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A friend of mine who landed at the Trivandrum airport, was explicitly asked to show the OCI booklet. I do not know what they would have done if he hadnt carried it with him.

mario123, I am sorry, I think I created a slight confusion. Kids cannot get OCI if both parents are Indian passport holders. Otherwise, they can get OCI, as Kabes mentions it. In your case, yes, you can apply for OCI for your kids along with your application. More Info...

1) I do not know the answer for this question 2) For OCI, you do need to send the orig passports in the mail to get the VISA sticker stuck on it. 3) No idea how Houston handles the visa process 4) kids cannot get OCI, only PIO. 5) Its illegal to do so. You are supposed to get your Indian...

As you live in Miami, Florida, Consulate General of India - Houston Texas has jurisdiction over your application. So, you should apply for OCI there. In the OCI application, there is an entry regarding "place of issue of passport", you can enter US there.

Yes, that is the correct page. It becomes useful once your application is acknowledged (which I think takes about a month for SFO). So, https://passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIenquiry.jsp it is.

1) NO 2) Not applicable. But, you can apply for a PIO card for her.

OK, So you dont have to really wait till you get the passport in hand. But, you need to apply for one. Once you apply, and if you can get your passport status on line, the reference number of the passport is your actual passport number. You can plug that number in your OCI online application.

SFO consulate also requires that you send in the US passport by mail (just like the NY consulate).

They sometimes do handout oath invitation letters at the end of the interview. I received one.

True. Nothing abnormal.

You are eligible in the "5 years since green card" category. You can tell the IO officer to tick that category. Shouldnt be any problem. I had a whole bunch of stuff corrected in my application at the time of interview. If you are eligible in a valid category, you are all fine.

Yep bayareaboy, Wait for a little less than 2 months, and things should start moving. I have a feeling that it might be faster for you.

I received my US passport back with the OCI visa stamp and the OCI booklet. They returned the 2 extra photographs that I had sent. (I sent a total of 5)

Did you search the forums for email addresses to use for contacting regarding OCI issues? I do remember seeing a bunch of emails and names and a couple of people did mention that they were responsive.

I do not think so. For SFO I positively know that the Oasth ceremony is twice a month. I think its the 2nd and 4th Tuesday or some such. You can check the calendar of events in the Nobhill masonic center to obtain the correct dates.