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How to get back your $175 / $155 Take your money order or cashier's check receipt and with that - you will be able to cancel it from wherever you have purchased it (or online for Western union MO) as long as it has NOT been cashed. You will get your $175 back.. If the embassy comes back to...

PIO Card - how long does it take in reality? Hi guys: I have applied for PIO card for my son (sent by mail today). Travel is planned for June 27th. Do you think there is a good chance for the PIO card to come in? or I should apply for a visa?. Your thoughts please. The embassy says "45...

gee24/tsb/girish: and to all of them who are waiting.. I have the same timeline (see my signature) but got the passports on April 12th. just my 2 cents, the nuclear summit in DC is causing the delay? may be our embassy OCI staff are allocated for other work?. A big team from India including PM...

Finally over. It looks like it has come in today, I have not seen it yet. The embassy chose to send it via USPS using my prepaid stamped envelope which I had sent along with my passports. I sent the USPS envelope even though I had included $20 in my orig. app fee. $20 bonus for embassy, but...

Rahi: Did you send USPS stamped envelope but they still used UPS (and not USPS) to send the passports back? Gee24: did you get your passport?

gee24/tsb/rahi, Any updates from any of you?. No progress for me today.

Thanks for all the replies guys. It looks like they went into "sleep mode" and when they wake up, we will get it. But the question is, will they wake up? Will keep posted.

gee24/tsb/rahi, Did any of you got your passports back?. I have not recd mine yet, do not know what's going on..

Gee24, Thanks for the update Gee24. We cannot predict any pattern with our emabssy team!. Please keep us updated with any status change and I will do so.

alwaysinhurry, When did you get your passports finally?. Could you please update the status?. I sent min eon March 25th and have not recd it yet.

Anyone sent the passports on 3/25 and have got the OCI back?. I have sent it on 3/25 and nothing as yet.

Speedy: I just did not update my signature.. PLease see now. I have sent my PP on 3/25/2010 and so far have not received the passports back.. I did send a prepaid stamped envelope even though I had sent the $20 wit the original application fee. Just waiting for the PP to come.. Hope they send...

hitraj, you mentioned that you sent a USPS stamped envelope along with your US passport but the embassy did not use it and instead sent via their own UPS? let me know.

Hello all, I sent a stamped USPS envelope (not UPS envelope) along with my original US passport on 3/25/2010 and delivered to D.C 3/26/2010. I had also sent a $20 mailing fee along with my application. Not sure the consulate will use my stamped USPS envelope or use the mailing fee. I assume...

mine moved to Granted status on Mar 15, 2010.