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OCI Card
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My OCI Card Experience
It took me three months from the day I submitted my application to the day I got the OCI card for my minor daughter.
In government website, they had written it will take 42 days, but due to a backlog, it will take much more than 42 days (this depends on which consulate you submitted your application). It seems Washington DC has a big backlog and it takes more time. I had applied through the Washington DC Mission.
The good part of the process is Verification and return of the US passport takes <= 2 weeks.
Then comes the long wait, since the OCI card has to be printed in Delhi, The status can be followed on the government website and ckgs cannot help you regarding the timeline. Maybe, embassy can improve the process, but I believe they really want to delay sending an OCI card for some valid reason.
Even after the printed OCI card is sent back, they took about 2 weeks in the local DC embassy to dispatch it back to ckgs.
So (if you ask me), the learning is this: Do your OCI when you have no travel plans for at least 3-4 months. Otherwise, if you want to be quickly travel ready, do not go for OCI.
Here is the my timeline:-
Jan 13, 2017 - Application ‘Received’ by CKGS and 'Not Verified'.
Jan 16, 2017 - Application Verification is ‘Complete’. Processing of your application will continue.
Jan 16, 2017 - Application is 'In Transit' to the Embassy.
Jan 16, 2017 - Application is 'Under Process' at Embassy for decision making.
Jan 16, 2017 - Application 'Reviewed' by Embassy and ‘In Transit’ to CKGS Application Centre.
Jan 17, 2017 - Original Passport ‘Received’ at the CKGS application centre and is at the ‘Sorting Facility’ where it is being processed for delivery.Your OCI Application will continue and take the pre-defined processing time. Please continue tracking your application status online.
Jan 19, 2017 - Original Passport handed over to FedEx by CKGS in the Pre Paid Envelope provided by you.
Apr 11, 2017 - OCI Card ‘Received’ at the CKGS application centre and is at the ‘Sorting Facility’ where it is being processed for delivery.
In government website, they had written it will take 42 days, but due to a backlog, it will take much more than 42 days (this depends on which consulate you submitted your application). It seems Washington DC has a big backlog and it takes more time. I had applied through the Washington DC Mission.
The good part of the process is Verification and return of the US passport takes <= 2 weeks.
Then comes the long wait, since the OCI card has to be printed in Delhi, The status can be followed on the government website and ckgs cannot help you regarding the timeline. Maybe, embassy can improve the process, but I believe they really want to delay sending an OCI card for some valid reason.
Even after the printed OCI card is sent back, they took about 2 weeks in the local DC embassy to dispatch it back to ckgs.
So (if you ask me), the learning is this: Do your OCI when you have no travel plans for at least 3-4 months. Otherwise, if you want to be quickly travel ready, do not go for OCI.
Here is the my timeline:-
Jan 13, 2017 - Application ‘Received’ by CKGS and 'Not Verified'.
Jan 16, 2017 - Application Verification is ‘Complete’. Processing of your application will continue.
Jan 16, 2017 - Application is 'In Transit' to the Embassy.
Jan 16, 2017 - Application is 'Under Process' at Embassy for decision making.
Jan 16, 2017 - Application 'Reviewed' by Embassy and ‘In Transit’ to CKGS Application Centre.
Jan 17, 2017 - Original Passport ‘Received’ at the CKGS application centre and is at the ‘Sorting Facility’ where it is being processed for delivery.Your OCI Application will continue and take the pre-defined processing time. Please continue tracking your application status online.
Jan 19, 2017 - Original Passport handed over to FedEx by CKGS in the Pre Paid Envelope provided by you.
Apr 11, 2017 - OCI Card ‘Received’ at the CKGS application centre and is at the ‘Sorting Facility’ where it is being processed for delivery.
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