does not match.

 Is it that OCI issued abroad cannot use Miscellaenous services online in India for change of occupation.
 
Thank you
Meena

amirpanjwani    •   02/28/2013 06:38:15 AM

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On London Heathrow Airport staff of Jetairways Mr.Jayesh Patel illegally with malafied intension denied to issue boarding pass for travelling her from London to Mumbai on the ground that she was not possessing the old passport containing the ‘U’ visa sticker with her while coming to India.

As per Delegated Powers and functions of State Governments / UT Administrations/ FRROs/ FROs in Visa matters under Sr.No. 31 it is clearly mentioned that “In many cases, it has been noticed that the ‘U’ visa sticker is endorsed on the old passport and the OCI card holders do not carry the old passport containing the ‘U’ visa sticker while coming to India. In such cases, the Immigration authorities normally give Temporary Landing Facility for 3 days.”

Rimple- (guest from Washington, DC, USA)    •   10/31/2012 16:58:29 PM

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Order History

Current as of 10/31/2012 3:44pm EST

Date/Time

Action

08/09/2012 10:18am EST

Service order form completed online

08/10/2012 3:22pm EST

OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing. Please allow Travisa Outsourcing up to 7 business days before the application status changes. Note that your application will undergo several steps before the status is updated.

08/10/2012 3:23pm EST

Application assigned for processing

08/13/2012 11:59am EST

Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed

08/13/2012 12:01pm EST

Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.

08/16/2012 2:56pm EST

Travisa Outsourcing has matched up your documents, and we are preparing your application to go to the Consulate shortly.

08/27/2012 6:28pm EST

Documents prepared to go to Embassy.

08/28/2012 9:31am EST

Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate

08/28/2012 12:32pm EST

Documents received by Consulate

08/31/2012 2:00pm EST

Pending approval of the Government of India

Photo/Signature at Mission : Scanned On 20-OCT-2012
Registration Status at Mission : Granted On 25-OCT-2012
Documents Printing Status PRINTED On 25-OCT-2012
OCI No. A1203201 Visa No. U1203201
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ): On 30-OCT-2012
Documents Received at WASHINGTON NOT YET

Does anybody know?? how long it takes from delhi to washignton .... I am flying India on Nov 9 . I have 5 Business days to get email . Should i wait for OCI card email alert or i should get visitor visa......... ?? please help Thanks

siva- (guest from Melbourne, FL, Brevard)    •   10/25/2012 22:36:56 PM

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I applied for myself, my wife and 3 kids all in one application toward end of July. On October 15th, I got four emails for my wife and 3 kids saying that the application has been approved. But mine is still pending. It has been 10 days since theirs was approved. We are all going to India in early December. I don't have much time left. Getting worried.

Gaurav Bhagat- (guest from US)    •   09/21/2012 15:10:45 PM

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Date/Time Action
08/18/2012 2:58pm PST Service order form completed online
08/22/2012 10:05am PST OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing. Please allow Travisa Outsourcing up to 7 business days before the application status changes. Note that your application will undergo several steps before the status is updated.
08/22/2012 10:05am PST Application assigned for processing
08/23/2012 10:13am PST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
08/23/2012 10:13am PST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
08/23/2012 2:10pm PST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
08/24/2012 8:20am PST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
08/24/2012 12:56pm PST Documents received by Consulate
08/29/2012 2:00pm PST Pending approval of the Government of India

Photo/Signature at Mission : Scanned On 25-AUG-2012
Registration Status at Mission : Granted On 14-SEP-2012
Documents Printing Status PRINTED On 14-SEP-2012
OCI No. ******** Visa No. ********
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ): On 18-SEP-2012
Documents Received at SAN FRANCISCO NOT YET
Travisa and passport.gov.in, Granted and dispatched in one month. That is awesome pace. I will be mailing in my passport soon... Thank you Travisa and MOIA

Ramg- (guest from Paramus, NJ, U.S.A.)    •   09/18/2012 15:18:33 PM

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Hi,

I had a very good experience with Travia Outsourcing applying for OCI with the NYC office. They were very prompt and their customer service over the phone was excellent. I had applied for my entire family of four and got everything completed end to end in about 5-6 weeks. To me it is a very good choice by the Indian embassy to have Travisa be their service company for all the business needs.(Passports, Visas, OCI, PIO etc). Very impressed.

Thanks
Ramg
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08/06/2012 7:15pm EST

Service order form completed online

08/08/2012 9:33am EST

OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing. Please allow Travisa Outsourcing up to 7 business days before the application status changes. Note that your application will undergo several steps before the status is updated.

08/08/2012 10:07am EST

Application assigned for processing

08/08/2012 11:31am EST

Outsourcing office has received the OCI application, but cannot process further. Order is on hold.

08/09/2012 9:50am EST

Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed

08/09/2012 12:25pm EST

Documents prepared to go to Embassy.

08/13/2012 8:44am EST

Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate

08/13/2012 10:25am EST

Documents received by Consulate

08/16/2012 2:00pm EST

Pending approval of the Government of India

09/12/2012 1:53pm EST

OCI Card received at the Consulate from Delhi, India. Waiting for original US passport to be sent to Travisa Outsourcing. If the US passport is already at Travisa Outsourcing, no action needs to be taken.

09/13/2012 10:42am EST

Mail package acknowledged at Outsourcing Office.

09/13/2012 5:10pm EST

Passport prepared to go to Consulate

09/14/2012 7:52am EST

Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate

09/14/2012 11:46am EST

Documents received by Consulate

09/17/2012 10:52am EST

 Outsourcing office has verified the OCI is processed correctly. Waiting for mail courier pick up and is likely to be mailed out tomorrow.

09/17/2012 11:16am EST

Passport mailed out. Please note that the tracking information may not be active for up to 1 business day.

paul- (guest from , NJ, USA)    •   08/02/2012 10:32:51 AM

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Hi,

I have applied for OCI along with my wife and son.
My wife and son granted their OCI and it took only 25 days. But my status showing it is still processing.
We applied together and paid the fees together. But I don't know what happened to my application.
I contacted Travisa and they have no further information. I mailed to Indian consulate in New York and got the reply that my application is processing
Anybody have any such experiece. Anybody know to whom we have to contact to get a real picture of my application.

thanks
Paul

XYZ- (guest from Centereach, NY, )    •   08/02/2012 08:06:33 AM

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07/02/2012 12:13pm EST

Additional documents have been received. It may take several days before further action is displayed.

07/03/2012 10:09am EST

Travisa Outsourcing has matched up your documents, but additional requirements are needed.

07/03/2012 10:10am EST

Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.

07/09/2012 3:54pm EST

Travisa Outsourcing has matched up your documents, and we are preparing your application to go to the Consulate shortly.

07/11/2012 3:26pm EST

Documents prepared to go to Embassy.

07/12/2012 8:49am EST

Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate

07/13/2012 8:29am EST

Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate

07/13/2012 4:30pm EST

Documents received by Consulate

07/18/2012 2:00pm EST

Pending approval of the Government of India

07/23/2012 4:31pm EST

OCI Card received at the Consulate from Delhi, India. Waiting for original US passport to be sent to Travisa Outsourcing. If the US passport is already at Travisa Outsourcing, no action needs to be taken.

07/25/2012 4:07pm EST

Mail package acknowledged at Outsourcing Office.

07/25/2012 5:29pm EST

Passport prepared to go to Consulate

07/26/2012 8:24am EST

Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate

07/26/2012 5:20pm EST

Documents received by Consulate

07/30/2012 9:52am EST

 Outsourcing office has verified the OCI is processed correctly. Waiting for mail courier pick up and is likely to be mailed out tomorrow.

abc- (guest)    •   08/01/2012 14:01:32 PM

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06/20/2012 2:09pm EST Service order form completed online
06/26/2012 3:04pm EST OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing. Please allow Travisa Outsourcing up to 7 business days before the application status changes. Note that your application will undergo several steps before the status is updated.
06/28/2012 8:45am EST Application assigned for processing
06/28/2012 10:37am EST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
06/28/2012 10:37am EST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
06/28/2012 3:32pm EST Travisa Outsourcing has matched up your documents, and we are preparing your application to go to the Consulate shortly.
06/29/2012 11:16am EST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
07/02/2012 8:46am EST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
07/02/2012 10:57am EST Documents received by Consulate
07/06/2012 2:00pm EST Pending approval of the Government of India
07/27/2012 2:25pm EST OCI Card received at the Consulate from Delhi, India. Waiting for original US passport to be sent to Travisa Outsourcing. If the US passport is already at Travisa Outsourcing, no action needs to be taken.
07/31/2012 3:30pm EST Mail package acknowledged at Outsourcing Office.
07/31/2012 5:26pm EST Passport prepared to go to Consulate
08/01/2012 8:45am EST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate