SFO OCI processing time update

[parampara]

My wife and myself submitted new OCI application at VFS center in San Francisco office, hand delivered all the application forms and supporting documents.

Trying to find out the timeline hopefully get OCI before June, my wife is traveling to India middle of June.

Application process -

1. Application submitted at VFS-SF center: 03/26/22
2. Received an acknowledgement text : 03/26/22
3. Status as of 04/26/22 on https://ociservices.gov.in/statusEnqury says "Under process" for last three weeks

Hi kopguy, could you please share any further updates about the OCI application.

[kopguy]

My wife and myself submitted new OCI application at VFS center in San Francisco office, hand delivered all the application forms and supporting documents.

Trying to find out the timeline hopefully get OCI before June, my wife is traveling to India middle of June.

Application process -

1. Application submitted at VFS-SF center: 03/26/22
2. Received an acknowledgement text : 03/26/22
3. Status as of 04/26/22 on https://ociservices.gov.in/statusEnqury says "Under process" for last three weeks

[CC80]

Here is my updated timeline (new adult OCI),

1. Application mailed: 04/21/21
2. Received at VFS: 04/22/21
3. "Under process" at VFS: 04/22/21
4. "In-transit" to consulate: 04/23/21
5: Date of Acknowledgment: 04/27/21
6. Document printed: 06/07/21
7. Dispatched from New Delhi: 06/08/21
8. Received at consulate: 06/15/21
9. Dispatched from VFS: 06/15/21
10. OCI received in hand: 06/16/21

So, it has taken exactly eight weeks from the date I had mailed the application to get the OCI in hand. Not bad.

[Aura790]

Hi, So here's my timeline
Oci application send- 02/26/21
U.S. passport received- 03/09/21
Application on hold- 03/18/21 due to photos being rejected- send photos second time- got rejected again, send photos third time (this time got them from Walmart)- the whole process roughly took 20-25 days
Acknowledgement receipt date- 04/16/21
Documents printed- 06/02/21
Documents dispatched to San Francisco- 06/03/21
Oci received- 06/14/21

[thelostwombats]

Good - below is my timeline, it took me 3 full months from submitting the application to being acknowledged in the OCI Government website. We even had a video interview with the consulate here in Houston. I guess my case is taking longer because I am a spouse of foreign origin - but I hope to get the OCI in that 4-6 week timeline that people here have posted.

It felt like the video interview was like a go/nogo from the Indian consulate here before they passed on our application to the Indian Government to process my case. Hope we don't get notified of any new requirements from here. Fingers crossed!

[Donald_Trump]

Does anyone know if that timeframe is longer due to the lockdowns in Delhi?

From some fb forum that I follow, OCI cards have been printed in last week of April when lockdown was there.

[pateljr5]

It takes 4-6 weeks from ack date to process at Consulate.

Does anyone know if that timeframe is longer due to the lockdowns in Delhi?

[Donald_Trump]

Is the lockdown in Delhi causing a slowdown for OCI applications? I'm applying on the basis of my mother. VFS process proceeded fine.
But my Date of Acknowledgment was April 2, 2021 and it is still under process.

It takes 4-6 weeks from ack date to process at Consulate.

[pateljr5]

Is the lockdown in Delhi causing a slowdown for OCI applications? I'm applying on the basis of my mother. VFS process proceeded fine.
But my Date of Acknowledgment was April 2, 2021 and it is still under process.

[CC80]

VFS seems to be getting better at this...Here is my timeline for new OCI-Adult,

1. Application mailed: 04/21/21
2. Received at VFS: 04/22/21
3. "Under process" at VFS: 04/22/21
4. "In-transit" to consulate: 04/23/21
5: Date of Acknowledgment: 04/27/21

[Ihlp99]

I got my OCI document (renewal process) today. The timeline details are as below.

1) Application received at VFS- 3/1/21
2) Application 'Under process' update from VFS- 3/18/21
Event timelines as per OCI services site
3) Date of acknowledgment- 03/20/21
4) Document printed- 4/15/21
5) Document dispatched from MEA- 4/19/21
6) Document received at SFO- 4/27/21

Good luck everyone!

[kiranboda]

PeterGriffin If received at SFO, you should be expecting the card in hand another week at most. Good luck!

[PeterGriffin]

PeterGriffin Have you checked status on the government website: https://ociservices.gov.in/statusEnqury

It is now taking 40-50 days before they are dispatched from MEA in New Delhi. After dispatch, expect another 1-2 weeks. I believe they are slammed in Delhi now, with the Covid spike.

Ah, thank you for that. Ironically the status is received at San Francisco on April 24

[kiranboda]

PeterGriffin Have you checked status on the government website: https://ociservices.gov.in/statusEnqury

It is now taking 40-50 days before they are dispatched from MEA in New Delhi. After dispatch, expect another 1-2 weeks. I believe they are slammed in Delhi now, with the Covid spike.

[PeterGriffin]

Consulate has had my application now for 7 weeks and no update. VFS won't tell me anything other than to just keep waiting.