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Apply for name change in US court of residence. See details in link http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?546750-How-to-officially-change-your-name-in-US

OCI with Cancelled stamp When you got OCI did you get your indian passport cancelled with the "cancelled" stamp? If so you dont have to pay the $250 penalty

I think you can send the copy of the cancelled due to acquisition of US citizenship copy without the surrender certificate(based on what I see in the requirements for OCI reissue - see item 10 below) but ultimately Travisa decides whether to accept that. So I my suggestion would be to call...

Ignore the $250 fine and send in your passport. It will be waived when they see the cancelled stamp on your passport

For documents to attach for minor's OCI renewal see my document list in the thread below. http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?549793-Recent-experience-of-kids-OCI-re-issue-due-to-passport-renewal OCI renewal needed both surrender certificate copy and a copy of the cancelled Indian...

You don't have to pay the $250 fine if you have the 'CANCELLED' stamp in the passport. So pay the fees without the $250 fine.

I recently had my kids OCI reissued as we got new US passport as the old one expired. I submitted the following documents initially as requested in the Travisa order form. But Travisa requested additional documents twice that took two additional weeks in processing time. Once the OCI documents...

They need both parents copies based on my recent experience. Just copies even if you don't have the original should be good.

You can apply for adult name change in the probate court where you live so you have an official name change document. I posted the details on how to get one earlier. Below is the link http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?546750-How-to-officially-change-your-name-in-US

After speaking to travisa and confirming with the consulate I ended up applying for renunciation/SC with the "CANCELLED" stamp in the indian passport. I now have a stamp "CANCELLED as holder acquired US citizenship" and the stamped and signed surrender certificate. This is now required if you...

If you don't have 'Cancelled as holder acquired US citizenship" then you need to apply for SC Now Travisa requires copy of surrender certificate if your passport doesn't have a stamp "'Cancelled as holder acquired US citizenship" or Surrender certificate if OCI was issued before Jun 1, 2010...

I have a "cancelled" stamp in my passport and it looks like I have to apply for renunciation of the indian passport to renew the OCI for kids as my cancellation does not state due to obtaining US citizenship. I have copied the Travisa instructions below. Can any one that renewed kids OCI...

You can follow the name change procedure for a minor which is identical to the adult except the filing form will be different. Once you get an offical name change order from the court then you can change the name in the passport and use the order along with other supporting documentation to...

Since there are so many questions posted about name change issues I wanted to post how to officially change your name in case you did not during naturalization as a US citizen and now its causing issues with OCI. 1. First check the county that has jurisdiction over your place of residence and...

Normal processing time for OCI stamping in passport is 2 weeks. Normal processing time for OCI stamping in passport is 2 weeks but YMMV.