Recent content by N400Guy

"Ask the embassy" open forum discussion You guys forgot Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti HOLIDAY on April 14, 2011. I agree, Govt. holidays cause delays and frustration too. This might help raise your voice and concerns to the right officials...

They have a link to a list of OCI's that are approved and have not been picked up. You can find the list here OCI Ready at MHA

Just to be on the safer side, keep a window of 30 days from the time Travisa sent your application to Indian embassy. Make sure you count holidays in India, HOLI for e.g. where the Central Govt. offices are closed.

As stated earlier, what you're referring to is the Travisa website status. The status on their site won't change until documents are received from the Indian embassy. You need to check the OCI status on Govt. Of India website. OCI Enquiry Enter your Passport number and Online Registration...

Received OCI & passports this morning. The surrender certificates were enclosed in the Cancelled Indian passports. Travisa did a good job of clubbing the passports & OCI together. Total of 23 days from start to finish. Hope everyone gets thier approval soon.

My intention wasn't to jump on what you said or make you feel guilty about your views. Haven't we seen green cards getting approved for priority dates way beyond ours and the currently handled processing times projected by USCIS. I know, there is lot of IFS & BUTS as to why they do it and how...

Not everyone falls into the same bucket as you mentioned. There will be folks who want to travel in the coming months and want to secure flight reservations based on the status of thier OCI. Flight deals are like "You snooze, you loose". Status not updated for a week creates an anxiety among...

If your photo was rejected, it would have said "REJECTED" instead of "SCANNED". As mentioned previously, doc printing date keeps changing and after a while it becomes static. After this, it takes about 5-7 days for the documents to be dispatched. In your case, I don't see a delay because March...

Have you resolved your photo issue? If so, please share your experience.

Even though Travisa asks you prepare a separate order form for sending Renunciation package, one cannot track the Renunciation package when sent along with OCI package. Everything is clubbed with OCI application. Bottom line is ,OCI cannot be approved until Renunciation is done. So, if you have...

Senthil, I may not be the best person to answer why Houston is slower than Washington. Its how the Consulate & Travisa co-ordination has been setup. It may look like Washington DC is fast because they stepped into this Outsourcing business first and then New York & Houston followed. I would...

All the best!

Document printing status means your application & photo have been accepted. Do not mean to discourage you but my Printing Status Date kept on changing from Feb 25 - Feb 28, don't know why that happened. Initially I thot , Feb 25th they printed it, then next day it said Feb 26th and so on until...

I created an online account on the FEDEX site. Its a self-guided website and it'll give you an option for creating a RETURN label. Thats how I did it when mailing out my OCI. The site also gives you discount when you print a shipping label using your account. Print it on a A4 size paper and...

Submit new photos Sorry to hear about the rejected photos. The following is stated on the OCIOnlineEnquiry website: Ordinarily, OCI Registration Certificate and Visa are available for delivery within 30 days from the date of acknowledgment. If there are any objections regarding...