OCI - New York Tracker

bmtd18 said:
Just to make sure, what website you check status after the application is received by consulate and what information you need to check status?.
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After the application is received by the consulate, you can only check your status at Travisa website. MHA's website gets done once they dispatch the paperwork to the Indian consulate and the consulate receives it. After that our good ol' Travisa kicks in.
 
Have you received your OCI yet?

Y2K2010, have you received your OCI yet? My brother has same time line, his OCI has been approved and received by NY CGI on June16th 2011 and we have no update from Travisa since then.

Please share your updates.


y2k2010 said:
My OCI has reached to NYCG.

Timeline:
Photo/Signature Scanned On 11-MAY-2011
Registration Status Granted On 12-MAY-2011
Printed: 09-JUN-2011
Dispatched : 13-JUN-2011
Received at Consulate : 16-JUN-2011
Received and verified by Travisa : ???
Passport+OCI mailed out by Travisa : ???
Passport+OCI received in hand : ???
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@complexity Thank you so much for the info, it does say Scanned and Granted.

05/14/2011 10:03am EST Sent out OCI application
05/26/2011 10:03am EST Service order form completed online
06/03/2011 3:38pm EST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
06/03/2011 4:01pm EST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
06/06/2011 8:58am EST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
06/06/2011 10:47am EST Documents received by Consulate
06/09/2011 2:00pm EST Pending approval of the Government of India
Photo/Signature 07-JUN-2011 Scanned
Registration Status 07-JUN-2011 Granted
Documents Printing Status NOT PRINTED
Documents Dispatched to Concerned Mission/Office on NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at NEW YORK CGI NOT YET
 
06/04/2011 1:26pm EST Service order form completed online
06/09/2011 2:37pm EST 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.
06/13/2011 3:35pm EST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
06/13/2011 3:36pm EST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
06/14/2011 3:43pm EST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
06/15/2011 8:48am EST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
06/15/2011 12:02pm EST Documents received by Consulate
06/20/2011 2:00pm EST Pending approval of the Government of India
 
hir_00ce32 said:
Y2K2010, have you received your OCI yet? My brother has same time line, his OCI has been approved and received by NY CGI on June16th 2011 and we have no update from Travisa since then.

Please share your updates.
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Same status here. Received by consulate on 16th and no update after that. Talked to Travisa on phone this morning. They said 2500 were received with this batch and they will need time till Friday to clear this...
 
bmtd18 said:
06/04/2011 1:26pm EST Service order form completed online
06/09/2011 2:37pm EST 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.
06/13/2011 3:35pm EST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
06/13/2011 3:36pm EST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
06/14/2011 3:43pm EST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
06/15/2011 8:48am EST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
06/15/2011 12:02pm EST Documents received by Consulate
06/20/2011 2:00pm EST Pending approval of the Government of India
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Hello bmtd18,

your timeline is pretty quick. I have similar timeline for applying OCI but I dont have any status on Travis website about where my application is?

Did you send your US passport?

Usually how long does it take for Travis to update the status on their website?
 
sanket_82 said:
Hello bmtd18,

your timeline is pretty quick. I have similar timeline for applying OCI but I dont have any status on Travis website about where my application is?

Did you send your US passport?

Usually how long does it take for Travis to update the status on their website?
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I sent my application on 6th but did not send US passport (because of the announcement on their website ) my application was received by them on 9th and then I received an email saying my application is not processed because I didn't send in my US passport. Same thing happened for all 4 family member application. I called them the following day and they said I have to send my US passport but luckily I fill out the complaint form-(feedback from their website) regarding this and surprisingly ( I was not expecting because i was on hold for over an hour when i called)I received an email from senior manager from trivisa letting me know that it would be sent to Consulate on 13th. Trivisa site was updated to " Pending approval of the Government of India" yesterday i guess.

I don't know why my application was updated pretty quickly as compared to others )

I believe you didn't created and submitted order form when you sent your application to trivisa. if you created order form last week just because you did not have application ID, that may be the reason for no updates on your application.

did you created order form BEFORE submitting your application to trivisa?
 
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Finally got the OCI and passports today. It took two months and 22 days (includes hold period for additional documents requested by Travisa)

My Complete Timeline:
OCI application arrived in the mail at Travisa Outsourcing - 03/31/2011
Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed - 04/20/2011
Application is on hold (More document requested by Travisa) - 04/20/2011
Travisa preparing application to go to the Consulate shortly - 05/04/2011
Documents prepared to go to Embassy - 05/09/2011
Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate - 05/10/2011
Documents received by Consulate - 05/10/2011
Photo/Signature Scanned On 11-MAY-2011
Registration Status Granted On 12-MAY-2011
Printed: 09-JUN-2011
Dispatched : 13-JUN-2011
Received at Consulate : 16-JUN-2011
Received and verified by Travisa : 21-JUNE-2011
Passport+OCI mailed out by Travisa : 21-JUNE-2011
Passport+OCI received in hand : 22-JUNE-2011
 
06/04/2011 1:26pm EST Service order form completed online
06/09/2011 2:37pm EST 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.
06/13/2011 3:35pm EST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
06/13/2011 3:36pm EST Outsourcing office has received OCI application, but cannot process further. Application is on hold.
06/14/2011 3:43pm EST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
06/15/2011 8:48am EST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
06/15/2011 12:02pm EST Documents received by Consulate
06/20/2011 2:00pm EST Pending approval of the Government of India

-----Update on India. passport. gov site----

Photo/Signature Scanned On 16-JUN-2011
Registration Status Granted On 16-JUN-2011
Documents Printing Status NOT PRINTED
Documents Dispatched to Concerned Mission/Office on NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at NEW YORK CGI NOT YET
 
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bmtd18 said:
I sent my application on 6th but did not send US passport (because of the announcement on their website ) my application was received by them on 9th and then I received an email saying my application is not processed because I didn't send in my US passport. Same thing happened for all 4 family member application. I called them the following day and they said I have to send my US passport but luckily I fill out the complaint form-(feedback from their website) regarding this and surprisingly ( I was not expecting because i was on hold for over an hour when i called)I received an email from senior manager from trivisa letting me know that it would be sent to Consulate on 13th. Trivisa site was updated to " Pending approval of the Government of India" yesterday i guess.

I don't know why my application was updated pretty quickly as compared to others )

I believe you didn't created and submitted order form when you sent your application to trivisa. if you created order form last week just because you did not have application ID, that may be the reason for no updates on your application.

did you created order form BEFORE submitting your application to trivisa?
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Yes I did. I think i am getting my doc back since yesterday evening when i went home I had Fedex door tag hanging sor a returned shipment. I had the send Fedex prepaid envelope so I wnt online and tracked the fedex shipment and it the same package. I had not recieved any acknowledgement from past 2 weeks from Travisa. I had called them 3 -4 times and noone ever informed me about any pending/missing document. I believe I will have to look what has come back since i will be picing it up from nearby fedex distribution facility today evening.

The only status that Travisa website is showing is of Order form creation.

this is one of the most ridiculous way of handling/processing i've ever seen of something so important lke US passports.
 
I got my wife's OCI application back after more than 3 weeks from Travisa NY in prepaid Fedex envelope sent by us and the reason being "Prepaid envelope missing". Also it stated in bold letters do not sent US passport, whereas the Travisa website clearly stated it as a requirement and one of the most prominent reason for OCI rejection. I know the rule changed from June 15, but we mailed the application end of may. So at the end I lost $1.10 (MO charge by USPS) + $9 (postage for initial application) + $19 (Fedex return courier charge) + $12 (processing fee) + $1.10 (for another MO for sending 2nd time) + $9 (USPS postal charge) + $12 (processing fee for second time) + $19 (Fedex courier charge to bring passport back) = $82.

PS: No counting of frustration, stress, holding phone line for hours has been counted since that is addtional bonus you get while dealing with Travisa.
 
Gurus,

I have a question, can I go personally to Travisa office to pick up my passport and OCI?
(They've rejected my return FedEx, since I used the card number instead of pre-paid envelope, they sent me a mail saying sent em the prepaid one, so I was just thinking is it possible to just pick up from their office)

Just wondering if any one has done this before, if yes, please share.

05/14/2011 10:03am EST Sent out OCI application
05/26/2011 10:03am EST Service order form completed online
06/03/2011 3:38pm EST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
06/03/2011 4:01pm EST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
06/06/2011 8:58am EST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
06/06/2011 10:47am EST Documents received by Consulate
06/09/2011 2:00pm EST Pending approval of the Government of India
Photo/Signature 07-JUN-2011 Scanned
Registration Status 07-JUN-2011 Granted
Documents Printing Status NOT PRINTED
Documents Dispatched to Concerned Mission/Office on NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at NEW YORK CGI NOT YET
 
Vinay24 said:
Gurus,

I have a question, can I go personally to Travisa office to pick up my passport and OCI?
(They've rejected my return FedEx, since I used the card number instead of pre-paid envelope, they sent me a mail saying sent em the prepaid one, so I was just thinking is it possible to just pick up from their office)

Just wondering if any one has done this before, if yes, please share.

05/14/2011 10:03am EST Sent out OCI application
05/26/2011 10:03am EST Service order form completed online
06/03/2011 3:38pm EST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
06/03/2011 4:01pm EST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
06/06/2011 8:58am EST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
06/06/2011 10:47am EST Documents received by Consulate
06/09/2011 2:00pm EST Pending approval of the Government of India
Photo/Signature 07-JUN-2011 Scanned
Registration Status 07-JUN-2011 Granted
Documents Printing Status NOT PRINTED
Documents Dispatched to Concerned Mission/Office on NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at NEW YORK CGI NOT YET
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Yes, you can. Just schedule an appointment before wasting time and money for going there and you should be fine.
 
question,
On the order form, two of the four applications sent to trivisa, I forgot to check "pick up the document when ready" . So when I view the order form, it stats "Shipping Method: Use My Prepaid Envelope " Since I am going to pick up my OCI , I didn't include prepaid shipping envelope. What do you guys suggests I should do? I do not want to hit with return fed ex mail charges just like other poster did!!(when trivisa sent his application back) ( sanket_82 I guess?)
 
@Sanket Thanks, but the thing is these guys never pick up the phone to make an appointment.
Status change
05/14/2011 10:03am EST Sent out OCI application
05/26/2011 10:03am EST Service order form completed online
06/03/2011 3:38pm EST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
06/03/2011 4:01pm EST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
06/06/2011 8:58am EST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
06/06/2011 10:47am EST Documents received by Consulate
06/09/2011 2:00pm EST Pending approval of the Government of India
Photo/Signature 07-JUN-2011 Scanned
Registration Status 07-JUN-2011 Granted
Documents Printing Status PRINTED On 29-JUN-2011
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI Cell): on NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at NEW YORK CGI NOT YET
 
Vinay24 said:
@Sanket Thanks, but the thing is these guys never pick up the phone to make an appointment.
Status change
05/14/2011 10:03am EST Sent out OCI application
05/26/2011 10:03am EST Service order form completed online
06/03/2011 3:38pm EST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
06/03/2011 4:01pm EST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
06/06/2011 8:58am EST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
06/06/2011 10:47am EST Documents received by Consulate
06/09/2011 2:00pm EST Pending approval of the Government of India
Photo/Signature 07-JUN-2011 Scanned
Registration Status 07-JUN-2011 Granted
Documents Printing Status PRINTED On 29-JUN-2011
Dispatched From MOIA (OCI Cell): on NOT DISPATCHED
Documents Received at NEW YORK CGI NOT YET
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I know they do not pick up the phone, but i think you can do it onlinie from their website. I have not done it before so i dont know what will be the outcome but there is no harm in giving it a try.
 
bmtd18 said:
question,
On the order form, two of the four applications sent to trivisa, I forgot to check "pick up the document when ready" . So when I view the order form, it stats "Shipping Method: Use My Prepaid Envelope " Since I am going to pick up my OCI , I didn't include prepaid shipping envelope. What do you guys suggests I should do? I do not want to hit with return fed ex mail charges just like other poster did!!(when trivisa sent his application back) ( sanket_82 I guess?)
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My application came back in "My Prepaid Fedex Envelope" the reason being cited as "Missing Prepaid Envelope". I think you will get a notification for not sending a prepaid envelope. Call up call center and see what they answer. Also send in an email through their website and see what response you get. BTW what is Travisa showing your status as?
 
Update - PRINTED! :)

Date/Time Action
05/06/2011 1:14pm EST Service order form completed online
05/12/2011 6:21pm EST 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.
05/22/2011 3:26pm EST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
06/10/2011 11:52am EST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
06/12/2011 9:18am EST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
06/13/2011 11:24am EST Documents received by Consulate
06/16/2011 2:00pm EST Pending approval of the Government of India

MHA Update
Photo/Signature Scanned On 14-JUN-2011
Registration Status Granted On 15-JUN-2011
Documents Printing Status PRINTED On 02-JUL-2011
 
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