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OCI Status - Pending - Atlanta
I submitted my application on August 29, 2018 and it was acknowledged on Sept. 5th. To date, there has been no update to status and CKGS won't respond with a status. When I call their "phone number", it says there is no status of the application. Does anyone have any specific contact I can reach out to? I'm trying to get to India for a family member's surgery.

TIA
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CKGS Renunciation processing at San Francisco Consulate - 5 weeks
Documents sent to San Francisco Consulate.

Processing time - 5 weeks from the day of shipping the documents to the day of receiving the
Renunciation Certificate at home by FedEx.

Jun 8 - Renunciation Certificate received at home.
Jun 7 - Renunciation Certificate picked up by FedEx.
Jun 7 - Renunciation Certificate "Received" at the CKGS application centre and is at the "Sorting Facility" where it is being processed for delivery.
Jun 7 - Application "Reviewed" by Consulate and "In Transit" to CKGS Application Centre.
May 10 - Application is "Under Process" at Consulate for decision making.
May 10 - Application is "In Transit" to the Consulate.
May 8 - Application is "Under Process" at CKGS.
May 8 - Application Verification is "Complete". Processing of your application will continue.
May 7 - Application "Received" by CKGS. "Not Verified".

(May 4 - FedEx the CKGS Renunciation Application.)
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CKGS OCI San Francisco Timeline for minor
Documents sent to San Francisco Consulate for minor.

OCI Processing time - 8 weeks from the day of shipping the documents (Sep 7, 2018) to the day of receiving the OCI (Nov 2, 2018) at home by FedEx.

Status from CKGS Website -
Nov 2 - OCI card received at home.
Nov 1 - OCI Card picked up by FedEx.
Nov 1 - OCI Card "Received" at the CKGS application centre and is at the "Sorting Facility" where it is being processed for delivery.
Nov 1 - Application "Reviewed" by Consulate and "In Transit" to CKGS Application centre.
Oct 24 - Your OCI card has been "Printed" and would "Reach" the Embassy/Consulate shortly.
Sep 13 - Passport picked up by Fedex.
Sep 13 - Original Passport "Received" at the CKGS application centre and is at the "Sorting Facility" where it is being processed for delivery.
Sep 13 - Passport "Reviewed" by Consulate and is "In Transit" to CKGS Application centre.
Sep 13 - Application is "Under Process" at Consulate for decision making.
Sep 12 - Application is "In Transit" to the Consulate.
Sep 12 - Application is "Under Process" at CKGS.
Sep 11 - Application Verification is "Complete". Processing of your application will continue.
Sep 10 - Application "Received" by CKGS. "Not Verified".

(Sep 7 - FedEx the CKGS OCI Application.)
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Renunication process taking longer
I had applied for renunciation by mail via CKGS in Sep 2018 to the SF India consulate. I got the receipt with the acknowledgement dated Sep 24th. The status on tracker from CKGS says "under processing in the embassy", now for more than a month. Is it common for it take this long? Calling CKGS at the help desk line routes it to the automated status reader and when navigating to the customer support, the phone line gets disconnected. So I am left with no idea of when I may get the surrender certificate :(.

Any other experiences.
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OCI in lieu of PIO at San Francisco: Processed at GOI site
When checking the status of my application for OCI in lieu of PIO at the GOI site, I found the following:

Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 31-OCT-2018

I don't believe it has been dispatched to the embassy in SFO yet. Does anyone know how much longer it generally takes before CKGS sends out the OCI? I am seeking responses from those who have gone through CKGS at SFO since the timelines seem to vary so much based on which jurisdiction we come under.

Thanks.
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OCI for minor
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Date Of Acknowledgment 14-SEP-2018
Registration Status at Mission SAN FRANCISCO
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 24-OCT-2018
Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On 25-OCT-2018
Document received At SAN FRANCISCO On 31-OCT-2018
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Sep 13, 2018 - Thursday05:12 pmPassport picked up by .
Sep 13, 2018 - Thursday01:45 pmOriginal Passport ‘Received’ at the CKGS application centre and is at the ‘Sorting Facility’ where it is being processed for delivery.
Sep 13, 2018 - Thursday01:45 pmPassport 'Reviewed' by Consulate and is ‘In Transit’ to CKGS
Sep 13, 2018 - Thursday12:48 pmApplication is 'Under Process' at Consulate for decision making.
Sep 12, 2018 - Wednesday06:44 pmApplication is 'In Transit' to the Consulate.
Sep 12, 2018 - Wednesday03:50 pmApplication is ‘Under Process’ at CKGS.
Sep 11, 2018 - Tuesday08:35 pmApplication Verification is ‘Complete’.
Sep 11, 2018 - Tuesday02:30 pmApplication ‘Received’ by CKGS and 'Not Verified'.
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OCI - New York Juridiction
Applied for OCI only.

On Oct 12 application ‘Received’ by CKGS.
Oct 16 I received the original passport.

At this time waiting for OCI card. No updates on CKGS website after Oct 16th. I know NY takes shorter processing time than any other application center. Has anyone gone through this process under NY center?
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OCI in lieu of PIO - SFO
I applied for OCI in lieu of PIO at SFO around Sept 20. On Sept. 27 I received an email stating "Your Application is ‘Under Process’ at the Consulate.". I've been tracking the status of my application on the GOI site since then and find that the status has remained "UNDER-PROCESS" till now. The CKGS FAQ states that OCI in lieu of PIO takes around 15-25 business days for SFO jurisdiction, so I am hoping mine will be completed soon. I expect to travel to India in about 3 weeks and was wondering if I should apply for a tourist visa before buying my ticket. Has anyone applied for OCI in lieu of PIO at SFO around Sept 2018 and received their OCI already?

Thanks in advance for all responses.
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OCI + Renunciation at Houston

I applied for OCI and Renunciation together at Houston Consulate. Even though the Renunciation timelines are said to be 8-9 days, I received both renunciation and OCI together after about 5 weeks. The acknowledgement from Govt Website appears in a week's time after it reaches CKGS and it takes less than 4 weeks to get the OCI dispatched from New Delhi after acknowledgement. It reaches Houston consulate one week after dispatch and reaches to CKGS next day. CKGS dispatches the documents immediately.

Below are my timelines

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OCI Timeline on CKGS
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Oct 17, 2018 - Wednesday05:28 pm OCI Card picked up by FedEx.

Oct 17, 2018 - Wednesday04:28 pm OCI Card ‘Received’ at the CKGS application centre and is at the ‘Sorting Facility’ where it is being processed for delivery.

Oct 17, 2018 - Wednesday01:56 pm Application 'Reviewed' by Consulate and ‘In Transit’ to CKGS Application Centre.

Sep 17, 2018 - Monday05:59 pm Passport picked up by FedEx.

Sep 17, 2018 - Monday03:35 pm Original Passport ‘Received’ at the CKGS application centre and is at the ‘Sorting Facility’ where it is being processed for delivery.

Sep 17, 2018 - Monday12:15 pm Passport 'Reviewed' by Consulate and is ‘In Transit’ to CKGS Application Centre.

Sep 13, 2018 - Thursday05:42 pm Application is 'Under Process' at Consulate for decision making.

Sep 13, 2018 - Thursday05:41 pm Application is 'In Transit' to the Consulate.

Sep 12, 2018 - Wednesday05:26 pm Application is ‘Under Process’ at CKGS.

Sep 11, 2018 - Tuesday05:38 pm Application Verification is ‘Complete’. Processing of your application will continue.

Sep 11, 2018 - Tuesday03:17 pm Application ‘Received’ by CKGS and 'Not Verified'.

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OCI Timeline on Govt Website
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Date Of Acknowledgment 17-SEP-2018
Registration Status at Mission HOUSTON
Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 10-OCT-2018
Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On 11-OCT-2018
Document received At HOUSTON On 23-OCT-2018

I dont know why they have 23rd, but I received my OCI card on Oct 18th

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Renunciation Timeline on CKGS Website
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Oct 17, 2018 - Wednesday05:28 pm Renunciation Certificate picked up by FedEx.

Oct 17, 2018 - Wednesday04:28 pm Renunciation Certificate ‘Received’ at the CKGS application centre and is at the ‘Sorting Facility’ where it is being processed for delivery.

Oct 17, 2018 - Wednesday01:56 pm Application 'Reviewed' by Consulate and ‘In Transit’ to CKGS Application Centre.
 
Sep 13, 2018 - Thursday05:42 pm Application is 'Under Process' at Consulate for decision making.

Sep 13, 2018 - Thursday05:41 pm Application is 'In Transit' to the Consulate.

Sep 12, 2018 - Wednesday05:26 pm Application is ‘Under Process’ at CKGS.

Sep 11, 2018 - Tuesday05:38 pm Application Verification is ‘Complete’. Processing of your application will continue.

Sep 11, 2018 - Tuesday03:17 pm Application ‘Received’ by CKGS and 'Not Verified'.
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Renunciation and New OCI Card - NY
Since I am applying from MA, they cannot do renunciation and OCI together. I need to apply in 2 phases, renunciation followed by OCI. Below are the details:

Renunciation application received by CKGS: 9/17/2018
Received Renunciation Certificate: 9/21/2018

OCI Application Received by CKGS: 9/25/2018
US Passport and Passport Photograph Returned: 9/27/2018
OCI Card Processing Completed in Delhi: 10/17/2018
OCI Card Received by CKGS: 10/22/2018
OCI Card Received on: 10/23/2018

The entire 2 step process from start to finish took 5 weeks (plus one day).

Overall process has been extremely smooth and CKGS is very timely in dispatching the documents.

The minor hiccup was during document upload to Indian government web site. The pdf file size is supposed to be under 1 MB (per each file) for uploading US and Indian passports and my files were over that limit. I had to re-size the pdf documents and re-upload them.

Also, I didn't understand the point of asking a passport photo along with the OCI application. They sent that photo back along with my US passport after verification!

Hope this information is useful and good luck with your application.
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