Urgent help requested: OCI transfer to new passports

[K R]

Hi KR

I was wondering which shipping method did you use. I have made USPS express mail labels which have to be handwritten. But I just read that they won't except any airway bills that are handwritten , they need printed ones.

Which one did you send ?

Thanks
KC

Are you asking about your mail to them? Or, the return mail from BLS? I don't think they care how you send them the applications (I used UPS). As far as the return, I paid $28 for their return FedEx option and included copy of that receipt in each application.

[KC_2014]

Regarding shipping method

Hi KR

I was wondering which shipping method did you use. I have made USPS express mail labels which have to be handwritten. But I just read that they won't except any airway bills that are handwritten , they need printed ones.

Which one did you send ?

Thanks
KC

[K R]

Thank you for your help. I will get the first page of application notarized and the others self attested

One more questions, did you get 2 copies of the OCI application also notarized and sent 2 sets with photos on each. Even I have been trying to reach out to BLS and no luck with that.

Thank you so much for your prompt reply.

KC

That is correct - 2 copies of the OCI application were notarized with 2 photos as well. I sent two kids' applications, so I had four sets in total.

[KC_2014]

Hi,

I didn't get much help from the forum, but I kept calling BLS to get more info. They didn't always give me the consistent info either, but in the end, I decided to do too much than too little to avoid unnecessary delays in processing. This is what I did:

- The only one I got notarized was the 1 page OCI application.

- I self-attested all the copies of documents (passports, OCIs, naturalization certificates etc). Anything that I attached that was a copy of an original was self-attested.

- Each application needs to have a BLS order form attached to it (inside the envelope). When you create it, the web site also gives you shipping label. That's the one you put on top of the envelope.

- I sent two copies of the entire application (including the 1 page OCI application, order form, copies of documents etc). I marked the second set as "second set" just to clarify. Don't know if they need/want a second set or not.

As for the originals, I sent the current OCI card and expired US passport.

I sent my packet earlier this week. BLS received it on Wednesday and updated the status on Thursday saying that the application was processed and ready to be sent to Consulate. So, I think it passed their initial QA and they have everything they need. I may have done something I really didn't need to, but when I doubt, I decided to do too much and it seems to have worked.

Good luck!

Thank you for your help. I will get the first page of application notarized and the others self attested

One more questions, did you get 2 copies of the OCI application also notarized and sent 2 sets with photos on each. Even I have been trying to reach out to BLS and no luck with that.

Thank you so much for your prompt reply.

KC

[K R]

Hi

I am also doing the same thing , trying to apply for OCI re-issue on new passport.

1) did you get any documents notarized ? If yes which one were those.

2) also which documents did you self attested ?

3) I also did the bls order form online, do you know where to put that one, is it on the envelope that we send it or inside it.

Please let me know.

KC

Hi,

I didn't get much help from the forum, but I kept calling BLS to get more info. They didn't always give me the consistent info either, but in the end, I decided to do too much than too little to avoid unnecessary delays in processing. This is what I did:

- The only one I got notarized was the 1 page OCI application.

- I self-attested all the copies of documents (passports, OCIs, naturalization certificates etc). Anything that I attached that was a copy of an original was self-attested.

- Each application needs to have a BLS order form attached to it (inside the envelope). When you create it, the web site also gives you shipping label. That's the one you put on top of the envelope.

- I sent two copies of the entire application (including the 1 page OCI application, order form, copies of documents etc). I marked the second set as "second set" just to clarify. Don't know if they need/want a second set or not.

As for the originals, I sent the current OCI card and expired US passport.

I sent my packet earlier this week. BLS received it on Wednesday and updated the status on Thursday saying that the application was processed and ready to be sent to Consulate. So, I think it passed their initial QA and they have everything they need. I may have done something I really didn't need to, but when I doubt, I decided to do too much and it seems to have worked.

Good luck!

[KC_2014]

Oci re issue help

Hi

I am also doing the same thing , trying to apply for OCI re-issue on new passport.

1) did you get any documents notarized ? If yes which one were those.

2) also which documents did you self attested ?

3) I also did the bls order form online, do you know where to put that one, is it on the envelope that we send it or inside it.

Please let me know.

KC

[K R]

Hi Everyone,

I am trying to pull everything together to apply for transfer of OCI to my kids' new passports. What a horrible web site and customer service! BLS is so frustrating. I must have called for clarifications tens of times, but they picked up only a couple of times and gave me conflicting information each time. I thought I would seek the help of fellow forum members instead.

We are in SFO jurisdiction. I will be applying to transfer OCIs of two kids to their new passports. Here are my questions:

1. Do I need to submit anything in original form at all? I know the kids' new passports need to be sent at the end of the processing, but how about their expired passports, current OCI cards or parents' cancelled Indian passports? Can I just send copies? Or, do they want originals?

2. Do I need to send expired passports and old OCI cards along with the new one at the end of the processing so that they can cancel the old OCI's?

3. What, if anything, needs to be notarized?

4. What, if anything, needs to be self-attested?


Thank you for any help!