Good news chicago guys..they are outsourcing this, if you are applying for OCI's who are not hurry wait until 22nd March to better track and service:
Outsourcing of OCI/PIO Card/Surrender Certificate applications to
M/s Travisa Outsourcing, Chicago
It has been decided to outsource the services for processing of OCI card/PIO card/Surrender Certificate applications in respect of the Consulate General of India, Chicago to M/S TRAVISA Outsourcing, Chicago. The outsourcing arrangement in respect of area falling under consular jurisdiction of the Consulate General of India, Chicago (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) will come into effect on 22nd March 2011. M/S TRAVISA Outsourcing will start to receive applications for all OCI Card/PIO Card/Surrender Certificate from 22nd March 2011.
The Contact details of M/s Travisa Outsourcing are as follows:
M/s TRAVISA OUTSOURCING,
17 North State Street, Suite no. 950, Chicago IL 60602
Phone:1-312-346-2367
Fax: 1-312-346-2930
Website:
www.travisaindia.com
Email:
chicago@travisaoutsourcing.com
Please note that M/s Travisa Outsourcing, Chicago is the only authorized agency for collecting applications for the OCI/PIO/Surrender Certificate services and delivery of the OCI/PIO/Surrender Certificates to the applicants. No other, repeat, No other agency is authorized for this purpose. Please note that after outsourcing, the Consulate will not accept above mentioned applications directly. All decisions regarding granting of above mentioned services remain with the Consulate General of India, Chicago.
Please click on link below for Surrender/Renunciation Certificate procedure (application, documentation requirements and fees etc).
https://indiavisa.travisaoutsourcing.com/renunciation/homepage
For detailed guidelines on submitting PIO applications, documentation requirements and fee etc. kindly visit the following link:
www.travisapio.com
For detailed guidelines on submitting OCI applications, documentation requirements and fee etc. kindly visit the following link:
https://indiavisa.travisaoutsourcing.com/oci/homepage
Please note that the Consulate will not directly accept “OCI Card/PIO Card/Surrender Certificate applications” with effect from 1st March 2011.
The outsourcing arrangement will not affect the applicants whose OCI/PIO/Surrender Certificate applications are already under process and received till 28th February 2011.
Important:
OVER 5000 OCI CARDS ARE AWAITING COLLECTION IN THE CONSULATE
The Consulate processed several thousand OCI applications and has more than five thousand OCI cards which are awaiting collection by the applicants. Applicants may kindly check their status online by inserting their US/Foreign passport number and the ‘On-line Registration Number’ or ‘File Acknowledgement Number’ in the link below
https://passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIenquiry.jsp
Please arrange to collect the above-mentioned OCI cards as per the procedure mentioned in the “Collection of the OCI documents” tab in our website.
Please note that all the above-mentioned not-collected OCI cards will be sent back to Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi on 1st June 2011.
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