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I sent 1. Cover letter 2. Passports 3. Express Mail envelope and mailing slip.

Received my passports and OCI back from consulate and I am glad that all the 4 passport stamps and OCI are in order. 8/10 - Application Mailed 8/11 - Received at consulate 9/02 - Received call from consulate to send original PIO card 9/03 - Mailed PIO card 9/07 - PIO card received at...

Does anyone know how long the NY consulate currently takes to stamp and send passport back by mail? I have no choice but to mail my passports once the consulate receives my OCI documents and I am planning a trip to India in December.

Finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Documents were dispatched to NY. 8/10 - Application Mailed 8/11 - Received at consulate 9/02 - Received call from consulate to send original PIO card 9/03 - Mailed PIO card 9/07 - PIO card received at consulate 9/13 - Status change to Under...

The photo scan date was 9/23. Looking at other timelines,I guess it takes around 2 - 4 weeks for the documents to be received at NYC.

My application was approved today Here is my timeline: 8/10 - Application Mailed 8/11 - Received at consulate 9/02 - Received call from consulate to send original PIO card 9/03 - Mailed PIO card 9/07 - PIO card received at consulate 9/13 - Status change to Under Process 10/13 - Status...

My dates are same as yours. Still no update...

Yes I did include a covering letter with the online registration number.

There was a status change for my app today Here is my tmeline: 8/10 - Application Mailed 8/11 - Received at consulate 9/02 - Received call from consulate to send original PIO card 9/03 - Mailed PIO card 9/07 - PIO card received at consulate 9/13 - Status change to Under Process

Hi smdk, I was asked to send the PIO card to the oci cell.

Thanks. I sent the PIO card only after I received a message from someone at the consulate to send the PIO card. I didn't think I had a choice. I am hoping it does not take that long. It's already been almost a month since I sent my application.

Thanks BostonCool. I already sent the original as I didn't want to delay the process. Keeping my fingers crossed that they don't lose the original before the OCI is approved. I am hearing quite a few horror stories on this board. Is there a phone number for Mrs Pushpa Kumar and is she reachable?

The instructions on the website have been and still are contradicting each other - far from being pretty clear to me. I sent a copy of the PIO card based on the experiences of a couple of my friends who submitted the original PIO card only after approval.

PIO Card I had submitted my OCI app around 3 weeks back. My daughter has a PIO card. Per instructions at that time, I had included a copy of the PIO card. I received a call from someone at the consulate to send the original PIO card so that they may resume the processing of the application...