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We are visiting India shortly with our Physical Green Cards. This will be the first time we are leaving the USA after we entered four years ago! Is there anything we need to be aware of re. formalities at the US ports either while leaving the USA or entering back. We are British Citizens...

OCI Application Process I understand that OCI Application process now has become very fast. How soon one can typically get the OCI after the application is submitted?

Mangal 969, This is the final reply I got from the Consulate re. the refund: Dear applicant, You are most welcome to collect your OCI documents. As far as refund of fee is concerned, there is no provision for that. I will visit the Consulate and collect the OCI documents. I...

I will certainly try asking!! Iwouldnot count on it at all!! Thanks

Mangal 969 My OCI is from Chicago.

Unfortunately not. I have written to everyone re. the refund. Not a single reply I got. The bottomline seems to be that I have paid the full fee in the beginning as per the regulations at that time for OCI. Now it is a reduced fee and as such no refunds permissible!!! I guess I learnt my lesson...

Collection of OCI Cards I will be personally visiting the Indian Consulate (in USA) during the next few days for the collection of our OCI cards (Self and family). I preferred a personal visit to that of mail collection. I will be handing over our existing PIO Cards to the Consulate as per...

OCI Card Thanks for sharing the information. Please keep us posted further with any interesting information related to the use of OCI Card in India.

OCI Card I wonder if anyone on this forum has actually used their OCI Card so far or known anyone who used it for travel to India etc. and if so what the experiences are? Would be very interested to hear!

Hi OCICHICAGO, Did you get your Passport etc. back safely. Could you please give more details - how many days it took altogether for them to return the documents. I need to go and collect my OCI documents from them soon. Somehow, I am thinking of going there personally rather than through...

Delivery of OCI Card/Sticker (Jan. 2005 OCI Application) OCI Cell in New Delhi informs me that my OCI Card/Sticker have been couriered to the US Consulate on Feb. 21, 2006 and they have the proof of delivery confirmation by Fed. Ex. that the Consulate has already received the documents. The...

OCI Document/Sticker (2005 Application) GOI in New Delhi informed me that they have couriered my OCI Document/Sticker to US Consulate on Feb. 21, 06. The Consulate has not received them so far! I wonder how long it takes for the documents to arrive to the USA?

Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs Try the following link: http://www.sarkaritel.com/ministries/overseas/index.htm Good Luck

You will be fine even as a freelancer consultant. Please check with Consulate or the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs for further clarification. Best Wishes.

You should be fine with PIO Card. If you had OCI Status - the only difference will be that you will not be required to register with FRRO in India after a stay of 180 days!