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I recently got my US Passport and want to apply for OCI, but given the timelines are 3-4 months and I may have to travel to India in Dec/Jan, I am not sure if I should apply for OCI or get Indian Visa. Few questions I have for the experts here:
1. Are we supposed to send original US passport at any point duing the OCI processing? Embassy website mentions that self-attested copy of US passport needs to be sent.
2. If original US passport is not required in OCI processing then does that mean that I can start the OCI processing but in case of emergency travel to India (while OCI is being processed) I can still apply for Indian Visa and travel to India on US passport - i.e. OCI process is totally independent. OR Do you suggest that if I am expecting an emergency travel then I should just travel on Indian Visa and apply for OCI once I am back in the US.
3. Last but not the least, can I apply for SC along with request for Indian VISA or they need to be separate processes?
thanks again!
SK
1. Are we supposed to send original US passport at any point duing the OCI processing? Embassy website mentions that self-attested copy of US passport needs to be sent.
2. If original US passport is not required in OCI processing then does that mean that I can start the OCI processing but in case of emergency travel to India (while OCI is being processed) I can still apply for Indian Visa and travel to India on US passport - i.e. OCI process is totally independent. OR Do you suggest that if I am expecting an emergency travel then I should just travel on Indian Visa and apply for OCI once I am back in the US.
3. Last but not the least, can I apply for SC along with request for Indian VISA or they need to be separate processes?
thanks again!
SK
