OCI Card

Hi Admin,

I have name in my indian passport YYYY and i am on H4 visa but in my visa my name is FNU YYYY . In My child birth certificate its same like visa name FNU xxxx. I have to apply for OCI card for my child. Can you advise me what name i should put in the application form.

Regards

Greetings,

I am applying for an OCI card as a spouse of an Indian OCI. I sent my application to the New York CKGS office 10 weeks ago. The application was processed the New York Consulate and sent to Delhi on March 2. It has been languishing in Delhi since then. According to the web site http://passport.gov.in/oci/statusEnqury:
Date Of Acknowledgment 23-FEB-2016
Registration Status at Mission NEW YORK CGI
Documents Printing Status UNDER-PROCESS
Note- Ordinarily, OCI Registration Certificate and Visa are available for delivery within 42 days from the date of acknowledgment. If there are any objections regarding Photographs/Signature/Thumb impression etc, the process may get delayed and the same will be communicated to applicant by the concerned Mission/ Office via OCI web site/ SMS/ Email/ Phone etc.

The latest entry on https://www.in.ckgs.us/trackandtrace/ shows:
Application Status: Application is under process at the Embassy / Consulate for further scrutinization and may take upto 6 to 8 weeks for next update. Please continue tracking your application status online.
Date of Status: 03/02/2016

I called the CKGS help line earlier this week, but they didn't seem to be very helpful. After a long and heated discussion with their representative, he gave me an "escalation number" and said that they would report back by email, but I haven't heard back from them.

I am now worried that my OCI application is held in limbo at Delhi. Is there anyone in the Indian consulate/government I can contact about this?

I am scheduled to travel to India in July and I am afraid that my OCI card will not be ready by then. Should I apply for a regular tourist visa?

Here is the time line of my application:

3/02/2016 Your OCI application has now been ‘Sent to Delhi, India’ from the Indian Embassy/ Consulate in the USA for further securitization and processing.
2/24/2016 Passport 'Withdrawn Temporarily' from the Embassy / Consulate as per the request sent for withdrawal for 1.USA AND 1.INDIAN PASSPORT WITH RENUNCIATION AND MARRIGE CERTIFICATE - Sent back by FedEx.
2/23/2016 Date of Acknowledgment
2/19/2016 Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the CKGS Application Centre.
2/17/2016 Payment Receipt for your Application
2/17/2016 Received your OCI Application and your Application is now ‘Under Process’ at CKGS.

By contrast, when my wife applied for OCI (as a naturalized US citizen, former Indian citizen) last year, the whole process took 6 weeks, including 1 month from Date of Acknowledgment to OCI card being printed in Delhi.

Thanks for any suggestions,
Zig Fiedorowicz

I have applied OCI on 4th Jan 2016 for my SON who had PIO card. I have submitted all the documents in Mumbai FRO office. The status in website show s - UNDER -PROCESS. It is now more than three months. Does any one knows time takes to process?

sent application through CKGs FedEx prepaid on 8th March.Received by CKGS on 9th, but started processing at CKGS on 15th , processed at CKGS on 18th and sent to Indian embassy ,Washing ton D.C. under process in Washington since 22nd March, Govt of India Website shows acknowldgement on 28th March2016(it also says it will take 42days from the date of ack) so I have to wait.

Hi,

I have got Notary done for all documents at San Francisco, California for new OCI card for Minor and the notary is attached as a separate page with each document but not on the copy of the document. Can you please let me know if that is fine to have notary as a separate sheet?

Thank you in advance for your help

Hi All,

I completed filling-up Part A & B of OCI Application for minor.
 - Uploaded photo and signature documents as part of Part A.
- Uploaded US Passport for minor, Parents passports (first,last pages) and Birth Certificate of Minor for Proof of indian origin.
- Assuming as per 1. Checklist of Documents to be to UPLOADED on Govt. of India website, these are enough.

- And rest of documents need to be sent by mail (post) as per 2. Checklist of PHYSICAL Document to be sent to CKGS Application Centre

Please let me know if my assumption is correct.

I got below question can someone please clarify.

Is there an option to submit OCI application in-person, instead of sending documents by mail/online?

Thanks,
Mano

Hi All,

Greetings,

As I already posted in earlier OCI card is in progress and in last 2 week I got my origional passports back .. (Relief). Initially document reached on 3 March, It took 7 working days to came on system.
Currently waiting for printing of card step.
posting my time lines.

Application is under process at the Embassy / Consulate for further scrutinization and may take upto 6 to 8 weeks for next update. Please continue tracking your application status online. 03/30/2016

Your application has been processed at the CKGS Application Centre and is in transit to the Indian Embassy/Consulate for decision making.
Please continue tracking your application status online. 03/24/2016

We have received your payment and we are verifying the same. If the payment made is complete, you will receive a payment receipt shortly. If there is any further discrepancy, you will receive an update. Please continue tracking your application status online. 03/09/2016

Your application has been received and is under process in CKGS. Please continue tracking

your application status online. Your tracking id is USA YYYY 03/09/2016

Thanks

The documents reached Chicago CKGS on 4/12/2016, but they still haven't entered it into their system. I am not able to track/trace nor i received an email.

Normally, how long does it take?

I filled the application on the India site and paid with the USAxxxx reference number I got from there at the CKGS website. Also paid for shipping there as well. I sent in my application by fedex to Houston and they received the package last Friday(Apr 8th). I already had the renunciation certificate, so it was only the OCI application.

So far, I have not received any acknowledgement from CKGS that they have my application and passports and other documents. When I try using the reference no and passport number on their tracking website, it comes back as not in their system and it is not trackable on the India site either.

How long doe sit take before CKGS acknowledges receipt of your application and when does it become trackable?

Little bit worried since I don't trust these guys.

I have applied for OCI in lieu of PIO for my daughter with Atlanta consulate.I submitted my documents on March 2nd.The status shows document has been sent to Delhi..Its more than a month and am yet to get my original documents.

1) Can anyone please let me know will I get my daughter's PIO along with original documents or since this is OCI in lieu of PIO will PIO be canceled?

2) Is there a way to expedite the process?
I am traveling to India on May 15th and am worried.Is there an email id to contact in India to expedite the process?

Any suggestion or information is greatly appreciated.Thank you in advance.