OCI Card

Here is my OCI Experience in Atlanta, GA
Dec 15, 2022 - Submitted Online Application
Dec 15, 2022 - Sent the Application through FedEx
Dec 16, 2022 - We have "Received" your Application however we are unable to proceed with the application due to the following reasons- Missing Last two pages for Indian PAssport
Dec 21, 2022 - Sent Response via online
Dec 22, 2022 - Received’ your Application, and your application is now ‘Under Process’ at Atlanta and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making.
Dec 23, 2022 - 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.
DEC 27, 2022 - VFS reached for the missing document and emailed the missing document the same day to the email they provided
Jan 17, 2023 - Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted.
Jan 17, 2023 - Your document (s) is dispatched
Jan 17, 2023 - FedEx picked up the package
Jan 18, 2023 - OCI in hand

I paid for the OCI registration and courier labels for fedex via VFS on 1/16/2023. But cant download the label. I have already asked for help at VFS. but the problem still persists. Hope it is resolved soon. If not, I will mail the application using my own label. I have cleared cache and changed browsers, still unable to download labels.

Below is my OCI renewal experience in New York so far. I availed the OCI Miscellaneous Services where you need to have your OCI reissued when you get a new passport after age 20.

12/21/22 - Application sent via Fedex
12/22/22 - Application received by VFS but unable to proceed due to missing documents
12/27/22 - Missing documents sent via Fedex
12/28/22 - Missing documents received by VFS, status changes to "Under Process"
12/29/22 - Application processed by VFS and "In-Transit" to Indian Embassy
12/31/22 - Acknowledged by Indian Embassy

Current Status "Under Process"

I will add on to this as I get more status updates.

Updates:

01/31/23 - Processed
02/02/23 - Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted.
02/03/23 - OCI received in hand

12/14/2022 - Sent Applications via Fedex
12/15/2022 - Reviewed by VFS and was asked to send Passport copies of Parents and 2 Photographs of our children
12/16/2022 - Missing documents were received by VFS and started processing the OCI applications.
12/19/2022 - Reviewed applications were sent to Indian Embassy
1/11/2022 - Applications were reviewed and received will be dispatched using courier service opted by you. As per Fedex tracking will receive OCI cards by 1/12/2023.

12/27/202 application sent via fedex

12/30/2022 We have "Received" your Application however we are unable to proceed with the application due to the following reasons:
Copy of last 2 pages of Indian passport missing
1/3/2023 response sent via Fedex
1/4/2023 application received at vfs
1/5/2023 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

DEC 04 2022- Submit Online Application

DEC 05 2022- Sent Application with VFS label (FedeX)

DEC 06 2022- Received and application ‘Under Process’

DEC 08 2022- 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.

JAN 05 2023- Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted.

JAN 06 2023- Received OCI CARD

It was easy, took almost month. God bless All.

Here is my OCI Experience in Toronto, Canada. I availed the OCI miscellaneous services where you need to have your OCI reissued when you turn 20 years of age.

OCT 27, 2022- Application sent to BLS Brampton via Purolator
OCT 28, 2022- BLS received the document
NOV 01, 2022- BLS Began Processing
NOV 04, 2022- BLS updated stauts to "processing at consulate general"
NOV 24, 2022- OCI Application acknowledged by CGI-Toronto
DEC 29, 2022- OCI number Generated
DEC 29, 2022- Document printing status marked as "Processed"
JAN 02, 2023- Dispatched from MEA New Delhi and Document Received by CGI toronto on the same date
JAN 03, 2023- Counter delivery to BLS after OCI stamping (BLS received package from CGI Toronto)
JAN 05, 2023- BLS added a purolator tracking number on the comments
JAN 06, 2023- Purolator delivered the package to my home address

If there are any questions, feel free to ask.

Dec 08, 2022 - Application Sent via Fedex
Dec 09, 2022 - Application Received at VFS.
Dec 12, 2022 - We have ‘Received’ your Application and your application is now ‘Under Process’ at New York and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making.
Dec 13, 2022 - 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.
Jan 04, 2023 - Documents Printing Status - PROCESSED
Jan 06 2023 - Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted.
As Per Fedex Tracking it will be delivered on 09 Jan 2023
Yet to receive the card, will post updates as and when I get it

Requests birth certificate. What can be submitted in lieu of birth certificate?

Total 27 days from the day of mailing my documents to the Consulate office in Atlanta. My document were delivered there on the same day due to my location. It is about a new (first time) OCI card that I just received.

November 21, 2022 (Monday): After completing my online application, mailed my documents to the Consulate in Atlanta.

November 22, 2022 (Tuesday): Your application is being verified and currently under process at the VFS Indian Consulate Application Center..... (This is what the status would say on VFS Track Your Application Status Webpage).

November 23, 2022 (Wednesday): Your application had been processed at the VFS Consular application center and currently is "In-Transit" to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making..... (This is what the status would say on VFS Track Your Application Status Webpage).

December 16, 2022 (Friday) at 3:12pm: Your document (s) is dispatched using the return label purchased or sent by you......... (This is what the status would say on VFS Track Your Application Status Webpage).

December 16, 2022 (Friday) at 3:12pm: I received a text message on my cell phone stating the same as above i.e. your document (s) is dispatched using the return label purchased or sent by you.

December 17, 2022 (Saturday) at 11:08 am: I received my OCI card through FedEx

Note: The website for instructions for OCI is really disorganized and very bad!
It does not ask for a letter of consent (i.e. you allow them to make any changes/corrections to your application). However, the letter of consent is necessary (!). Therefore, make sure you add it to your documents otherwise they will hold your application until you send it within a few days.

Also, despite uploading your photo online when you generate/create your application, you must also mail two passport size photos with you application packet otherwise they will hold your application until you send it within a few days.