OCI - Chicago Tracker

**cp485** · 23rd July 2006, 12:40 AM

Hello,

I just want to start this thread for Chicago applicants. Please post your time. My time line is in my signature below, I'll update it regularly as we move along.

Thanks all

Good luck

**Jeshta** · 27th July 2006, 12:57 AM

Hi cp485,

I have a few questions

Where did you obtain your passport pictures with specification as mentioned on the CGI Chicago website?
Did you notarize documents submitted along with your application? What does self attested copy mean?
Finally is part B available in a fillable form (adobe pdf)?

Thanks

**cp485** · 27th July 2006, 06:03 PM

Hi Jeshta

I got the passport pictures at Costco $4.99/pair. I did not notorize any documents, but self attested in all the copies (basically signed it).

My daughter is 4 years old, so we did the right thumb imprint of her and I also signed it.

There is no fillable pdf form available for Part B. You have hand fill it in black ink

Hope it helps.

Thanks

**cp485** · 27th July 2006, 06:04 PM

Pls see timeline below

**Jeshta** · 28th July 2006, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by cp485

Hi Jeshta

I got the passport pictures at Costco $4.99/pair. I did not notorize any documents, but self attested in all the copies (basically signed it).

My daughter is 4 years old, so we did the right thumb imprint of her and I also signed it.

There is no fillable pdf form available for Part B. You have hand fill it in black ink

Hope it helps.

Thanks

cp 485,

Thanks for this information. My son has a PIO card now. Reading through the instructions, it requires that I surrender the PIO at the same time we are canceling our Indian Passports. Do you recommend that the PIO card be sent and cancelled before my son obtains his OCI? What would one do for emergency travel to India then? I think a 6 month visa would take a few days to obtain and that might be an answer to my question. Your comments please.

**NCTarheel** · 28th July 2006, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Jeshta

cp 485,

Thanks for this information. My son has a PIO card now. Reading through the instructions, it requires that I surrender the PIO at the same time we are canceling our Indian Passports. Do you recommend that the PIO card be sent and cancelled before my son obtains his OCI? What would one do for emergency travel to India then? I think a 6 month visa would take a few days to obtain and that might be an answer to my question. Your comments please.

You can send your Indian passports and your son's PIO card for cancellation when you send your US passports to have the U visa affixed. That is acceptable.

**cp485** · 31st July 2006, 12:53 AM

Hi Jeshta,

I didn't send my daughter's PIO card along with the OCI application. We are planning to go to India in December and I don't want to apply for a visa for my daughter if OCI is delayed.

Thanks

**himjug** · 1st August 2006, 02:01 PM

Hi,

I (indian citizen on H1 visa in US)have a month old son who is US born (hence US citizen).I am planning to visit india next month. I came to know that OCI card processing takes about one month.Is there any way i can expedite it by giving additional fees.If anybody knows, please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

**cp485** · 1st August 2006, 03:22 PM

Hi himjug

Why don't you apply for PIO card for you son, its faster and cheaper (by around $100). You can always convert from PIO to OCI by paying $25 more later.

**himjug** · 1st August 2006, 06:20 PM

Thanks for replying.

How much time POI card processing takes?

**cp485** · 2nd August 2006, 12:46 AM

I don't know the current processing time for PIO card, but when I applied for my daughter back in 2002 it took only 3 weeks.

Good luck

**coleville** · 8th August 2006, 12:17 AM

Submitted application in April. Received acknowledgement May 18. Have not heard anything else since, but the Web site says documents have not even been sent from India to Chicago. Any way to find out what's up?

**Canadian_38** · 31st August 2006, 05:40 PM

coleville can you please let me know are you US citizen or citizen from some other country. The reason I am asking is I have applied for OCI in last week of may. As of today I didn't recieved any ackt. When I spoke to the people at the chic consulate they are saying the processing time will take more time if the citizenship is different than US.

Thanks.

**Canadian_38** · 31st August 2006, 05:40 PM

coleville can you please let me know are you US citizen or citizen from some other country. The reason I am asking is I have applied for OCI in last week of may. As of today I didn't recieved any ackt. When I spoke to the people at the chic consulate they are saying the processing time will take more time if the citizenship is different than US.

Thanks.

**kc01401** · 7th September 2006, 04:44 PM

I applied for OCI on 7/25 at Chicago. I am yet to receive acknowledgement and not sure what is the status ( I forgot to note down the online registration number).

Any idea if this is normal ?

**ysu** · 10th September 2006, 12:29 PM

Hi,
I applied for OCI on July 28, 2006 and forgot to note the number too. I have not heard anything about my applicatin even the reeipt or acknowledgment from the Consulate or India.
Any one with any thoughts or ideas for this situation.
Thanks a lot.
YSU

**cp485** · 12th September 2006, 02:40 PM

I applied at Chicago on July 22nd and so far no acknowledgment. I am travelling to India in December and I am considering to apply for a visa.

**kc01401** · 14th September 2006, 08:18 PM

Did any of you called the consulate and checked it. Any time I call, No one picks up the phone..
Thanks

**cp485** · 14th September 2006, 11:19 PM

I am trying to find through the post office if the consulate cashed my money order check. This is the only way I can verify if the consulate received my OCI package.

**ysu** · 15th September 2006, 04:29 AM

Fiends

Sent OCI documents: July 27, 2006 by USPS
Received OCI documents: July 28 2006
Sent Indian PAsspot fo Cncellataion: 8/09/06
Received Cancelled Passpot: 8/21/2006.
Received Ack/Receipt for OCI: ???

Thanks

YSU

**cp485** · 18th September 2006, 04:36 PM

After nearly two months, my OCI package was returned due to the fact that I signed on the photographs. It looks like I'm not supposed to sign over the photographs.

I'll reapply sometime this week

Thanks

**rk1234us** · 19th September 2006, 04:34 PM

Hello All,

My Oath is on Oct 3rd, So I am assuming I will get my passport by end Of Oct (expedited). I am planing to goto India in Mid-Dec. My question is, Do I have enough time to apply for OCI or PIO, or should I apply for Visa and then apply for OCI after I returned from India ?

Thanks
RK

**harry2005** · 19th September 2006, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by rk1234us

Hello All,

My Oath is on Oct 3rd, So I am assuming I will get my passport by end Of Oct (expedited). I am planing to goto India in Mid-Dec. My question is, Do I have enough time to apply for OCI or PIO, or should I apply for Visa and then apply for OCI after I returned from India ?

Thanks
RK

I think you have plenty of time for PIO. Not enough time for OCI unless you live in NYCGI jurisdiction. PIO takes about 3 weeks. OCI takes 3 months or more.

lp · 27th September 2006, 12:02 PM

Here is my timeline

Sent OCI documents : 09/05/06
OCI documents reached consulate : 09/6/05

I have not received any acknowledgement notice since then.
Can someone pl post your timelines..

Lp

**jyotsnar** · 30th September 2006, 10:09 PM

I sent my OCI application on Sept 16, 06, and am waiting for the acknowledgement. Like some others here, I too forgot to note down the application number after filling Part A online, and did not make any copies of the documents sent, so I don't know how to track my application.

**kc01401** · 1st October 2006, 01:08 PM

Sent OCI documents: July 25, 2006 by USPS
Received OCI documents: July 26 2006
Status Updated with ACKW Date: 9/29/2006
OCI Printed On: 9/30/2006
Passport Stamped: Waiting

**invest2bfree** · 7th October 2006, 11:20 AM

I sent mine in yesterday. I even sent my indian passports to cancel.

I wrote them a letter and asked them to send the cancelled passport and receipt all in the return priority envelope.

I did not send them 2 envelopes.

I thought OCI could be completed in 2 months.

**havefun** · 16th October 2006, 04:08 PM

When I generated the OCI Applicatio, I got numbers starting with USACI088ABCD. But looking at Chicago Consulate Site
I find File Number starting with USACxxxx and NOT with USACI.

My Registration number has USACI...I am not sure it is a new sequence or there is some other problem that is going on?

Also, my number is 088ABCD while the same web site number is 0033...Is File number different than Registration Number?

Any idea? Please help.

**invest2bfree** · 16th October 2006, 08:26 PM

Registration numbers are 3-4 months old. One of the new ones might use new indices.

**havefun** · 18th October 2006, 01:01 AM

Timeline posted by some people on OCI Chicago Tracker suggests that Chicago Consulate is slow to acknowledge OCI Application while NY and Washington D.C. are quite fast. Could it be resource issue at Chicago. Initially when OCI started, Chicago used to be pretty fast but not any more.

Well, I can't change the place so I am pretty much stuck with Chicago Consulate.

Good Luck.