Waiting times for OCI for foreign spouse

Zig Fiedorowicz

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Hi, I am applying for an OCI card as a foreign spouse of an Indian OCI. My wife, who is a naturalized US former Indian citizen, applied late last year and got an OCI card within 6 weeks. I then applied in February as her spouse. The application was processed in NY and sent to Delhi in early March and has been "under-process" since then. After sending many emails and phoning the NY consulate, I was finally told that the application is awaiting approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs and that there is no timeline for how long that will take.

I saw a post in another forum on this site of someone in this situation whose application was still under-process after 5 months. I found several instances on the site www_immihelp_com where foreign spouse OCI applications had been in limbo in Delhi for 9 months or more. Has anyone here had any positive experience with such an OCI application? If so, how long did it take and did you do anything to expedite the processing of your application?

Thanks for any information,
Zig Fiedorowicz
 
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