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I think it is partly to protect themsleves from people using fraud cards. As long as they can verify your indentity and keep a physical copy of your identification, they can show proof if the credit card company asks for it....

It looks like the immigration folks in Mumabi need to take some updated training on the visa(s) offered by India :D

Personally, I would wait for a response from them before sending the postage paid envelope. If you get an email response, you can perhaps include that along with your postage paid envelope so that they can connect the dots.

Congratulations Gourav2005. Your Indian passport(s) should be returned to you after cancellation. You can perhaps send them an email requesting them to be returned back. The cancellation process is normally very quick.

They will stamp your passport, the first few pages and the last 2 pages with "cancelled without prejudice" (and possibly cut one corner of the front cover) and will be returned to you. I do not think the visas in your Indian passport are valid anymore (since you are not an Indian citizen, the...

i) the simplest way is to get a tourist visa with his US passport (assuming he will be travelling to India from the US) ii) If you are a USC, you must enter and leave USA with a US passport iii) Not possible to transfer a visa from Australian passport to US passport. This is only possible...

My OCI journey is done! I finally received my U Visa and OCI registration certificate today from CGI-Houston (and my PIO card has been cancelled and returned to me). I have to say the OCI book and the U Visa look pretty clean and they are printed as opposed to written by hand. I posted my...

I hope you get your OIC soon. The customer service from most GoI employees not only sucks, but it also bites! :rolleyes:

CGI Houston timeline Application receipt - Last week of January 2006 Under process status - Last week of March 2006 Granted status - First week of April 2006 Email received to send the passport and PIO - April 26, 2006 The timeline is 3 months from application receipt date. Hopefully the...

Indian4 - Go to India and open an NRE account and write a check to deposit how much ever you want. The money you deposit is not taxable, as you have already paid taxes in the country of your citizenship. However the interest you earn may be taxable. If you do not want to convert the currency...

GoI needs to train people on customer service. No matter how many years pass, they never seem to learn this!

US State Department's view on OIC From US State Department's website "SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES: In 2006, India launched the "Overseas Citizens of India" (OCI) program, which has often been mischaracterized as a dual nationality program. However, the OCI program does not grant Indian...

I have applied at the CGI Houston in Jan 2006, granted first week of April 2006, and waiting for the email to send the passport. I agree, I am disappointed with their service.. Are you sending the email to ocicgihouston@swbell.net ? You normally do not get a response if you send it to the...

Consulates are closed on April 14 - Good Friday.

Mangal - Well documented summary! I think GoI should pay you for deciphering the OIC process for applicants :D

For each application - You need to send three pictures in addition to the two you paste on the application and duplicate.

Congratulations Genesis, Mangal :)

You can check using reference number which you get during the online registration process (Part A). Make sure you click the go button next to it instead of hitting return on your key board. Once your application is under process, the file number field will be populated automatically based on...

I sent notarized copies of the first 2 pages of the USP, and the first four pages of the Indian Passport. I also sent regular copies of the last few pages of the Indian passport (in case they needed that).

You can travel after the interview. Note that you are still a USPR until you take the oath (at which point you cease to be an Indian citizen). If you plan to go to India after the Interview (assuming you do not get the oath the same day), you should have someone monitor your mail for the oath...