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OCI - Washington DC Tracker
- Thread starter madabushi
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Anybody's application got Ack'ed yet - People who sent the apps back 2nd time?
Checked Status this morning. No Ack. yet..
Hi Gee24,
On that note...... let us hope for the best for everyone going through this ...
Good luck,
V!
GOD ONLY SHOULD SAVE EVERY ONE.
Gee24
On that note...... let us hope for the best for everyone going through this ...
Good luck,
V!
Congrats folks, for Ack'ed and for loosing hard earned money, I don't think consulate would return the extra $155 per application after the new ruling that was posted yesterday ...
I again smell a legal action...
Chola, I don't think Ack'ed means all docs are in good order, it just means the 1st round of check is all okay. They will have a 2nd round of validation and than contact you if they find any discrepancies there.
I again smell a legal action...
Chola, I don't think Ack'ed means all docs are in good order, it just means the 1st round of check is all okay. They will have a 2nd round of validation and than contact you if they find any discrepancies there.
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Congrats to all of you. I hope it will be a smooth sailing from here on. Good Luck to all of you.
Unfortunately, that is not my case, I got the whole package back again this morning.
I could not believe it. Now they are asking to send Original Indian passports.
It is just ridiculous and unbelieveable how these babus work. They could havesend me a one line
email and I would have overnighted the PPs. Complete waste of time, money and energy.
Did any of you guys mail your original Indian passports with the OCI application.
Unfortunately, that is not my case, I got the whole package back again this morning.
I could not believe it. Now they are asking to send Original Indian passports.
It is just ridiculous and unbelieveable how these babus work. They could havesend me a one line
email and I would have overnighted the PPs. Complete waste of time, money and energy.
Did any of you guys mail your original Indian passports with the OCI application.
Unfortunately, that is not my case, I got the whole package back again this morning.
I could not believe it. Now they are asking to send Original Indian passports.
Hi GC2USC,
There is no end to their comical and ridiculous workflow (if there were any at all). Each person's adventure can be an episode by itself...... Sorry to hear about the current status...
Did they send you the $175.00 you sent them for SC or did they "Eat" it.....?
Here is the new instruction in their site... http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/Renunciation.asp
Renunciation of Indian citizenship:
"Persons of Indian origin who have already acquired foreign citizenship uptil 31 May 2010 will not be required to pay renunciation fees of USD 175.00, he/she will be required to pay Miscellanous fees of USD 20.00 when getting the old Indian ppt cancelled/surrendered.
In future those Indian citizens who acquire foreign citizenship on or after june 1 2010will have to submit declaration of renunciation of their Indian citizenship form and fees of USD 175.00"
Looks like the DC branch is also catching up with the new rules that were published at SFO and NY sites yesterday..... The latest "Decision logic is"
If Acquired Citizenship On-Or-Before May-31-2010
Pay $20.00
Else
Pay $175.00
What sin(s) did people who are naturalizing after June-01-2010 commit, that they have to pay $175.00 for the same service that others are provided for $20.00?
Hi GC2USC,
There is no end to their comical and ridiculous workflow (if there were any at all). Each person's adventure can be an episode by itself...... Sorry to hear about the current status...
Did they send you the $175.00 you sent them for SC or did they "Eat" it.....?
Here is the new instruction in their site... http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/Renunciation.asp
Renunciation of Indian citizenship:
"Persons of Indian origin who have already acquired foreign citizenship uptil 31 May 2010 will not be required to pay renunciation fees of USD 175.00, he/she will be required to pay Miscellanous fees of USD 20.00 when getting the old Indian ppt cancelled/surrendered.
In future those Indian citizens who acquire foreign citizenship on or after june 1 2010will have to submit declaration of renunciation of their Indian citizenship form and fees of USD 175.00"
Looks like the DC branch is also catching up with the new rules that were published at SFO and NY sites yesterday..... The latest "Decision logic is"
If Acquired Citizenship On-Or-Before May-31-2010
Pay $20.00
Else
Pay $175.00
What sin(s) did people who are naturalizing after June-01-2010 commit, that they have to pay $175.00 for the same service that others are provided for $20.00?
Thanks for your post gc4us. I read the new article. This whole OCI process is in a complete mess.
Now this causes more confusion.
1- Do I send only 20.00 per PP for cancellation and not send the 175.00 per pp.
2- What happens to all the other applicants who got their package back and re-send ther package with addtional 175.00. Will the embassy re-fund that money.
3- In case they re-fund the 175.00, what about the new fee of 20.00 they need now for cancellation of
passport. How will the collect that amount ? By sending the package back again.
If I was within 2/3 hours of driving distance I would have personally visited the embassy and given them
a piece of my mind.
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Here is the new instruction in their site... http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/Renunciation.asp
Renunciation of Indian citizenship:
"Persons of Indian origin who have already acquired foreign citizenship uptil 31 May 2010 will not be required to pay renunciation fees of USD 175.00, he/she will be required to pay Miscellanous fees of USD 20.00 when getting the old Indian ppt cancelled/surrendered.
In future those Indian citizens who acquire foreign citizenship on or after june 1 2010will have to submit declaration of renunciation of their Indian citizenship form and fees of USD 175.00"
Looks like the DC branch is also catching up with the new rules that were published at SFO and NY sites yesterday..... The latest "Decision logic is"
If Acquired Citizenship On-Or-Before May-31-2010
Pay $20.00
Else
Pay $175.00
What sin(s) did people who are naturalizing after June-01-2010 commit, that they have to pay $175.00 for the same service that others are provided for $20.00?[/QUOTE]
Sam, Chola and Friends
Did you guys see this new development?
Here is the new instruction in their site... http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/Renunciation.asp
Renunciation of Indian citizenship:
"Persons of Indian origin who have already acquired foreign citizenship uptil 31 May 2010 will not be required to pay renunciation fees of USD 175.00, he/she will be required to pay Miscellanous fees of USD 20.00 when getting the old Indian ppt cancelled/surrendered.
In future those Indian citizens who acquire foreign citizenship on or after june 1 2010will have to submit declaration of renunciation of their Indian citizenship form and fees of USD 175.00"
Looks like the DC branch is also catching up with the new rules that were published at SFO and NY sites yesterday..... The latest "Decision logic is"
If Acquired Citizenship On-Or-Before May-31-2010
Pay $20.00
Else
Pay $175.00
What sin(s) did people who are naturalizing after June-01-2010 commit, that they have to pay $175.00 for the same service that others are provided for $20.00?[/QUOTE]
Sam, Chola and Friends
Did you guys see this new development?
http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/Renunciation.asp#1
If the applicant has already renounced Indian citizenship, he/she should have one of the following:
o A Certificate of Renunciation issued by a Consulate of India or,
o An Indian Passport that contains a stamp that specifically renounces the citizenship.
Does it mean that current OCI holders with Indian passport canceled have finally ended the JOURNEY?
If the applicant has already renounced Indian citizenship, he/she should have one of the following:
o A Certificate of Renunciation issued by a Consulate of India or,
o An Indian Passport that contains a stamp that specifically renounces the citizenship.
Does it mean that current OCI holders with Indian passport canceled have finally ended the JOURNEY?
GC2USC, sorry to hear that your package is back, but sorry to say that this time it was your mistake, yes, we all did send our Original Indian Passport for cancellation which make sense, what will they cancel if they don't have the Original Indian PPT, the photocopy? I totally understand about getting a one liner email from them would've been the best thing in the world rather than getting back the entire package and thats exactly I wrote in the cover letter when I sent my documents back, not sure if they will read the cover letter or not.
But guess what it may have worked in your favor, now that you only have to submit $20 not $175, so you are going to save $155 per application this time.
Just trying to find positives in the ocean of negatives --- I know my money has been eaten up by these babus and they are not going to refund it and hence I am not expecting anything from them ... if they send it back, I will treat it as Lottery and will go play in a casino with that money, in hope of making more money from that lucky money ;-) ...
God bless India ...
But guess what it may have worked in your favor, now that you only have to submit $20 not $175, so you are going to save $155 per application this time.
Just trying to find positives in the ocean of negatives --- I know my money has been eaten up by these babus and they are not going to refund it and hence I am not expecting anything from them ... if they send it back, I will treat it as Lottery and will go play in a casino with that money, in hope of making more money from that lucky money ;-) ...
God bless India ...
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