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OCI Card Application Delay
Greetings,
I am applying for an OCI card as a spouse of an Indian OCI. I sent my application to the New York CKGS office 10 weeks ago. The application was processed the New York Consulate and sent to Delhi on March 2. It has been languishing in Delhi since then. According to the web site http://passport.gov.in/oci/statusEnqury:
Date Of Acknowledgment 23-FEB-2016
Registration Status at Mission NEW YORK CGI
Documents Printing Status UNDER-PROCESS
Note- Ordinarily, OCI Registration Certificate and Visa are available for delivery within 42 days from the date of acknowledgment. If there are any objections regarding Photographs/Signature/Thumb impression etc, the process may get delayed and the same will be communicated to applicant by the concerned Mission/ Office via OCI web site/ SMS/ Email/ Phone etc.
The latest entry on https://www.in.ckgs.us/trackandtrace/ shows:
Application Status: Application is under process at the Embassy / Consulate for further scrutinization and may take upto 6 to 8 weeks for next update. Please continue tracking your application status online.
Date of Status: 03/02/2016
I called the CKGS help line earlier this week, but they didn't seem to be very helpful. After a long and heated discussion with their representative, he gave me an "escalation number" and said that they would report back by email, but I haven't heard back from them.
I am now worried that my OCI application is held in limbo at Delhi. Is there anyone in the Indian consulate/government I can contact about this?
I am scheduled to travel to India in July and I am afraid that my OCI card will not be ready by then. Should I apply for a regular tourist visa?
Here is the time line of my application:
3/02/2016 Your OCI application has now been ‘Sent to Delhi, India’ from the Indian Embassy/ Consulate in the USA for further securitization and processing.
2/24/2016 Passport 'Withdrawn Temporarily' from the Embassy / Consulate as per the request sent for withdrawal for 1.USA AND 1.INDIAN PASSPORT WITH RENUNCIATION AND MARRIGE CERTIFICATE - Sent back by FedEx.
2/23/2016 Date of Acknowledgment
2/19/2016 Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the CKGS Application Centre.
2/17/2016 Payment Receipt for your Application
2/17/2016 Received your OCI Application and your Application is now ‘Under Process’ at CKGS.
By contrast, when my wife applied for OCI (as a naturalized US citizen, former Indian citizen) last year, the whole process took 6 weeks, including 1 month from Date of Acknowledgment to OCI card being printed in Delhi.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Zig Fiedorowicz
I am applying for an OCI card as a spouse of an Indian OCI. I sent my application to the New York CKGS office 10 weeks ago. The application was processed the New York Consulate and sent to Delhi on March 2. It has been languishing in Delhi since then. According to the web site http://passport.gov.in/oci/statusEnqury:
Date Of Acknowledgment 23-FEB-2016
Registration Status at Mission NEW YORK CGI
Documents Printing Status UNDER-PROCESS
Note- Ordinarily, OCI Registration Certificate and Visa are available for delivery within 42 days from the date of acknowledgment. If there are any objections regarding Photographs/Signature/Thumb impression etc, the process may get delayed and the same will be communicated to applicant by the concerned Mission/ Office via OCI web site/ SMS/ Email/ Phone etc.
The latest entry on https://www.in.ckgs.us/trackandtrace/ shows:
Application Status: Application is under process at the Embassy / Consulate for further scrutinization and may take upto 6 to 8 weeks for next update. Please continue tracking your application status online.
Date of Status: 03/02/2016
I called the CKGS help line earlier this week, but they didn't seem to be very helpful. After a long and heated discussion with their representative, he gave me an "escalation number" and said that they would report back by email, but I haven't heard back from them.
I am now worried that my OCI application is held in limbo at Delhi. Is there anyone in the Indian consulate/government I can contact about this?
I am scheduled to travel to India in July and I am afraid that my OCI card will not be ready by then. Should I apply for a regular tourist visa?
Here is the time line of my application:
3/02/2016 Your OCI application has now been ‘Sent to Delhi, India’ from the Indian Embassy/ Consulate in the USA for further securitization and processing.
2/24/2016 Passport 'Withdrawn Temporarily' from the Embassy / Consulate as per the request sent for withdrawal for 1.USA AND 1.INDIAN PASSPORT WITH RENUNCIATION AND MARRIGE CERTIFICATE - Sent back by FedEx.
2/23/2016 Date of Acknowledgment
2/19/2016 Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the CKGS Application Centre.
2/17/2016 Payment Receipt for your Application
2/17/2016 Received your OCI Application and your Application is now ‘Under Process’ at CKGS.
By contrast, when my wife applied for OCI (as a naturalized US citizen, former Indian citizen) last year, the whole process took 6 weeks, including 1 month from Date of Acknowledgment to OCI card being printed in Delhi.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Zig Fiedorowicz
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