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The OCI Application link and status link has this behaviour once in a while.... based on feedback from others.... Please keep all the information you have to enter in a text file or word document handy and saved.... That final "Save" button will actually prompt to print to your printer..... If...

In addition to Sam's feedback, there are times when the going gets a little boring, they tend to introduce some "Unexpected Twists and Turns to the Plot":( There should be some impact from our Bolly/Kolly/Tolly-Wood scripts, right...? Mine was scanned for a few days :):) and then to provide...

Hmmmm.... That is a good catch.... I probably did not think about the SC/Renunciation because, I got mine done as part of the Entry Visa (Emergency request) and already had the SC in my hand:(.. But, it is definitely worth adding to the cover letter, just to refresh their memories... I don't...

Hi Satpal, Glad our feedback was helpful. In general, I have provided first three and last three pages of the passports (Indian, US) as they contain name, address, endorsements et al. Don't worry about the stamped page in the US PP. The presence of entry visa in the US PP has nothing to do...

As always, they have their own novel ways of adding trouble to weary travellers..... Pretty soon, our hand carry will just be old PP, the one before that, the last cancelled PP, current US PP, any cancelled US PP, OCI booklet,...... Now for a family of 4, the hand carry needs to be a safety...

Congratulations to VM, Kakku, FedupUser, FU99. You are almost there..... One last hurdle to cross... Here is a template from my cover letter. From Full Name Address EMail Phone To The Embassy of India, OCI CELL, 2536 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC...

SatPal, Not sure if you are already working on this...... Very sorry to hear about the news. Our prayers for your family and your Mom's health. I had a similar situation and almost booked my ticket a couple of months ago and it is very stressful to get things organized. Like many others...

In any case you will need to cancel your Indian passport... No two views about that. There will always be a situation where one will have to use the consulate for some service or other.... and they will have their bare minimum requirement(s) to see a copy of your cancelled Indian PP, if not the...

Howdy_Howdy, Just to clarify, was your Naturalization done after May-31-2010? If yes, the $175.00 fee appears to be valid.. As a general rule, after the SC/Renunciation Fiasco in May-2010, the fees structure was finalized as follows. If you were Naturalized On or Before May-31-2010, Fee...

Unfortunately, as per current guidelines, you have to pay $175.00 for renouncing the Indian citizenship. They announced a cutoff date of May-31-2010 to determine the renunciation fee. If Naturalized on or before May-31-2010, fee is $20.00 If Naturalized on or after June-01-2010, fee is...

Vivek, I would check the SFO thread to ensure the sequence/order of documents are not arranged in any manner that would irk the folks at the consulate. When I did mine, I placed all the supporting documents behind each applicant's Part-A so that when they pick one applicant's Part-A, all the...

One conspiracy angle to this "Technical Glitch"...... The systems that were deployed for the CWG event hardware had some issues and to address those issues immediately someone "Borrowed some servers/hardware components - without permission;);)" from the NIC data center....

If it is fresh OCI application it will be $275 X 4 => $1100 plus mailing fees. As for the application you will end up submitting 2 sets of the entire application. Each set will have Part-As for each member of the family and one common Part-B. To borrow from the DC site...

Vivek, When did you get your US Citizenship done? Was it before June-01-2010 or after? Have your cancelled your old Indian PP already? SC (Renunciation) paperwork? Do any of your kids have PIO? Answers to above will help in determining the fees. In short, - The $175 or $20...

csch1wait, Congratulations on the job offer:) and good luck. How long are you going to be in India for this job? If it is really, really long term (years), I hope you are planning on an OCI application while in India. With PIO status, you have to be mindful of FRRO (registration) if you are...

Based on posts in NY and Chicago threads and the respective consulate sites, they are not accepting any new OCI Online applications due to "Technical difficulties":(:( Atleast they now have a documented reason:p;);) for any delays/lost paperwork/et al.. More funky things happening with...

abadabajabba, I haven't done this in Houston, but have gone through this in DC. If you have a family/medical emergency and have some supporting document (Doctor letter et al), you can get same day Entry Visa from your consulate. You would still be routed via Travisa outsourcing services...

This is a bit dicey..... If you need an interesting discussion on this topic from a couple of months back... http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?212132-OCI-New-York-Tracker&p=2189628#post2189628...

USA2010, Just to add a little more to NKM's feedback.... For minors, upto age 20 (Twenty), the OCI MUST BE TRANSFERRED to the new US PP everytime they get a new US PP. As minors are only granted 5 year US PPs, the most you would do this is 4 times.... Between age 20 and 50, you can travel...

aztek, If you are planning a trip immediately after your Naturalization, it is best to apply for entry visa. I don't belong to the NY region, but did this in DC. SC/Renunciation must be done for Entry Visa application also. But it will be much easier to get it done along with Entry Visa. You...