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    What are my options?

    Hi everyone I am leaving for India in 2 weeks. My passport is at Chicago consulate for OCI stamping since last week. What are my options? Should I wait, cancel/reschedule my trip? Any other options I should consider? Please help Thanks in advance
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    OCI status inquiry website

    I have applied through Chicago consulate and the indian government OCI status inquiry website says the documents are shipped from Delhi but not received at Chicago consulate yet. But I just got an email notification from Travisa asking me to send in my passport. Has anyone else experienced this...
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    Passport Cancel Stamp Urgent! Please Help

    My wife became US Citizen in 2008 and her Indian passport was stamped "Cancelled" when we applied for her OCI in 2008. Now we want to apply for our minor son's OCI and Travisa Chicago is saying we need "Cancelled due to acquiring US/Foreign citizenship" stamp in her passport and without that...
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    OCI for 2 month old son

    I am applying for OCI for my 2 month old son as an individual application. Part A of the application requires his left thumb impression. I tried several times with a ink pad but cannot seem to get a clear impression of his thumb. If anyone has done this before, do you have any suggestions or...
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    How much cash can one carry to India?

    My parents visited me for a month and now they are going back to India. I want to send $2K in cash in dollar currency with them. Can I do that? Will they have any problem with Indian Customs and Excise? I know you can take upto $10K cash from US and not report to US customs, but I am not sure...
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    I765 help filling the form

    Hi I tried to look for an answer to this question but couldn't find it. Sorry if it is a repeat question I will be applying for my GC based on my USC wife. I am on H1B currently. I am filling up I765 and the first question they ask is: What am I applying for : a new, a replacement or a...
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    Apply for my GC or wait?

    I hope someone can help me with this dilemma. I am on H1 and my wife is a GC holder through her family. She recently finished her 5 years on GC and we just submitted her naturalization application. Because USCIS opened up all the dates for GC application they are pretty clogged up and it is...
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    H-1B stamping process

    can someone send me the step-by-step process in getting a H-1B visa stamp. I was on F-1 and got transferred to H-1B in Dec. 2004. I am from Ahmedabad, India so i think i have to go to mumbai for visa stamping. i checked the www.visa-services.com website. there are two options for getting...
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