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Application Sent 12-OCT-2010 Date Of Acknowledgment 07-DEC-2010 Application Status Photo/Signature Scanned On 17-DEC-2010 Registration Status Granted On 09-JAN-2011 Documents Printing Status PRINTED Documents Printed On 11-JAN-2011 Documents...

When eventually Travisa Outsourcing takes over the Chicago OCI/PIO process, the most welcome thing would be the ability to Track. At the moment the OCI tracking does not explain the long lag periods between steps -- such as what you get when you are on telephone "hold" that informs you that you...

It takes about 6 to 8 weeks to get "acknowledged".. Then it moves circa step-a-week. Not bad at all for a long term visa adjudication. I may go as far to say that it works rather well. I have decided to collect OCI documents by mail, as I can wait a couple of more weeks. copy paste from...

"facility" is often used as the euphemism for toilet. A single facility might mean that everyone has to use the same location to "go" for whatever benefit they get. For example non-pio-foreigners and pio-foreigners, the former group being spouses of pio-foreigners, will have to use the same...

olddude, madh4, Thanks for your responses.

madh4, didn't you personally pick up your OCI at the counter ? What were the entry security like ? At the Houston Consulate people were asked not to bring in suitcase, bag, briefcase, cellphone, camera etc. etc. when entering consulate; but there was no lockers or other secured retention areas...

Yes...3 to 4 months is about the time it takes... Hopefully when eventually ( with GoI implementation it could be a very Looooong eventually ) when they merge the PIO and OCI, we'd have a faster, smoother and hiccup free process. Application Sent 12-OCT-2010 Date...

4 months ? I guess when you are waiting, waiting and waiting 3 months could actually seem like 4, eh ? This achievement just brought you closer to visits to India to suffer/enjoy such an experience. Congratulations, I suppose !!

You are doing a family application; aren't you ? There should be no problem. The consulate is used to seeing women's Indian Passport with the maiden name and naturalization certificate with the married name. And btw, as this would be a reconfirming piece of data, is the "mother's name on...

I assume you had read... http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds5504/ds5504_2663.html As you will see, a name change amendment on the existing passport could be a possibility; depends on the age of the passport as well as the age of the child.

I think I had seen some other person posting what s/he did in this forum. Instead of waiting , you might use the "search" facility

if some time lapses in correcting this SC and the OCI is not applied for, Houston too might outsource the OCI process to the Travisa people. Perhaps after that the OCI may take less time. And if someone is looking for another silver lining, here it is: All the consular delays in getting any...

OP, R-E-L-A-X. You have a valid life long visa- dont you ? you have a valid passport that does not expire for the next few years= dont you ? That is exactly what the immigration officials told you in the first place: They gave you a couple of weeks to get hold of the actual visa; now that you...

However, WHY did you want a laminated naturalization certificate in the first place ? This is still a mystery; isnt it ? Could you respond to this ? Is this something like an Apple Share Certificate in a frame that was sold for $200 when the market price of the share had fallen to just $1 ?

The problem of OP (ppobox74) reminds me of the skit called "Worse Case Scenario" from a Radio Show. olddude #9 did well in pointing out that the USC travelling under an uncancelled Indian passport might even be arrested and jailed. Well done !! On the other hand, the ex-indian citizen cannot...

Although my application was "acknowledged" on Dec 7th and Photo Scanned on Dec 17th, it has not moved to "Granted" stage yet on Jan 4th. The time span between Scaned and Granted seems to vary a lot in Chicago-CGI.

It is almost like watching someone run an obstacle course !! Best wishes for the safe and speedy return of your passport(s). One would hope that after Chicago CGI lets the Travisa take over this process, things will run a lot smoother.

It appears that we ought not to be quick to celebrate anything yet. Only Washington DC jurisdiction is going to be served first. By the time it gets to the slowest of the consulates, like Houston or Chicago, it may be months.

Thanks