OCI - Houston Tracker

dallas-11 said:
Hi, I have question regarding an OCI application.
In filling up the form oline what information should I fill for "Nationality", should I enter the country I accquired the new citizenship for or should I enter India?
And same for the Passport Details: Indian passport details or country I accquired the new citizenship for?

Please reply to this request?
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It's asking for current data, which means USA... you are not Indian citizen any more.
 
OCI - Photo size confusion

I filled in Part A. Part B printed along with it. On Part B - it says that the photos cannot be less than 51 * 51 mm ......... all over this forum, members are suggesting 35 * 35 mm ...... Any ideas? Have they changed the photo requirements?
 
Documents Dispatched

Below is my time line. I will be mailing the documents before the End of Week.

Mailed and received in Houston on 09/04/09
Date of Acknowledgement on 09/11/09
Date Photo/Signature Scanned on 09/12/09
OCI Granted on 09/30/09
OCI Printed on 09/30/09
OCI Dispatched to Houston on 10/05/09
 
Below is my time line. Thanks to this forum.

Mailed and received in Houston on 08/26/09
Date of Acknowledgement on 08/27/09
Date Photo/Signature Scanned on 08/28/09
OCI Granted on 09/09/09
OCI Printed on 09/09/09
OCI Dispatched to Houston on 09/15/09
OCI Stamped and Received on 10/02/09
 
My timeline update.

When should I send the document to houston. When the status changed to 'Received in Houston' or will I get any email?

Thanks
 
Timeline

Application sent: 18-Sep-2009
Application Received: 21-Sep-2009
Date of Acknowledgement: 25-Sep-2009
Photo/Signature Scanned On 25-Sep-2009
Registration Status Granted/Documents Printed: 08-Oct-2009
Documents Dispatched: 09-OCT-2009
 
Waiting for the stamping/final step

Mailed and received in Houston on 09/04/09
Date of Acknowledgement on 09/11/09
Date Photo/Signature Scanned on 09/12/09
OCI Granted on 09/30/09
OCI Printed on 09/30/09
OCI Dispatched to Houston on 10/05/09
OCI Documents received at Houston on 10/07/09
Passport sent to Houston on 10/08/09
Passport recvd in Houston on 10/09/09

waiting for stamped passport and oci book from houston
 
OCI Process Completed

Mailed and received in Houston on 09/04/09
Date of Acknowledgement on 09/11/09
Date Photo/Signature Scanned on 09/12/09
OCI Granted on 09/30/09
OCI Printed on 09/30/09
OCI Dispatched to Houston on 10/05/09
OCI Documents received at Houston on 10/07/09
Passport sent to Houston on 10/08/09
Passport recvd in Houston on 10/09/09
Consulate Fedex'd overnight on 10/13/09
Received Fedex from Consulate on 10/14/09 all intact :)

That's it for me guys. The above is my time-line hope it helps people.
Also please remember that the OCI fee for PIO Child holder has been increased as of mid September 2009.

Signing off from here until my dependent passport expires and the need to renew to OCI arises.

Until then y'all have a good one
 
Mailed to Houston on--------------16-Sept-2009
received in Houston on------------ 17-Sept-2009
Date of Acknowledgment on--------24-Sept-2009
Date Photo/Signature Scanned-----25-Sept-2009
OCI Granted on--------------------09-Oct-2009
OCI Printed on---------------------09-Oct-2009
OCI Dispatched to Houston---------13-Oct-2009
OCI Received in Houston----------- 16-Oct-2009
Passport mailed to Houston---------17-Oct-2009
Passport Recvd at Houston---------19-Oct-2009
Passport/OCI Received in mail------27-Oct-2009


Wow, never expected the whole process to be this rapid. As a note, I submitted 2 colored copies each of my US passport and naturalization certificate with the application. I had all of the copies notarized by a local bank. I lost my Indian passport & birth certificate years ago, so I did not submit it along with application. Evidently they do not matter so if you don't have a copy of those two documents, don't sweat it.
 
amaresha said:
Mailed to Houston on--------------16-Sept-2009
received in Houston on------------ 17-Sept-2009
Date of Acknowledgment on--------24-Sept-2009
Date Photo/Signature Scanned-----25-Sept-2009
OCI Granted on--------------------09-Oct-2009
OCI Printed on---------------------09-Oct-2009
OCI Dispatched to Houston---------13-Oct-2009
OCI Received in Houston----------- 16-Oct-2009
Passport mailed to Houston---------17-Oct-2009
Passport Recvd at Houston---------19-Oct-2009
Passport/OCI Received in mail------27-Oct-2009


Wow, never expected the whole process to be this rapid. As a note, I submitted 2 colored copies each of my US passport and naturalization certificate with the application. I had all of the copies notarized by a local bank. I lost my Indian passport & birth certificate years ago, so I did not submit it along with application. Evidently they do not matter so if you don't have a copy of those two documents, don't sweat it.
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thats so quick -- i hope WashDC consulate should see this and wake up --
 
Just updating my status

Got the passports today. Whole process took less then 6 weeks so very impressive compare to 2 years back.

Thanks everyone for your help on this forum.
 
Hi All,

I recently became US citizen. My wife has been approved for citizenship but she has not taken the oath yet pending her name change so she is still on her GC. I am expecting another 2-3 months for her oath. I planning to go ahead and apply OCI for me and my two kids. When I went to OCI online application and found choice for applicant type was individual or family. I selected family and there
was space for four people to apply at one time: Main applicant, spouse and two minor kids.

My question is as I am not applying OCI for her yet, should I just leave the spouse fields blank or do I have to fill it up and make her as Indian Citizen?

Thanks
 
prk73 said:
Hi All,

I recently became US citizen. My wife has been approved for citizenship but she has not taken the oath yet pending her name change so she is still on her GC. I am expecting another 2-3 months for her oath. I planning to go ahead and apply OCI for me and my two kids. When I went to OCI online application and found choice for applicant type was individual or family. I selected family and there
was space for four people to apply at one time: Main applicant, spouse and two minor kids.

My question is as I am not applying OCI for her yet, should I just leave the spouse fields blank or do I have to fill it up and make her as Indian Citizen?

Thanks
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Just leave the spouse section blank.
 
Want to share my timeline

OCI Submitted : 11/25/2009
-Acknowledged : 12/01/2009
Photo scanned : 12/01/2009
 
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What should I take with me to CGI Houston to get the OCI docs?

I would like to go to Houston CGI instead of mailing our passport(s) to get the OCI. I think all I need are:
  • Indian and US passports
  • OCI status showing that the docs are received at Houston
  • Authorization letter from my wife to submit/receive passport on her behalf
  • Birth Certificate copy of my son to show that he's mine :)
Anything else that I'm missing?

Thanks!
 
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Updating status

OCI Submitted : 11/25/2009
_Acknowledged : 12/01/2009
Photo scanned : 12/01/2009
______Granted : 12/05/2009
______Printed : 12/07/2009
___Dispatched : 12/08/2009
 
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Hello All, i recently became US Citizen and just like all of you i am on the website to finish my final journey.
I am confused as far as the fees for the OCI. I read on the Houston, Consulate general of india website that in case of minors holding PIO cards the fees is $145. But i found conflicting information on this forum where $25 was mentioned for kids with PIO cards? Please let me know what would be the correct fees for my son who is 4yrs old having a PIO card?

Secondly, i am assuming for my son who is 7 and has indian visa we need to pay $275?
thanks..
 
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