Applying for SC and OCI together, Please Help

nrsesh said:
Appreciate yr help. you know how it is dealing with these govt people. I am driving(4+hrs) to chicago to drop off. Is there any thing I should be aware of?
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Expect rude customer service. Be well prepared for it. I don't know much about the Travisa in your area, but the one in SF is a pain. If they send you back without accepting your application, dil pe matt lena yaar... They're programmed to do that without any missing documents in the application. Be careful with parking. Get there half an hour early if you can.
Baaki toh abhi Allah meharbaan hai Travisa pe, tabhi to sarkaari gadhe pehalwan bane baithe hain.
Good Luck with your OCI.
Hope you get it back soon.
 
speakamericano said:
Expect rude customer service. Be well prepared for it. I don't know much about the Travisa in your area, but the one in SF is a pain. If they send you back without accepting your application, dil pe matt lena yaar... They're programmed to do that without any missing documents in the application. Be careful with parking. Get there half an hour early if you can.
Baaki toh abhi Allah meharbaan hai Travisa pe, tabhi to sarkaari gadhe pehalwan bane baithe hain.
Good Luck with your OCI.
Hope you get it back soon.
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Thanks. That's a nice mushayiri.
 
Oh wow! You are travelling 4 hours for this. Can understand your predicament. I took four sets of all copies as I was applying for OCI and renunciation together as there have been other people who showed up with 2 sets and then had to pay $2 per page to make 2 more sets. But guess what! I was returned those extra 2 sets and told that just 2 sets would do for both the applications combined!!! So I guess it depends on their mood. Maybe one day they decide today we will take 4 copies and one day they decide we will take 2 copies. But to be on safe side since you are travelling such a long way, take 4 sets of docs like passport copies, proof of address etc. I don't know much about Chicago travisa, maybe you can post it in the Chicago tracker. Don't forget to self attest every copy (This is true copy of original) other than the main forms and sign and date them. Remember their motto is "Who says nothing is impossible. I have been doing nothing for years" Hehehehehe.
 
I have prepared in my mind, taking full 4 sets and extra 2copies of all(I know it is overkill). Who knows they may ask for something else.
 
speakamericano said:
ahahahah @ kungfu...
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I knew you would appreciate my sense of humor @Speakamericano:)
@nrsesh Nothing is an overkill even if you decide to take a printer with you there.
One more thing you should be aware of as regards status updates once your application is accepted which should be like the following conversation between you and Travisa:
Travisa: Thank you for your application. Remember you will not see any status updates for the next week or so.
YOU: And after that?
Travisa: After that...you will get used to it.
Muahahahahah.
 
@kungfu... Your jokes are funny and what makes them funny is the fact that they're true. How's your application going with Travisa? Have they touched it yet or not?
 
Hey @speakam... Yeah yaar. Had to come up with some fun to deal with this pain. Well my application, they sent it to the Consulate and they scanned it and bus...ever since then no change in status. Like I said....you get used to seeing no change in status after a point. I guess must be a lot of work for the babu to hit the PRINT button. Must be on energy saving mode:P
 
@kungfu.. Your application seems to be moving pretty fast... As soon as they print your documents, your wait is 75% over...after printing, they usually send the documents on an Air-India plane to the US within 4-5 business days.. At least, it's comforting knowing once your paperwork reaches the US. Didn't you turn your application in on the 14th or 15th? Your timeline seems pretty impressive.
 
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