OCI - Houston Tracker

SCAN or fax will do

You can fax the papers to travisa or scan and email it in jpeg format. No need of anyone help. I scanned missing papers and emailed it to them.



mkram73 said:
anyone living in houston?

I just applied OCI for my son, daughter and myself (father). Eventhough there is no information that both the parents parents passport copies need to be submitted, i made copy of my wife's indian passport (she is still not applied for citizenship) and sent it along with application. Now i have a status "application not processed" due to missing mother's document. So they want copy of my wife's Green Card. i am sure this is going to delay the processing.

If anyone is in houston, i can fax the copy of GC and i would like them to mail it locally on behalf of me. Let me know if anyone can help me.

you can reach me at t h a r a 0 1 at g m a i l d o t c o m.

Thanks,
RT
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Luckily I called the houston travisa office before mailing the papers. Happy to hear that they take the scanned documents attached as PDF. Did that and they charged me $2 for printing and all is good now.

Travisa guys are great.. they reply to emails, take calls. Very good to deal with.
 
Hi,

My status updated yesterday, but it does not match the sequence of other users status i see in this forum. Anything changed recently with OCI processing? What is the sequence of status updates for OCI? I know it is too early but trying to get familiar with the updates.

04/26/2012 12:26am CST Service order form completed online
05/02/2012 10:00am CST OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing. Please allow Travisa Outsourcing up to 7 business days before the application status changes. Note that your application will undergo several steps before the status is updated.
05/02/2012 10:57am CST Application assigned for processing
05/02/2012 11:22am CST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
05/02/2012 11:24am CST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
05/02/2012 3:33pm CST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
05/02/2012 5:09pm CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
05/04/2012 8:54am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
05/04/2012 9:43am CST Documents received by Consulate
05/09/2012 2:00pm CST Pending approval of the Government of India
 
Travisa requested for orginial Indian passport along with the application form, probably because I filed for Indian citizenship renunciation as well.

04/02/2012 8:38pm CST Service order form completed online
05/25/2012 10:30am CST OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing. Please allow Travisa Outsourcing up to 7 business days before the application status changes. Note that your application will undergo several steps before the status is updated.
05/25/2012 11:45am CST Application assigned for processing
05/25/2012 12:33pm CST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
05/25/2012 12:45pm CST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
06/01/2012 11:03am CST Travisa Outsourcing has matched up your documents, and we are preparing your application to go to the Consulate shortly.
06/01/2012 5:29pm CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
06/05/2012 8:44am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
06/05/2012 9:48am CST Documents received by Consulate
06/08/2012 2:00pm CST Pending approval of the Government of India
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Photo/Signature at Mission : Scanned On 05-JUN-2012
Registration Status at Mission : Granted On 17-AUG-2012
Documents Printing Status PRINTED On 17-AUG-2012
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ): NEW DELHI On 22-AUG-2012
Documents Received at HOUSTON On 27-AUG-2012
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08/27/2012 11:40am CST OCI Card received at the Consulate from Delhi, India. Waiting for original US passport to be sent to Travisa Outsourcing. If the US passport is already at Travisa Outsourcing, no action needs to be taken.
08/30/2012 11:16am CST Mail package acknowledged at Outsourcing Office.
08/30/2012 5:24pm CST Passport prepared to go to Consulate
08/31/2012 8:49am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
08/31/2012 9:56am CST Documents received by Consulate
09/05/2012 9:24am CST Outsourcing office has verified the OCI is processed correctly. Waiting for mail courier pick up and is likely to be mailed out tomorrow.
09/05/2012 10:53am CST Passport mailed out. Please note that the tracking information may not be active for up to 1 business day.
 
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Applied for OCI along with Surrender Certificate.

05/17/2012 Service order form completed online
05/29/2012 OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa
05/29/2012 Documents prepared to go to Embassy
05/31/2012 Documents dispatched from Travisa
05/31/2012 Documents received by Consulate

05/31/2012 Acknowledged at Mission
05/31/2012 Photo/Signature at Mission: Scanned

06/XX/2012 Registration Status at Mission: Under Process
06/XX/2012 Documents Printing Status:
06/XX/2012 Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ):
06/XX/2012 Documents Received at CGI HOUSTON​
 
Hello,
I am planning to apply OCI for my parents who are USA Citizens. I already went thru OCI process back in 2010 thru Washington D.C. consulate when I was living in East Coast and had to apply thru consulate directly. As I know OCI processing is now outsourced to Travisa, so I am curious to know few things before starting the application process.

1. Travisa says it takes 2 months to get the 1st step done (from the point we sent application to the point where OCI is approved and received back from Delhi office). Is this an accurate time frame? How long Travisa in Houston is taking at this moment to complete 1st step?

2. How many days they are taking to send US passport back after we send them to place OCI stamp on USA passport?

Thanks in advance!
 
smart84 said:
1. Travisa says it takes 2 months to get the 1st step done (from the point we sent application to the point where OCI is approved and received back from Delhi office). Is this an accurate time frame? How long Travisa in Houston is taking at this moment to complete 1st step?

2. How many days they are taking to send US passport back after we send them to place OCI stamp on USA passport?
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1. Please check the timelines in New York and Chicago threads. It averages about 40 days for the complete process.

2. 4-5 business days after they receive your US passport.
 
NotBonJovi said:
1. Please check the timelines in New York and Chicago threads. It averages about 40 days for the complete process.

2. 4-5 business days after they receive your US passport.
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Thanks! Why should New York and Chicago processing time matters for Houston Travisa filers? We live in Texas and embassy in Houston falls into our applicable embassy.

I am curious to know Houston Travisa's processing time.
 
OCI is issued by New Delhi.
Houston, Chicago or New York sends your application to India to process your OCI card who then send it back to your Embassy/Consulate in US to match it up with your US passport. The timeline is going to be similar irrespective of where you apply in the US.
I guess this is the new procedure with Travisa now processing these requests.
 
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My application is at New Delhi since May 31, 2012 and still waiting so it looks like Houston time lines are little different. I am not seeing too many posts here so I would assume that there are not that many applicants either.
 
Hi osheth,

can you post your timelinefor OCI? My timeline is as follows:

Following status from TRAVISA:
04/26/2012 12:26am CST Service order form completed online
05/02/2012 10:00am CST OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing.
05/02/2012 10:57am CST Application assigned for processing
05/02/2012 11:22am CST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
05/02/2012 5:09pm CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
05/04/2012 8:54am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
05/04/2012 9:43am CST Documents received by Consulate
05/09/2012 2:00pm CST Pending approval of the Government of India
 
It still same as before:

05/17/2012 4:37pm CST Service order form completed online
05/29/2012 11:33am CST OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing.
05/29/2012 11:33am CST Note that your application will undergo several steps before the status is updated.
05/29/2012 3:00pm CST Application assigned for processing
05/29/2012 4:33pm CST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
05/29/2012 4:43pm CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
05/31/2012 8:51am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
05/31/2012 9:57am CST Documents received by Consulate
06/05/2012 2:00pm CST Pending approval of the Government of India

my friend had applied few months ago and his application took 2 months and 10 day at New Delhi so I think yours should get approved soon now..
 
My timeline-

06/08/2012 1:10pm CST Service order form completed online
07/03/2012 10:19am CST OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing. Please allow Travisa Outsourcing up to 7 business days before the application status changes. Note that your application will undergo several steps before the status is updated.
07/03/2012 11:29am CST Application assigned for processing
07/03/2012 11:47am CST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
07/03/2012 5:23pm CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
07/09/2012 8:57am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
07/09/2012 9:42am CST Documents received by Consulate
07/12/2012 2:00pm CST Pending approval of the Government of India
 
How long Travisa at Houston takes to forward application to Indian Embassy after this status?

Status: "Documents prepared to go to Embassy"

It's already a week since I applied, and they said it's due to Indian government site down and not allowing them to scan signature and photos.

Any one else is having this issue?
 
Last Name Change during naturalization

Hello All,
My wife changed her last name during naturalization to reflect my last name.
She was only given a naturalization certificate and NO name change certificate.
When i apply for OCI @ Houston, can i just type up a name change affidavit or do I need to advertise the name change in news papers in US & India? Did anyone else in this forum handle this situation and how? Any input is greatly appreciated.
 
OCI reissue timeline

Following is our experience for OCI reissue at Houston:

Date/Time Action
03/30/2012 1:29pm CST Service order form completed online
04/11/2012 10:11am CST OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing. Please allow Travisa Outsourcing up to 7 business days before the application status changes. Note that your application will undergo several steps before the status is updated.
04/11/2012 11:50am CST Application assigned for processing
04/11/2012 11:58am CST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
04/11/2012 2:20pm CST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
04/11/2012 3:44pm CST Travisa Outsourcing has matched up your documents, and we are preparing your application to go to the Consulate shortly.
04/11/2012 5:05pm CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
04/13/2012 8:56am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
04/13/2012 10:00am CST Documents received by Consulate
04/17/2012 12:06pm CST Application is pending.
04/17/2012 12:07pm CST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
04/17/2012 3:00pm CST Travisa Outsourcing has matched up your documents, and we are preparing your application to go to the Consulate shortly.
04/17/2012 5:53pm CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
04/19/2012 8:53am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
04/19/2012 10:28am CST Documents received by Consulate
04/24/2012 2:00pm CST Pending approval of the Government of India
05/16/2012 11:48am CST OCI Card received at the Consulate from Delhi, India. Waiting for original US passport to be sent to Travisa Outsourcing. If the US passport is already at Travisa Outsourcing, no action needs to be taken.
05/21/2012 9:55am CST Mail package acknowledged at Outsourcing Office.
05/21/2012 2:30pm CST Passport prepared to go to Consulate
05/22/2012 8:45am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
05/22/2012 10:03am CST Documents received by Consulate
05/24/2012 11:02am CST Outsourcing office has verified the OCI is processed correctly. Waiting for mail courier pick up and is likely to be mailed out tomorrow.
05/24/2012 12:05pm CST Passport mailed out. Please note that the tracking information may not be active for up to 1 business day.
 
Status update

My OCI card is at Houston TX. I mailed the passport on 7/23. how long does it take to receive the OCI & Passports? See below for the timeline..

04/26/2012 12:26am CST Service order form completed online
05/02/2012 10:00am CST OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing. Please allow Travisa Outsourcing up to 7 business days before the application status changes. Note that your application will undergo several steps before the status is updated.
05/02/2012 10:57am CST Application assigned for processing
05/02/2012 11:22am CST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
05/02/2012 11:24am CST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
05/02/2012 3:33pm CST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
05/02/2012 5:09pm CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
05/04/2012 8:54am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
05/04/2012 9:43am CST Documents received by Consulate
05/09/2012 2:00pm CST Pending approval of the Government of India
07/23/2012 1:09pm CST OCI Card received at the Consulate from Delhi, India. Waiting for original US passport to be sent to Travisa Outsourcing.
 
Received passports...

04/26/2012 12:26am CST Service order form completed online
05/02/2012 10:00am CST OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing. Please allow Travisa Outsourcing up to 7 business days before the application status changes. Note that your application will undergo several steps before the status is updated.
05/02/2012 10:57am CST Application assigned for processing
05/02/2012 11:22am CST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
05/02/2012 11:24am CST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
05/02/2012 3:33pm CST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
05/02/2012 5:09pm CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
05/04/2012 8:54am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
05/04/2012 9:43am CST Documents received by Consulate
05/09/2012 2:00pm CST Pending approval of the Government of India
07/23/2012 1:09pm CST OCI Card received at the Consulate from Delhi, India. Waiting for original US passport to be sent to Travisa Outsourcing.
08/03/2012 11:00 am: received passport along iwth OCI cards
 
mkram73 said:
04/26/2012 12:26am CST Service order form completed online
05/02/2012 10:00am CST OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing. Please allow Travisa Outsourcing up to 7 business days before the application status changes. Note that your application will undergo several steps before the status is updated.
05/02/2012 10:57am CST Application assigned for processing
05/02/2012 11:22am CST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
05/02/2012 11:24am CST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
05/02/2012 3:33pm CST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
05/02/2012 5:09pm CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
05/04/2012 8:54am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
05/04/2012 9:43am CST Documents received by Consulate
05/09/2012 2:00pm CST Pending approval of the Government of India
07/23/2012 1:09pm CST OCI Card received at the Consulate from Delhi, India. Waiting for original US passport to be sent to Travisa Outsourcing.
08/03/2012 11:00 am: received passport along iwth OCI cards
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Wow, 3 months... Congratulations[SUP]3[/SUP]..
 
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