steps for citizenship

[yatinshah]

i have recived my finger print date jan 2 2008.. i wish to have overseas citizen of india/ dual citizenship and then go to india . so what is the proceure and how much time it will take?
thanks
yatin

[knowledgeable]

All your questions are answered in IMMIHELP

Check out: /oci-card/

Good luck to you.

[yatinshah]

sorry but i could not find it in iimihelp so if you can reply in this it would be better. i live in rocky river , cleveland ohio.as far as i know after finger print they will call me for interview, then swearing at that time they will give me certificate of nuterlisation, then i have to apply for us passport, then i have to apply for oci pass. so in all this how much time approximatly will take.
thanks
yatin

[knowledgeable]

Total time - a year to 18 months

There's a huge flood of applications and the total time would be around a year to 18 months. Of course, you will need the NATURALIZATION certificate to apply for your US passport and then apply for your OCI. The OCI process takes about 4 to 5 weeks.

Check this: http://www.immihelp.com/forum/showth...on%20petitions

This is posted on USCIS.gov web site:
Advisory on Processing Times


USCIS has received a significant increase in the number of applications filed. In July and August, nearly 2.5 million applications and petitions of all types were received. This compares to 1.2 million applications and petitions received in the same time period last year. This fiscal year, we received 1.4 million applications for naturalization; nearly double the volume we received the year before. The agency is working to improve processes and focus increased resources, including hiring approximately 1,500 new employees, to address this workload.
As a result, average processing times for certain application types may grow longer. In particular, naturalization applications filed after June 1, 2007 may take approximately 16-18 months to process.
USCIS has several informational services to keep you apprised of the agency's progress. We encourage you to take advantage of information posted on our website and to create and monitor your profile in our Case Status Online system to properly track your case. You will find a link to Case Status Online in the Related Links section of this page.
We will continue to provide additional information on application processing times as it becomes available.

[yatinshah]

thanks for information.