OCI Card

Hello everyone. Applied for OCI Misc Services to resissue my OCI due to passport renewal and crossing the age of 20 through VFS, specifically the SFO location.

April 11th, 2023 - In transit to Indian Embassy.

Both OCI website and VFS say the visa is still under process. I am traveling in exactly 2 weeks to India: on June 5th, 2023, and still no word from anybody.

How much longer will this take? Anyone else in the same boat?

Can I even get a travel visa at this point?

Perplexed by why it's taking so long to reissue a card I have already had for 10 years previously.

Hi Everyone- Here is my timeline. Shorter than anticipated.

April 12th, 2023 - Application received at VFS
April 14th, 2023 - Application has been processed and is submitted to Mission for decision making
May 9th, 2023 - Document Printing status updated to Processed on the OCI website, dispatched from New Delhi
May 11th 2023 - Application is dispatched using the courier service opted
May 12th, 2023 - Received OCI card via FedEx

Thanks!

American married to an Indian citizen

Feb 16th - “We have ‘Received’ your Application and your application is now ‘Under Process’ at San Francisco and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making. ”
Feb 20 - “Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the VFS India Consular application Centre and currently is ‘In-Transit‘ to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making.”
Feb 22 - Acknowledged on OCI status website
May 12- still “UNDER-PROCESS” on OCI status website

Very frustrating to not get any updates in almost 4 months

Does anyone have experience going through the telephone interview via *** with the Consulate General of India that is a part of the application process for attaining an OCI card on the basis of their spouse? Any suggestions on how to prepare for this or what type of questions they ask? Thank you.

Hi,
My husband has a blank surname in his passport. So his visa has FNU as first name and actual first +last name in the last name column in his visa and DL and ssn. We are expecting a newborn in a few days.

How should we fill out the birth certificate for parents name? Can we use the name without FNU in the birth certificate? How will this this impact the passport, OCI and Ssn of my newborn. We are planning to move back to india in a few months.

Please advice or share your experience.

Thanks in advance

March 8th,2023: Mailed documents via Fedex
March 15th,2023: Date of scknowledgement and status says being reviewed, under process.
More than 6 weeks since then, no updates since then...

March 13, 2023: Fedex delivered the application to VFS
March 14, 2023: We have ‘Received’ your Application and your application is now ‘Under Process’ at San Francisco and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making.
March 15, 2023: Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the VFS India Consular application Centre and currently is ‘In-Transit‘ to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making.
March 17, 2023 : Date of Acknowledgement (OCI website)

Anyone else experiencing a delay in the processing of their OCI card based on the status of their spouse? More than 65 working days have passed since my OCI application arrived in New Delhi from the SF consulate. I've emailed SFO CGI, but have not heard back. Any advice on what to do next?

Mar 14, 2023: Fedex delivered the application
Mar 16, 2023 (text/email): Your application is being verified and currently under process at the VFS Indian Consular Application Centre
Mar 20, 2023 (text/email): Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the VFS India Consular application Centre and currently is ‘In-Transit‘ to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making.
Mar 23, 2023 (application tracking website): Your application has reached at the Embassy/Consulate and is currently under review process

Dec 29 2022 : Application generated online
Jan 03 2023 : Application sent via fedex
Jan 06 2023 : Received your Application and your application is now ‘Under Process’ at San Francisco
Jan 09 2023 : Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the VFS India Consular application Centre and currently is ‘In-Transit‘ to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making
Jan 11 2023 : Date of Acknowledgment ( OCI status enquiry website)
Mar 01 2023 : Document printing status Processed
Mar 02 2023 : Dispatched from MEA (New Delhi)
Mar 14 2023: Document received back at San Francisco
Mar 15 2023 : Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted.
Mar 16 2023 : OCI in hand.