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OCI Reissue Update - FedEx Ship Date - 6-SEP-2014 Delivered to CKGS San Francisco - 9-SEP-2014 CKGS Acknowledgement Date (email received/CKGS website updated) - 12-SEP-2014 Consulate Acknowledgement Date (passport.gov.in website updated) - 16-SEP-2014 Visa Printed at New Delhi (passport.gov.in...

On the online application. Yes, you can just re-enter the form and it generates a new web reference number and you can submit that. Incorrect web submissions that are not finally used in the paper application do not matter. Just make sure that the last one which is correct is the one that you...

Here in the US first time OCI is taking about 3 months on average. I am just getting done with the re-issue for my son's OCI and it took two months. So I would recommend not going for OCI renewal at this stage. I have read that recently too people have traveled with old+new passports and been ok...

Yes...very confusing. Anyway, have most of the documentation ready now. Will send it out this Saturday.

Wow....now reading it might be CKGS....which is it????

If it is BLS International, what is the link to instructions for OCI Applications? Is their website down????

I need to reissue the OCI for my son since he got a new passport. I started on the Travisa site and printed all instructions. But then I am seeing notes that OCI handling has been switched to BLS. Which one is it - Travisa or BLS? If it is still Travisa, the second step on the OCI instructions...

Holy Cow!! That was too close for comfort. Got your OCI just days before having to fly. Wow. I am glad that your stress levels have returned to normal! Congrats!

Congrats sg930!

Congrats!! Your stuff sure came fast. Check your tracking number late tonight or tomorrow....you are about to join the OCI club...:)

Thanks sg930...just hang in there. You should get your stuff soon too. I am actually impressed with how CGSIF handled everything. The only delay was the time it took for the stuff to come from India to SF. Looking at the dates of the people who got their OCI stickers in the same batch, it seems...

Got my OCI just a few minutes ago .... everything was perfect...all current/previous passports and surrender certificate arrived fine. They sent back extra copies of my sons birth certificate. I guess I sent too many to be safe...:) Good luck to everyone else on the forum and thanks for all your...

ok....my usps express code is finally starting to show tracking results!! Left SF sort facility...woohoo!! Hopefully I get it tomorrow since its Express Mail.

Congrats pmohanan!! Your journey ends tomorrow...:)....hopefully I am not too far off.

Hi pmohanan, Nope...I didn't mine either. I am watching my USPS priority number each day and there is no update thus far. I wish they would send it out faster because otherwise we are without our passports longer...:( Also not sure why it took like 15 days from date sent to arrival at...