This is my time line for Renunciation and OCI from Houston Consulate. I did them separately. Renunciation Time Line 03/24/2016 - Appli...

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 shippi...

Yeah. That sounds about right. Just looked at the CKGS check list for minors and that sounds about right if you are still and Indian citizen. ...

NP. Just check with them that you don't have to send original passport for both you and your kid as well as your original renunciation(...

1) First time around they will return the original passports, renunciation cert etc that you submitted with the application. I am just nami...

They usually talk about 42 days for processing, but that doesn't seem to be the case always. Mine was unexpectedly fast while there a lot of...

Once the gov.in site says your docs are at the consulate, you can take a print out of that page and sent in your passport to CKGS for match up. ...

I don't know why the username issue is that big a deal. We are all of Indian origin and we are all going through these idiotic process so th...