OCI - Houston Tracker

OCI - Pending approval of the Government of India

GREEN CARD -

1. EB3 Substituted Labor Concurrent
2. Labor PD :10/22/2001
3. I-140 & I-485 RD : 08/31/2004
4. I-140 & I-485 ND : 09/07/2004
5. FP Scheduled Date : 10/13/2004
6. FP Receipt Date : 10/19/2004
7. AP AD : 10/15/2004
8. EAD AD : 10/18/2004
9. LUD on I - 485 : 11/04/2004 [Due to Inquiry]
10. LUD on I - 140 : 03/29/2005
11. RFE on I-140 [03/30/2005]
12. Responded for the RFE on 04/29/2005.
13. Received by USCIS on 05/02/2005
14. I-140 Approved on 05/05/05.
15. I-485 Approved on 05/23/05 (self and spouse).
16. Passport Stamping on 06/08/05.
17. LUD on I - 485 : 06/16/2005 & 06/17/2005
18. LUD:07/07/05 - Card mailed: On July 7, 2005, the card order was completed and we mailed the applicant's new card directly to him or her.
19. GREEN CARD RECEIVED ON: 07/09/2005

N-400/US Citizenship -

1. 05/24/2012 N-400 mailed to Phoenix, AZ with FedEx Overnight
2. 05/25/2012 N-400 Delivered to Phoenix, AZ
3. 05/31/2012 Check Cashed
4. 06/05/2012 NOA received PD:05/25/2012
5. 06/07/2012 Email notification Bio is scheduled
6. 06/12/2012 Bio Notice received for 07/03/2012
7. 07/03/2012 Finger print/bio done
8. 07/06/2012 Online status changed to "testing and interview"
9. 07/10/2012 Email notification - case was "placed in line for interview"
10. 07/14/2012 NOA received - Interview - 08/14/2012 - DONE all went well!
11. 07/17/2012 Oath ceremony
12. 07/17/2012 Oathing ceremony done
13. 07/17/2012 Citizen of the United States of America!

US Passports (Self & Spouse)

1. 08/24/2012 Applied for US passports from USPS office – walk-in
2. 09/08/2012 Received Passports

Renunciation Certificate (Self & Spouse)

1. 09/08/2012 Renunciation order for completed online
2. 09/10/2012 Mailed documents to Travisa by FedEx
3. 09/12/2012 Travisa Received Documents
4. 09/14/2012 Documents sent by Travisa/Received by Consulate
5. 09/19/2012 Pending approval of the Government of India
6. 09/19/2012 Travisa received renunciation certificates back from Consulate
7. 09/20/2012 Travisa mailed back documents via FedEx from self-paid return envelope
8. 09/24/2012 Received Renunciation certificates.

OCI (for Self, Spouse and Kids)

1. 09/19/2012 Service order form completed online
2. 10/01/2012 Mailed documents to Travisa by FedEx
3. 10/03/2012 Travisa Received Documents
4. 10/04/2012 Travisa notified via email that the application is on hold due to missing parents signature in one of the kids application.
5. 10/07/2012 Mailed via FedEx missing documents (Part B of OCI application for all applicants)
6. 10/09/2012 Travisa Received documents.
7. 10/11/2012 Documents sent by Travisa/Received by Consulate
8. 10/16/2012 Pending approval of the Government of India
 
Can someone please tell me how long would it take for consulate to make the decision on OCI applications?


gcfordesi04 said:
GREEN CARD -

1. EB3 Substituted Labor Concurrent
2. Labor PD :10/22/2001
3. I-140 & I-485 RD : 08/31/2004
4. I-140 & I-485 ND : 09/07/2004
5. FP Scheduled Date : 10/13/2004
6. FP Receipt Date : 10/19/2004
7. AP AD : 10/15/2004
8. EAD AD : 10/18/2004
9. LUD on I - 485 : 11/04/2004 [Due to Inquiry]
10. LUD on I - 140 : 03/29/2005
11. RFE on I-140 [03/30/2005]
12. Responded for the RFE on 04/29/2005.
13. Received by USCIS on 05/02/2005
14. I-140 Approved on 05/05/05.
15. I-485 Approved on 05/23/05 (self and spouse).
16. Passport Stamping on 06/08/05.
17. LUD on I - 485 : 06/16/2005 & 06/17/2005
18. LUD:07/07/05 - Card mailed: On July 7, 2005, the card order was completed and we mailed the applicant's new card directly to him or her.
19. GREEN CARD RECEIVED ON: 07/09/2005

N-400/US Citizenship -

1. 05/24/2012 N-400 mailed to Phoenix, AZ with FedEx Overnight
2. 05/25/2012 N-400 Delivered to Phoenix, AZ
3. 05/31/2012 Check Cashed
4. 06/05/2012 NOA received PD:05/25/2012
5. 06/07/2012 Email notification Bio is scheduled
6. 06/12/2012 Bio Notice received for 07/03/2012
7. 07/03/2012 Finger print/bio done
8. 07/06/2012 Online status changed to "testing and interview"
9. 07/10/2012 Email notification - case was "placed in line for interview"
10. 07/14/2012 NOA received - Interview - 08/14/2012 - DONE all went well!
11. 07/17/2012 Oath ceremony
12. 07/17/2012 Oathing ceremony done
13. 07/17/2012 Citizen of the United States of America!

US Passports (Self & Spouse)

1. 08/24/2012 Applied for US passports from USPS office – walk-in
2. 09/08/2012 Received Passports

Renunciation Certificate (Self & Spouse)

1. 09/08/2012 Renunciation order for completed online
2. 09/10/2012 Mailed documents to Travisa by FedEx
3. 09/12/2012 Travisa Received Documents
4. 09/14/2012 Documents sent by Travisa/Received by Consulate
5. 09/19/2012 Pending approval of the Government of India
6. 09/19/2012 Travisa received renunciation certificates back from Consulate
7. 09/20/2012 Travisa mailed back documents via FedEx from self-paid return envelope
8. 09/24/2012 Received Renunciation certificates.

OCI (for Self, Spouse and Kids)

1. 09/19/2012 Service order form completed online
2. 10/01/2012 Mailed documents to Travisa by FedEx
3. 10/03/2012 Travisa Received Documents
4. 10/04/2012 Travisa notified via email that the application is on hold due to missing parents signature in one of the kids application.
5. 10/07/2012 Mailed via FedEx missing documents (Part B of OCI application for all applicants)
6. 10/09/2012 Travisa Received documents.
7. 10/11/2012 Documents sent by Travisa/Received by Consulate
8. 10/16/2012 Pending approval of the Government of India
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OK thank you, so it looks like it can take unto 3 months to complete the whole thing. I'm in California but that should not make any difference right?
 
On Indian Govt OCI status check (not travisa website), i see the OCI got approved.. How long it takes for travisa to update the status, request passport, stamp it, send it back. Basically looking at time frame as I have an upcoming travel in Dec first week. Status is as follows (http://passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIenquiry.jsp)..

Photo/Signature at Mission : Scanned
On
07-SEP-2012
Registration Status at Mission :
Granted
On 31-OCT-2012
Documents Printing Status
PRINTED

On
31-OCT-2012
OCI No.
A1207250
Visa No.
U1207250
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ):

On
31-OCT-2012
Documents Received at HOUSTON

NOT YET
 
10 days max; please see my signature for timeline
patrg said:
On Indian Govt OCI status check (not travisa website), i see the OCI got approved.. How long it takes for travisa to update the status, request passport, stamp it, send it back. Basically looking at time frame as I have an upcoming travel in Dec first week. Status is as follows (http://passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIenquiry.jsp)..

Photo/Signature at Mission : Scanned
On
07-SEP-2012
Registration Status at Mission :
Granted
On 31-OCT-2012
Documents Printing Status
PRINTED

On
31-OCT-2012
OCI No.
A1207250
Visa No.
U1207250
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ):

On
31-OCT-2012
Documents Received at HOUSTON

NOT YET
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Dallas03096 said:
Thanks Livelong! Good luck to you!
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Hi All,

Today we received our OCI cards and passports stamped with U sticker, it took exactly 74 days from start to finish, that's not bad.
I've mailed our applications on 11/02/12. Thank you all for your input.

Have a great day!!
LL
 
My uncle is US citizen and would like to apply for OCI card. He is 75 years old became US Citizen in 1980. He does not have his old Indian passport. I understood from required documents for Proof of Renunciation of Indian Citizenship, He need to submit (2) copies of a deemed surrender certificate form. Please correct me if I am wrong. Please let me know if I need to submit any other document(s) for Renunciation of Indian Citizenship.

Can anyone please give email id to contact travisa houston office. On their website application id is required to contact them:(, I tried to call them but as always nobody picked up phone after holding 30 mins.

Thanks.
 
Your estimate of the completion of an OCI process by mid-December

Can you guys give me some general advice about whether I should apply for OCI or not within the next few days (i.e., on or before September 7), and expect it to be completed by December? I have to travel to India on December 13, 2013 with my "new" US passport for the very first time (after getting my US passport in 2011).

If I apply for the OCI now (on/before Sep. 7), what -- in your best "guestimate" -- are the chances that I can get the OCI done before I leave on Dec. 13? Is it too risky to depend upon the OCI for my travel at this point? Should I just try to get a visa? Or, could I start the OCI application process and keep the visa option open (as a back up) in case the OCI appears to move too slowly?

Thank you for your attention, and I will be grateful for your replies.
 
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