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Three OCI applications at SFO (1 adult, 2 minor)
Three OCI applications (1 adult, 2 minor at SFO consulate) - Same timeline for all three applications
8/25/2022: Submitted online
8/26/2022: Mailed documents
8/29/2022: Received documents at VFS.
8/30/2022: Documents reviewed at VFS and sent to Embassy for further processing.
8/31/2022: Date of acknowledgement; OCI status UNDER PROCESS
9/22/2022: OCI processed/Printed in New Delhi
9/26/2022: OCI Shipped from MEA (ministry of external affairs)
Todays date: 9/28/2022
9/28/2022:Received at SFO consulate
9/28/2022: Received notification that it will be Dispatched via FEDEX. Received Tracking number via email.

9/29/2022: Expected to be delivered
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OCI Minor Chicago
08/26/2022: Application Submitted online to
08/26/2022 : Mailed documents :
 08/29/2022 :Received Documents
08/30/2022 : your application is verified and is currently under process at VFS Indian Consular Application center.
08/31/2022 :Your application has reached at the Embassy/Consulate and is currently under review process
08/31/2022 Date of Acknowledgement OCI Application Status: UNDER-PROCESS

and no update after this so far, I have to travel to India on October 7th,
Can I apply for 30 day Tourist visa for my child and how long will it take to approve?
and my child plan to stay India for more than 30 days, if by then she did not receive her OCI card , can she over stay on tourist visa and once I receive OCI card, I will have it shipped to India and can she stay there for unlimited amount of time or does need to exit the country before 30days and come back on OCI? This is so stressful.
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Statuses of an Adult OCI application - SFO
Application submitted online to VFS office: 7/14/2022
Missing document online upload request from VFS: 7/19/2022
Missing Document uploaded: 7/20/2022
Under Process at the SFO Consulate: 7/22/2022
Processed at Consulate: 7/25/2022
Acknowledgement at Mission SFO: 7/27/2022
Document Printing status (processed): 8/22/2022
Dispatched from MEA (New Delhi): 8/23/2022
Documents Received at SFO: 9/02/2022
VFS update: document dispatched via FEDEX: 9/02/2022
Fedex scheduled to deliver 9/06/2022

Hope it is useful for others!
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OCI SFO Adult
Timeline:
Date of submission in person at VFS: 07/29/2022
Date of acknowledgement, VFS: 07/30/2022
Date of acknowledgement, Consulate: 08/03/2022
Document printing status, processed: 08/26/2022
OCI number generated: 08/26/2022
Dispatch from MEA: 08/29/2022
Document received at SFO, Consulate: 09/02/2022
VFS Fedex shipment notification/tracking number: 09/02/2022
OCI received/will be received: 09/06/2022

Good Luck to everyone
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New OCI Card – By Birth- Minor @Chicago Mission
10-Jul-2022:
Started an online application form on the government website, completed Part-A and Part-B. Sourced all the mandatory documents before starting the process which made the application process relatively easy. Pls note- Some of the documents require notary attestation, so plan well in advance

11-Jul-2022:
Downloaded the checklist of documents that needs to be sent from the VFS Global website & arranged them in order of the checklist.

12-Jul-2022:
Mailed the entire set of documents and with the checklist as the cover. Photographs of kid was also attached to the application using a U-pin (make sure you don’t paste/affix the photograph). We opted for the two-way Fedex courier labels which is the default option on the VFS global website for OCI applications

14-Jul-2022:
Received an email – “We have ‘Received’ your Application and your application is now ‘Under Process’ at Chicago and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making. Upon checking the VFS global website using the ‘Track and Trace’ page, the message stated – “Your application is being verified and currently under process at the VFS Indian Consular Application Center”

15-Jul-2022:
Received an email – “Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the VFS India Consular application Centre and currently is ‘In-Transit‘ to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making.

16-Jul-2022:
Upon checking the Online OCI Services website – ‘Status Enquiry’ link, it shows the application name, file reference number, date of acknowledgment (16-Jul-2022 in my case), registration missing, OCI Application status = ‘Under Process’

08-Aug-2022:
OCI STATUS REPORT page was updated with OCI Number and ‘Document Printing Status’ showed PROCESSED on 08-Aug-2022

09-Aug-2022:
Received an email - “Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted.”
Upon checking the VFS Global Website using the ‘Track and Trace’ feature ,the status got updated to “Your document (s) is dispatched using the return label purchased or sent by you. If using VFS courier, please check for email from "[email protected]" for details. If you have used your prepaid label, then track the status via the website of the concerned service provider.

09-Aug-2022:
Fedex Shipment number and tracking id numbers were generated and an email was received on my registered email id.

10-Aug-2022:
Received OCI card at my residence 😊 just before India’s 75th Independence Day

Total Process time – Exactly 1 month [little over ~4 weeks].
Thoroughly impressed by the speed of the process from the Indian Government. Kudos! Jai Hind!
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OCI MINOR - Houston
7/5/2022 Sent through FedEX
7/6/2022 Delivered to VFS
7/7/2022 Your application is being verified and currently under process at the VFS Indian Consular Application Centre
7/8/2022 Your application has reached at the Embassy/Consulate and is currently under review process
7/12/2022 Date Of Acknowledgment
8/3/2022 Documents Printing Status PROCESSED
8/3/2022 Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) NEW DELHI
8/3/2022 Document received At HOUSTON
8/3/2022 Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted.
8/4/2022 Your document (s) is dispatched using the return label purchased or sent by you.
8/5/2022 Received OCI card

NOTE: I have no idea how multiple steps were completed on same date 8/3/2022
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OCI MINOR- NewYork
June 24 - Application sent to VFS through FedEx
June 28 - VFS received application
July 01 - Application processed at VFS and sent to Embassy for decision making
July 05 - Date of acknowledgment from NY Consulate. Status is "Under Process"
July 25 - Documents printing status - processed. (OCI number generated)
July 27 - FedEx shipment notification
July 28 - OCI Document received.
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OCI
My dad recently became naturalized in the US. He holds an OCI under his UK passport. I was wondering if I have to start a new application for him or if could do it under miscellaneous services. I know he can still go on his UK passport but if he ever wanted to what can he do?
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Need to send passport?
Hi, I was about to send my daughter OCI packet to VFS for processing, but I an little confused if at any point during the process I need to send her US passport to VFS for OCI sticker etc.

We are planning to visit India this summer so I would like to avoid any conflict with the visit and the OCI process.

thanks in advance
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OCI Adult - New York
04/13 - Sent application to VFS
04/16 - Received
04/18 - The application has been processed at VFS & is submitted to the mission for decision making
04/19 - Your application has reached the Embassy/Consulate and is currently under review process
06/10 - Documents Printing Status - Processed
06/13 - FedEx Shipment Notification
06/14 - Received OCI Card
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