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Advisory: OCI and PIO Services outsourced

The Embassy of India has decided to outsource the handling of OCI & PIO applications to M/s. Travisa Outsourcing. The outsourcing arrangement in respect of the area falling under the consular jurisdiction of the Embassy of India, Washington DC (The Jurisdiction of Embassy of India, Washington D.C. is Bermuda, Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.) will come into effect on 11th January, 2011.

For smooth transition it has been decided that no applications will be received by the Embassy of India from 1st January to 10th January, 2011. Intending applicants are therefore advised not to submit any OCI/PIO applications by mail or otherwise during this period.

M/s Travisa Outsourcing will receive OCI/PIO applications with effect from 11th January, 2011. All applications received by Travisa Outsourcing will be acknowledged to the applicants by the next working day. For detailed guidelines on submitting the applications, documentation requirements and fee etc., kindly visit the following links:


www.travisaoci.com

www.travisapio.com



The outsourcing arrangement will not affect the applicants whose applications are already under process. Such applicants will continue to deal directly with the Embassy of India including submission of additional documents and passports. However, the applicants whose applications have been returned by the Embassy on account of any deficiency will have to resubmit the application to M/s Travisa (and not to the Embassy of India) after addressing the deficiencies.

The outsourcing arrangement in respect of the areas falling under the consular jurisdictions of the Indian Consulates in New York, San Francisco, Houston and Chicago will come into effect subsequently for which the exact schedule will be notified by them separately.


What a great x-mas gift from Govt of India.
 
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This is great news for future OCI applicants. Travisa (in NY) has been very smooth and professional from our family experience with them.
 
There will not be any change in the processing. Main difference will be for those who submit their application by post. Now there is absolutely no word from the Consulates till your application reaches Acknowledgment stage. One is in dark for anywhere between 4to8 weeks. Of course recently CGINY had started email confirmation about receipt of OCI application. Further after receipt of OCI docs at the Consulate another period of uncertainty for those who mail their US passports. That will change with Travisa. $12/- is worth it.

Of late i am finding very fast processing (except Houston) applications send in first week of Dec have been Printed. I thing holiday rush is over.
 
madh4 said:
There will not be any change in the processing. Main difference will be for those who submit their application by post. Now there is absolutely no word from the Consulates till your application reaches Acknowledgment stage. One is in dark for anywhere between 4to8 weeks. Of course recently CGINY had started email confirmation about receipt of OCI application. Further after receipt of OCI docs at the Consulate another period of uncertainty for those who mail their US passports. That will change with Travisa. $12/- is worth it.

Of late i am finding very fast processing (except Houston) applications send in first week of Dec have been Printed. I thing holiday rush is over.
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The proper communication is the best bet for $12.
At least there will not be surprises after 3 months of application that one did some small mistake.
 
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.
 
All the best to all the people who are going to apply in New Year, I wish you all have a very smooth processing and peaceful new year.
 
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