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Applying for OCI in India
- Thread starter abcd4321
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PIO or OCI applying in India
I am also looking for anyone who has applied for OCI in India.
I am thinking of taking a visa from here and applying for OCI in Delhi, but am worried about delays while in India.
General Perception is that CGI in US will eventually get it done in 3 months, however I do not want to keep running after the agency while in Delhi.
Thanks.
I am also looking for anyone who has applied for OCI in India.
I am thinking of taking a visa from here and applying for OCI in Delhi, but am worried about delays while in India.
General Perception is that CGI in US will eventually get it done in 3 months, however I do not want to keep running after the agency while in Delhi.
Thanks.
bangaloreboy123
New Member
Applied for OCI in India and got it!
> I am a Canadian Citizen and entered India on a PIO card. I am based in Karnataka and applied online on 19-June-2007.
> I sent the documents and the demand draft (in Indian Rupees) by Registered Post to FRRO Chennai on 20-Jun-2007.
> I regularly checked online at the MHA website and got the following information:
QUOTE:
"Application Status
- Date Of Acknowledgment 22-JUN-2007
- Photo/Signature Scanned on 22-JUN-2007
Registration Status
- Granted On 03-AUG-2007
- Documents Printing Status PRINTED
- Documents Printed On 03-AUG-2007
- Documents Despatched From Delhi On 03-AUG-2007
- Documents Received at FRRO CHENNAI NOT YET"
---UNQUOTE---
The whole process was a very smooth one for me as I made sure all the documents and submissions met the specifications.
My advice for those who have applied at one of the FRROs in India and had their OCI granted is,
1) please call up the FRRO, where you have applied, a week after the documents being depatched from New Delhi. (For some reason the Chennai FRRO did not update online the recieving of my OCI from Delhi)
2) when you call, keep in hand the four digit file number on the acknowledgement letter sent to you by that FRRO as reference for them to pull up your file and inform you whether they have recieved your OCI from Delhi. (They can't seem to provide information if you provide the online application / reference numbers)
3) It took the lady in Chennai just 10 minutes to put the OCI sticker on my foreign passport and hand over my OCI card after taking my PIO card for surrender. The office opened at 9:30 AM and I was out by 10:30 AM.
Good luck,
Ahmed,
Bangalore
2nd Sep 2007
> I am a Canadian Citizen and entered India on a PIO card. I am based in Karnataka and applied online on 19-June-2007.
> I sent the documents and the demand draft (in Indian Rupees) by Registered Post to FRRO Chennai on 20-Jun-2007.
> I regularly checked online at the MHA website and got the following information:
QUOTE:
"Application Status
- Date Of Acknowledgment 22-JUN-2007
- Photo/Signature Scanned on 22-JUN-2007
Registration Status
- Granted On 03-AUG-2007
- Documents Printing Status PRINTED
- Documents Printed On 03-AUG-2007
- Documents Despatched From Delhi On 03-AUG-2007
- Documents Received at FRRO CHENNAI NOT YET"
---UNQUOTE---
The whole process was a very smooth one for me as I made sure all the documents and submissions met the specifications.
My advice for those who have applied at one of the FRROs in India and had their OCI granted is,
1) please call up the FRRO, where you have applied, a week after the documents being depatched from New Delhi. (For some reason the Chennai FRRO did not update online the recieving of my OCI from Delhi)
2) when you call, keep in hand the four digit file number on the acknowledgement letter sent to you by that FRRO as reference for them to pull up your file and inform you whether they have recieved your OCI from Delhi. (They can't seem to provide information if you provide the online application / reference numbers)
3) It took the lady in Chennai just 10 minutes to put the OCI sticker on my foreign passport and hand over my OCI card after taking my PIO card for surrender. The office opened at 9:30 AM and I was out by 10:30 AM.
Good luck,
Ahmed,
Bangalore
2nd Sep 2007
rahulbansalmit
Registered Users (C)
Can u plz tell me after u inquired on phone as to whether they recieved it from delhi,after that in how many days u got the stamp on ur passport?