OCI card for non-India spouse: Question about Apostille marriage certificate

[joshmor789]

Hello all.
I have an OCI card with a US passport. My wife is American (US-born), with a US passport, and is not of Indian Origin. We live in Dallas TX.

We were married in 2020 in TX and have a Marriage License from Local County, State of Texas. It has the Seal of Approval, from the...

[abcd_efgh]

I'm applying for my kid's new OCI card who is US citizen by birth. Both parents are on H-1b visa are born in India. I had few doc related issues earlier with passport/visa applications with consulate/vfs so trying to be careful this time.

• For online doc uploads,
  1. Which pages of passports (Us passport

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[dcpc5242]

Hi,

My wife has slight change in the middle name between India and US Passports.

India Passport : <Surname> <Given Name> (Given Name has First Name and Middle Name). The Middle Name has 'Bhai' as suffix. For e.g. MiddleName as xxxxxBhai

US Passport:...

[kdossjojo]

Hello:

I renewed my US passport 5 years ago. I had my OCI Visa on my old Passport [Expired in 2018]. Do I have to get another VISA For OCI in the new passport that I have? Any information or links related to that would be very much appreciated.

Kennedy Doss

[evcp]

Hello,
I'm trying to get OCIs for both my daughters. I am not married and needless to say, don't have a marriage certificate. My partner is an American citizen (caucasian). Will this disqualify my kids from an OCI even though i'm an indian citizen? I have seen multiple versions of the document...

[ash_shastry]

I have lived in the US for over 21 years and currently have my GC. Its been 2.5 years since I got my GC and I have 2.5 years left to get my citizen ship. I am originally from India and I have my aged parents in India that I need to take care of. I want to be around my parents in India because they have...

[Pradeepc34]

Hello,
My mother will be traveling with my 1-year-old child from the USA to India on an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) visa, please provide the list of documents and considerations to keep in mind to ensure a smooth and hassle-free journey.
Thank you.

[boball]

The VFS site has a PDF (link below) that says an Employment Letter is one of the documents to be submitted as part of the OCI application.

Is it really needed (if employed) or can it be skipped?

Has anyone who is employed received their OCI in 2023 without submitting the Employment...

[SpouseOCIDelayed]

My husband is an American citizen. He applied for OCI card early last year using my Indian passport details. He is finally asked to appear for the interview next month. But, during this 1 and half year time, I got my US citizenship. I haven't renounced my Indian citizenship yet as I was was waiting...

[Sam255]

Hi everyone,

I received my OCI a few years ago. My passport recently expired and I got a new passport. Will I need to renew my OCI? Or do I just need to submit my new passport information online? I am between the ages of 20 and 50.

I’ve read conflicting information so far...

[nnspabpjs]

Hi,

I recently got OCI Card. I am unemployed and single, which is i have filled in application as well. The occupation is Housewife written is OCI card. That is not correct.
Is there any issue? Please advise....

[powerplyer]

Hello, thanks in advance for the help.

I am a 21-year-old US-Citizen by birth. My dad is of Indian origin and has his OCI card and is a US Citizen by naturalization. My mom is of non-Indian origin and does not have an OCI but is US Citizen thru naturalization.

My dad no longer...

[UUBhaskar]

Dear friends,
No one can take the India, our of us? Agree? Its emotionally painful to drop Indian citizenship while we acquire non-Indian Citizenship of any other country. I did some research, and there is ABSOLUTELY no reason why India cannot grant dual citizenship. For example USA allows dual...

[bobbyg]

Hello friends,

I received my OCI card a few days back and realized that the signature of the issuing authority is missing but the seal is present. Will this cause an issue for travel? Anyone else have similar issue and what is corrective action we can take?

Thank you!

[ThomasC1126]

I am an American citizen, and I am married to an Indian national. In future, I plan to apply for OCI and settle in India. In OCI application, they ask if I have served in Military. So my question is this... If I was discharged from the US military with an OTH (Other than honorable discharge) would I...