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Congratulations!!! Big hurdle dealing with BLS is over.

My OCI card was received at SFO on July 12, 2013 and got an OCI alert email from BLS after 12 days asking me to send my passport. I do not understand how BLS deals with applications.

yes. There is no signature requirement.

There was a FedEx slip outside of the regular brown envelope.

Well. Once you are done with OCI online registration form you would have got the instructions for filling application form. See #11 'the documents enclosed with the application should be self attested.' If your BLS office is close by for you then make a trip. I have not noticed any forum...

It was there in Travisa since I applied through Travisa.

Your application kit looks fine. You self attest all the copies of documents that you are sending. Also include one copy of your Indian passport with Renunciation kit. You better send two separate fees. If you are living close by SFO office you can make a trip. Good luck

You should send your Indian passport along with your first application.

You might get your OCI card at any time next week beginning considering my timeline (6-7 working days after they receive your passport). Do not rely on the online status because even after I received my OCI card still my application status says 'Processing at the consulate general'.

You would have sent two copies of filled in renunciation form when you applied for OCI card for yourself. You will get the cancelled indian passport, renunciation certificate along with your US passport where indian visa will be there. Once you receive your OCI you are done with Indian...

Thanks. The entire process took 2 months. BLS took 6 working days after they received the passport for matching up. Yours must be on its way. Good luck

Travisa received the application kit on June 4, 2013. It took 2 months for the entire process.

Today I received the OCI card along with renunciation certificate, passports. It was a real surprise for me. I was expecting it might come next week. Still the application status says 'Processing at consulate'.

Here is the timeline BLS has given in their website Once the OCI card arrives at the Consulate, you will be required to send in your original passport. Once your original passport has been received by the Indian Visa Application Center Office, processing will resume 3 days for Indian Visa...

YOu have also paid service charges to Travisa and you don't need to send again $4.70 to BLS. I have not sent any service fee to BLS since I already paid to Travisa. BLS website is not clear....

yes all the address slips should be affixed. You would have got 3 emails separately for each one of you.

Send them in the same FedEx envelope along with the email copy that you received from BLS international services. You affix the address slip (outside of FedEx envelope) that you got from BLS. You might have already paid for return mailing since you applied through travisa.

Yes I got the OCI email alert from BLS international services. what is the status shown in BLS website (application tracking)?. Did you check OCI online services (http://passport.gov.in/oci/statusEnqury) where it shows your OCI is received at SFO? You send an email to visa@blsindia-usa.com...

Took 10 days to arrive at SFO from Delhi for my spouse case. Even after it is received at SFO you will have to wait another about 2 weeks to get the email alert from BLS International. Yes! you are right with Travisa. They were very professional and you get the real people to talk. You...

Hi kaashparinda, Finally yesterday I got a live person to talk to at BLS international after trying for about 2 hours. My wife's OCI card is received at Indian consulate, San Francisco last week and I was asked to send the original US passport by the help desk, BLS. Today again I called...