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My son was born in USA and never had Indian Citizenship. He got his original OCI in 2008 (when he was 19) along with rest of our family. Now he is 25 and just got his new US passport. In the instructions for getting the OCI reissued, it says: For Minors-Copies of Parents Proof of...

Please use this thread for postings on this issue that may be of general interest and not specific to a consulate or the embassy.

Why are you posting same message on multiple tracker threads? Doing it on one would be sufficient to get a response.

No. Just the US passport with the U-visa sticker and the OCI booklet.

You need US passport # and copies to apply for OCI. You may be able to get the OCI by June, if not you can apply for tourist visa.

Yes, you can apply as one family. 2*$275+$145 would be application/processing fee + whatever Chicago consulate asks for return mailing fee.

You can include him in your family application - we did the same and there were no issues.

Mailing charges are per family, not per person.

Just fill it out in the space provided using 2 lines: Name1 & Name2: by naturalization Name3 & Name4: by birth

It's not worth driving 6 hours to submit OCI application - there is no processing time saving by applying in person.

No. See #2 and then section "OCI for PIO Card Holder" in http://www.cgisf.org/oc/oci_process.html#eligibility

3 months seems ample time to complete OCI processing via SFO consulate. If for some reason it's not done, you can still visit India on your PIO cards and collect your OCI docs after your return. So apply ASAP.

The only other update to online status will be when the docs are received by Houston consulate. After that you just have to wait until you receive your passport back (with OCI book). Recent Houston timelines will give you an idea of how long that takes.

See #3 and #4 in https://passport.gov.in/oci/guidlinesmisc.pdf

Part A is per applicant (hence 4), Part B is common (hence 1) to all applicants applying as a family.

You can apply now for yourself and your son (using the family option) and your wife can apply later on using the individual option.

Consulate General of India <City> OR Embassy of India

See http://indiacgny.org/php/showContent.php?linkid=177&partid=100&sub=sub6 for details, including in-person pickup.

Per https://passport.gov.in/oci/guidlinesmisc.pdf (#3), for that age you need to get the OCI reissued. For application procedure and what you need to send, follow the instructions provided by the consulate/embassy you will applying at. For example, SFO instructions are here...

No. As far as I know, final OCI processing (get U-Visa sticker on US passport and OCI booklet) must be done at the consulate/embassy where the application is made. This has been discussed multiple times on this forum.