OCI - New York Tracker
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arjundutta
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rajmandude
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Hi emno, I see your citizenship took a long time. I applied for citizenship on 5/5/10..ID was on 9/15/10. Newark NJ has their oath on the same day. Hence, I applied for PP on 9/16/10 expedited and hence could apply for SC on 9/22. That was the benefit about having Newark as the district office. When the OCI reaches NY, I will PERSONALLY go and give my PP. Don't want more headaches...Keep my fingers crossed till the dispatch and till the flight from Delhi reaches NYC. No volcanoes, air line strikes should happen
Hi emno, I see your citizenship took a long time. I applied for citizenship on 5/5/10..ID was on 9/15/10. Newark NJ has their oath on the same day. Hence, I applied for PP on 9/16/10 expedited and hence could apply for SC on 9/22. That was the benefit about having Newark as the district office. When the OCI reaches NY, I will PERSONALLY go and give my PP. Don't want more headaches...Keep my fingers crossed till the dispatch and till the flight from Delhi reaches NYC. No volcanoes, air line strikes should happen
All the best for your last step.
Yes, It has been a long journey like many others. But this last stage is kind of bcakhole. No way to find for a month or so if application reached to them.
but I am sure with the help of people like you in the form, I will get thru this too.
rajmandude
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OCI NY timeframe
Update
SC 9/22/10
OCI @ NY 10/18/10
Ack 11/22/10
Photo scanned 11/23/10
Granted 11/30/10
Printed 12/6/10
Dispatched 12/9/10
Update
SC 9/22/10
OCI @ NY 10/18/10
Ack 11/22/10
Photo scanned 11/23/10
Granted 11/30/10
Printed 12/6/10
Dispatched 12/9/10
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rajmandude, I think your dates for photo scanned and granted are actually in November right? You have it wrong above.
rajmandude
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Hi JP, sorry, in my excitement I posted the wrong dates. Here's the correct version
SC 9/22/10
OCI appl (NY) -10/18/10
Recd email from consulate that they recd 10/22/10
Ack 11/22/10
Scanned 11/23/10
Granted 11/30/10
Printed 12/6/10
Dispatched 12/9/10
Am keeping my fingers crossed....Will keep you posted. BTW, thank you. If I had not seen your post, I would have submitted SC and OCI in the same packet...But did them in a sequential manner instead. I thank everyone in the forum for all the help and hope it helps everyone in the future
SC 9/22/10
OCI appl (NY) -10/18/10
Recd email from consulate that they recd 10/22/10
Ack 11/22/10
Scanned 11/23/10
Granted 11/30/10
Printed 12/6/10
Dispatched 12/9/10
Am keeping my fingers crossed....Will keep you posted. BTW, thank you. If I had not seen your post, I would have submitted SC and OCI in the same packet...But did them in a sequential manner instead. I thank everyone in the forum for all the help and hope it helps everyone in the future
These posting are always very helpful. I just got my cancelled passports and surrender certificate from NY, and will be filing for OCI next week. Thanks everyone for posting useful tips.
I have a question on making the set of documents. This is what I get out of the instructions posted on Consulate's website. We are three members in the family. So I will be choosing the family option for online registration. That will print 3 Part A and 1 part B form for me. Now this is how I will make the set.
1. For myself ( + duplicate set having all the docs below.
-- Cover Letter ( with fee for whole family) + 2 photos for myself
-- Part A ( only my page) + paste 1 photo
-- Part B
-- copy of Cancelled Indian Passport
-- copy of surrender certificate
-- copy of US passport
-- copy of naturalization certificate
2. For my wife ( + duplicate set having all the docs below.
-- 2 additional photos for my wife
-- Part A ( only her page) + paste 1 photo
-- Part B
-- copy of Cancelled Indian Passport
-- copy of surrender certificate
-- copy of US passport
-- copy of naturalization certificate
3. For my son ( + duplicate set having all the docs below.
-- 2 photos for him
-- Part A ( only his page) + paste 1 photo
-- Part B
-- copy of Cancelled Indian Passport
-- copy of surrender certificate
-- copy of US passport
-- copy of naturalization certificate
Do you think this way of making the sets are okay or not. If not, can you please suggest me how you did in your case. Thanks a lot for goingthrough this.
rajmandude
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Hi, For each applicant I made the two (I can't remember (2 or 3) sets). Put a black binder clip for each set and then a big one on the entire set..Each set had all the documents including marriage cert, Driver's Licence, all relevant pages of PP including old ones that were canceled...They have a check list....The top showed the Money order...It was the largest package I ever sent. Hope it helps
Great. Thanks a lot rajmandude.
you have to add only one part B
rahul_v_samant
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@Rohilr=> This is how i made my sets and it got approved within a month .. got oci within 2.
Cover letter
Set A>
Form Part A for all 3 (with photo and signature)
Form Part B
One check for all 3
Photos for all 3 (2*3)
Checklist for me for this set
My set of docs
Checklist for wife for this set
Wifes set of docs
Checklist for son for this set
Sons set of docs
Set B>
Checklist for Set A
Form Part A for all 3 (with photo and original signature)
Form Part B
Checklist for me for this set
My set of docs
Checklist for wife for this set
Wifes set of docs
Checklist for son for this set
Sons set of docs
Used clips to separate sets.
Cover letter
Set A>
Form Part A for all 3 (with photo and signature)
Form Part B
One check for all 3
Photos for all 3 (2*3)
Checklist for me for this set
My set of docs
Checklist for wife for this set
Wifes set of docs
Checklist for son for this set
Sons set of docs
Set B>
Checklist for Set A
Form Part A for all 3 (with photo and original signature)
Form Part B
Checklist for me for this set
My set of docs
Checklist for wife for this set
Wifes set of docs
Checklist for son for this set
Sons set of docs
Used clips to separate sets.
rahul_v_samant
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BTW dont forget proof of residence in both sets for all 3 (for minor they want proof pf residence for parents).
I also think they need parents passport details with childs set (even though i have heard that if you dont need to send those if you yourself are applying with child). I didnt want to take risk and attahced that with childs set).
They havent asked for it (since ur kid is indian by birth) but i would also send copy of birth cert for kid.
And all docs need to be self attested.
All the best
I also think they need parents passport details with childs set (even though i have heard that if you dont need to send those if you yourself are applying with child). I didnt want to take risk and attahced that with childs set).
They havent asked for it (since ur kid is indian by birth) but i would also send copy of birth cert for kid.
And all docs need to be self attested.
All the best
great post. Thanks it is very helpful.
di you apply for SC and OCI together?
phillydude411
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Anyone applying for Minor - Make sure both parents sign the "Minor Application" on Page 2 of Part B. Even though it mentions "parent" and has space for only one signature.
My wife applied for herself and my son, so she signed the application and mailed them. 4 weeks later she got an email that both parents have to sign the minor application section and asked to resubmit that page. We already sent that in, but I'm sure that's going to delay the application by a few weeks now.
My wife applied for herself and my son, so she signed the application and mailed them. 4 weeks later she got an email that both parents have to sign the minor application section and asked to resubmit that page. We already sent that in, but I'm sure that's going to delay the application by a few weeks now.
Yes, good point phillydude. I also had the same issue when applying my son's and my OCI jointly. They rejected after 5 weeks because my wife did not sign the application and sent the whole package back to us. Damn fools don't mention that anywhere and expect everyone to read their minds. BTW, they did not say that both my wife and I needed to sign in the minor application section, they just said both parents need to sign the application. Anyway, my wife signed in the second signature space at the end of the application Part B and just wrote that she was the mother of our son. She did not sign in the minor applicant parent section. Anyway, it looks like they are ok with it because we resubmitted the application this way and everything seems to moving along now ... it's been a month since they received the resubmitted app and they have acknowledged and scanned it now. So far so good.
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You're welcome. I learned the hard way that it is better to do things sequentially and wasted so much time trying to apply jointly which is what the SC instructions indicated you could do. The worst part was my original SC application was complete in all respects but because I had jointly submitted SC and OCI apps, it was the OCI cell that reviewed my SC application and they rejected my SC application saying it needed to be submitted with duplicate supporting docs which is not the case. Idiots.
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rahul_v_samant
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@emno => NYC asks SC and OCI to be separate. SC first. Applications have been returned if sent together.