OCI Card

This forum was useful to gauge the timeline for a new OCI card. So I wanted to share my experience for others

Feb 14 - Mailed application to VFS via FedEx
Feb 17 - VFS acknowledged receipt of application
Feb 22 - VFS processed application and sent to NYC consulate
Feb 24 - OCI website shows application under process
Mar 21 - OCI application approved on OCI website
Mar 24 - Embassy received OCI
Mar 25 - VFS received OCI and dispatched same day
Mar 28 - Received OCI card. Received on 28th since FedEx doesn’t deliver on weekend

Overall it was a smooth process and I guess if all documents are in order it is easy.

Hello, I am currently a US citizen but formerly held Indian citizenship. I recently received my OCI card . Took about 6 weeks and barring some hiccups the process went smoothly. Now my spouse who is a US citizen by birth is applying for an OCI card under the spousal category. He will be applying to the DC consulate as well. To that end the list of requirements specifies that the Marriage certificate needs to attested/appostilled by the concerned government. Our marriage was solemnized in a court in Michigan and bears that stamp.
However while filling out the form there is a question-
If marriage is solemnised abroad / Outside India, whether the marriage certificate is Apostled / certified by the Indian Mission / Post Concerned? * YES NO

Obviously when we solemnized our marriage we didnt have it apostilled by the Indian Mission there and I think for most couples this wouldnt cross their mind.
Is this just a case of bad wording and are they simply asking whether the marriage has been apostilled by the concerned authorities (if in US - US court, in India Indian government or post)? Folks who have received OCI for their foreign spouses, if you can kindly weigh in on this I would appreciate very much.
Thanks.

Documents delivered to VFS - Feb 3
Ack by VFS - Feb 8
Request for further docs - Feb 8
Further docs delivered to VFS - Feb 14
Ack by VFS - Feb 16
Processed by VFS, in transit to embassy/consulate - Feb 17
Notification of fedex for shipment - Mar 24
OCI delivered - Mar 25

Status on VFS was updated on the eve of fedex notification for me as well.

Documents received by VFS - 19 Jan 22
Documents processed and sent to embassy - 20 Jan 22
Requested status on DC consulate website - no reponse but application was processed by end of that week
Processed status on GOI OCI portal - 11 Mar 22
Notification from fedex for shipment - 16 Mar 22
Delivered 17 Mar

PS: status on vfs site was updated on eve of fedex notification

Six in a family. New Passport Updates and one over 20 re-issuance.

Incompetent slow as molasses DC Embassy.

#1 & #2 the grand parents

29-Nov-2021 - Filed online application for passport updates
01-Dec-2021 - Online application acknowledgment
05-Jan-2022 - Online updates approved

#3 Parent
05-Dec-2021 - Filed online application for passport updates
18-Jan-2022 - Online application acknowledgment (8 days after sending an email to the embassy for no progress on acceptance)
22-Feb-2022 - Online updates approved

#4 Parent
05-Dec-2021 - Filed online application for passport updates
21-Jan-2022 - Online application acknowledgment
14-Mar-2022 - Online updates approved

#5 Child 1 (age 17, online passport details update)
05-Dec-2021 - Filed online application for passport updates
21-Jan-2022 - Online application acknowledgment
14-Mar-2022 - Online updates approved

#6 Child 2 (age 21, OCI Reissuance)
19-Dec-2021 - Filled online Misc Service request and uploaded all documents on Embassy site and VFS registration online
20-Dec-2021 - VFS confirmation of documents and labels received
20-Dec-2021 - Documents mailed to VFS via VFS pre-paid overnight label
21-Dec-2021 - Documents delivered to VFS
27-Dec-2021 - VFS acknowledgment
28-Dec-2021 - VFS Processing complete in transit to Embassy
29-Dec-2021 - Embassy acknowledgment
17-Feb-2022 - Documents printed
02-Mar-2022 - VFS Documents dispatched email
03-Mar-2022 - Fedex email for package in transit
04-Mar-2022 - New Updated OCI delivered

Received OCI in 6 weeks

30-JAN-2022: Application Submission and Documents send to VFS
04-FEB-2022: VFS "Received" application and is "Under Process" at San Francisco
07-FEB-2022: VFS "Processed" application and is "In-Transit" to Consulate
09-FEB-2022: Consulate Date Of Acknowledgment
02-MAR-2022: Consulate Documents Printing Status "PROCESSED"
03-MAR-2022: Consulate Dispatched From MEA(OCI) NEW DELHI
09-MAR-2022: Consulate Document received At SAN FRANCISCO
09-MAR-2022: VFS dispatched the OCI through Fedex
09-MAR-2022: Fedex send tracking notification on email
10-MAR-2022: Fedex delivered OCI

Jan-22-2022 Electronic submission to government of India website completed
Jan-22-2022 Paper application with supporting documents sent to VFS Global by Fed Ex
Jan-24-2022 Application received by VFS Global
Jan-25-2022 Received email indicating additional documents needed: Mothers proof of Origin (first two and last two pages of the Indian passport)
Jan-26-2022 Document uploaded to VFS website
Feb-02-2022 Application ‘Under Process’ at New York and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making
Feb-04-2022 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.
Feb-07-2022 Application received at the Mission
Mar-02-2022 Document printing status: PROCESSED and OCI number assigned per https://ociservices.gov.in
Mar-07-2022 Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted.
Mar-08-2022 OCI card received via FedEx

Total time about 6.5 weeks, which includes a one-week delay because an additional document was needed to complete my application.

01-FEB-2022: Documents delivered to VFS
02-FEB-2022: Acknowledgement of receipt of documents from VFS
03-FEB-2022: Application processed at VFS and submitted to the Mission for decision making.
07-MARCH-2022: Document dispatched from VFS
08-MARCH-2022: Received OCI though courier.

Received OCI in 36 days :)

Application Ship Date: 01/04/2022
Rejected due to signature and some other typo: 01/07/2022 (VFS will not correct any errors)
New Application Ship Date: 01/11/2022
Processed by VFS: 01/21/2022
Acknowledged by Consulate: 01/25/2022
Document Processed: 02/21/2022
Dispatched by MEA: 02/23/2022
Received by SFO Consulate: 03/02/2022 (03/03/2022 IST)
Shipped by VFS: 03/03/2022
Received: 03/04/2022

Sent completed application - 27th Jan 2022
Package received by VFS - 29th Jan 2022
Application processed, sent to Embassy - 2nd Feb 2022
Date of Acknowledgement from embassy - 3rd Feb 2022
Document printed - 2nd March 2022
Dispatched from Delhi - 2nd March 2022
Received at Houston - 3rd March 2022
Received New OCI booklet - 4th March 2022