Recent content by pb74

Hi, My 10 year old already has OCI. He got a new US passport (3rd in his lifetime) last month. He has U Visa on his first passport. Has anyone recently transferred the U Visa from old passport to new passport? Since my son has a baby picture on his first passport & U visa, I am thinking of...

cafeconleche, the decision to cancel the trip was based on other circumstances. Thanks for your help so far.

Hi, I canceled my travel plans to India. I am getting the passport renewed through regular channel. One question about form DS-11. It needs mother's name. It has 2 columns: One for first name & middle name, the second for "birth last name". My wife's middle name has changed after marriage...

Thanks for your reply. From the link, it seems that passport needs to be valid for 6 months. Also U Visa needs to be transfetred to new passport if the person is less than 20 years of age.

Yes, he has OCI. The U Visa is stamped on previous passport (not current). So (maybe) it's another issue. Btw , can you please point me to the rule about OCI/passport that you are talking about. I just hope all the airlines, airport crew, and immigration officers would acknowledge this rule.

Hi, I realized that my son's US passport is expiring on Nov 14, 2017. We are planning to travel to India from ~ Jul 15 to Aug 11. Can he travel to India and fly back to USA on these dates; or does his passport need to be valid for 6 months from date of travel? If the passport needs to be...

Let me try this again. Has anyone done the OCI transfer process recently at SFO? How was the experience? Looks like there are instructions available on the web to carry out the procedure: http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/GuidelinesOCI.pdf But I still have some questions: 1. What all information needs...

Hi, My kid has got a new US passport. The U visa and OCI booket has his photo when he was 6 months old. He will be 7 years soon. So there are lot of changes to his facial structure. So I think I should transfer his visa to new US passport to be on the safe side. We are planning to travel to...

Hi, I need to renew my son's passport in Mumbai next month. Do I need to submit his old passport with the application? If yes - will it be returned to us with the new passport, or not? His OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) sticker is pasted in the current passport. So it will be an issue if...

Thanks.

gc478, BITS_IITB, and others: Did you follow up with consulate for missing thumb impression on OCI? Have people successfully traveled to India w/o kid's thumb impression on OCI?

Mailed US passport last week with copy of canceled Indian passports, SCs, kid's original PIO, and $20 mailing charges. Got back stamped US passports with OCI booklets today. Kid's OCI does not have thumb impression below the photo. I think someone else had the same issue. Is this ok, or...

I too received our canceled Indian passports today. I had sent application for SC on May 25 with $175 MO/per member. I got email from consulate in the 1st week of June asking for revised MO of $20/member. I sent revised MO & printout of email on June 7th, and received canceled PPs & original MO...

I am pretty sure GOI said on June 1 that people who obtained foreign citizenship before June 1 need not pay $175/-. They are notorious about making policies effective from the current date or past date. They never give advance notice. I see my post #1986 in this same thread which is the first...

When exactly did you send them $20 MO? You must not have sent on May 26 since the rules came in on Jun 1. As far OCI stamping is concerned, I think you only need to send copy of canceled PPs, not the original PPs. Do not forget to include the online status page, and $20 MO again.