OCI - Washington DC Tracker

smart84 said:
Thanks Desi81 for sharing your experience.

I am going to visit Washington DC next week if I don't get my SC by that time. I applied OCI and SC together and also sent separate $20 for each so they can send SC as soon as it's issued. From what I read on this post, many people received their OCI and SC together but SC was already sitting in Washington embassy office. Atleast with SC I can start entry visa procedure while OCI application is in process.

I just saw that now OCI tracker has added Passport number requirement to see OCI status :P
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All the best.
Just give one suggestion that they should start sending the SC and Indian passport as soon as this process is complete. It will gove a lot of comfort to many people.
 
I think adding passport number would make sure that nobody can check the status of random people by just entering the random tracking numbers. A welcome change ...

But lot more to be done on that freaking website. :-)
 
smart84 said:
That's correct. I think you may see your application acknowledged around end of 2nd week of January. If you don't have any near future travel plans to India then you should be fine to tolerate embassy's laziness.
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Thanks. I plan to visit India in May end. But I have to book tickets in February.

sam012007 said:
I think adding passport number would make sure that nobody can check the status of random people by just entering the random tracking numbers. A welcome change ...

But lot more to be done on that freaking website. :-)
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It is good to make it more secured but why one would like to know the status of other random people.
 
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Problem with Online OCI status - cant see my status anymore

Folks, when I checked the online status a couple of days ago, my status showed photo/ signature scanned. Today, when i enter the online registration # to check it or the acknowledgement # to check the status, all I get is messages that it is a wrong file number or the file has not been acknowledged. Anyone run into issues with the indian embassy website? Im a little worried since I did not print out any prior status updates and now, I have no clue where the application status is.. Thanks
dilbert
 
emno said:
All the best.
Just give one suggestion that they should start sending the SC and Indian passport as soon as this process is complete. It will gove a lot of comfort to many people.
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Thanks!

sam012007 said:
I think adding passport number would make sure that nobody can check the status of random people by just entering the random tracking numbers. A welcome change ...

But lot more to be done on that freaking website. :-)
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bs website...... classless embassy and classless workers.
 
dilbert30 said:
Folks, when I checked the online status a couple of days ago, my status showed photo/ signature scanned. Today, when i enter the online registration # to check it or the acknowledgement # to check the status, all I get is messages that it is a wrong file number or the file has not been acknowledged. Anyone run into issues with the indian embassy website? Im a little worried since I did not print out any prior status updates and now, I have no clue where the application status is.. Thanks
dilbert
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it's not an issue. they have added a more security now. check their first line in "red", it's asking for your passport number to retrieve your OCI status.
 
smart84 said:
it's not an issue. they have added a more security now. check their first line in "red", it's asking for your passport number to retrieve your OCI status.
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I am at the final stage/step in the OCI process waiting for the documents to be received at Washington DC. Today I entered the PP number and the file number. It gives me the message that it is not yet acknowledged.
 
Thanks smart84. Please update us with your visit to DC. We are in the same boat. Have to leave Jan 28th...status is dispatched to washington on Dec 20th. I plan on going to DC in the first week of Jan to get the SC and apply for entry visa as well.

smart84 said:
Thanks Desi81 for sharing your experience.

I am going to visit Washington DC next week if I don't get my SC by that time. I applied OCI and SC together and also sent separate $20 for each so they can send SC as soon as it's issued. From what I read on this post, many people received their OCI and SC together but SC was already sitting in Washington embassy office. Atleast with SC I can start entry visa procedure while OCI application is in process.

I just saw that now OCI tracker has added Passport number requirement to see OCI status :P
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emno said:
It is good to make it more secured but why one would like to know the status of other random people.
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Reason: We want to find out the status on the person who filed before us or after us, and till yesterday you could do that by just changing the Tracking #. From today you can't do it, which is more secure but I am sure its buggy as well :-)
 
Another funda of eliminating transperancy

Makes sense, you could get an idea of how the batch before or after you was progressing. But why take that visibility away?!?!?

Sam012007, do you think i should send in a coverletter with a copy of the online status pages, UPS delivery notification, and requestig canceled Indian passport, since i didn't include one with the US passports or will this only create more confusion and delay.

sam012007 said:
Reason: We want to find out the status on the person who filed before us or after us, and till yesterday you could do that by just changing the Tracking #. From today you can't do it, which is more secure but I am sure its buggy as well :-)
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desi81, I would not stir the pot now ...

... and still waiting for the ppts. mailed mine 1 day after sam's and it's 2 days now since sam got theirs.
 
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Desi81 said:
Makes sense, you could get an idea of how the batch before or after you was progressing. But why take that visibility away?!?!?

Sam012007, do you think i should send in a coverletter with a copy of the online status pages, UPS delivery notification, and requestig canceled Indian passport, since i didn't include one with the US passports or will this only create more confusion and delay.
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I think privacy is something that we all deserve and that is one reason they have taken that visibility away. I don't want some random person looking at my OCI information just because they can. Indian Embassy should've thought about this long time before but I guess somebody may have filed a lawsuit against this and now they finally got it fixed.

What is your application status? What have you sent so far?
 
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We have two sets one for my parents and sister, submitted as a family...their status US ppt's mailed to the embassy, reached on the 15th, (without the Cover letter but file#'s were quoted on the envelope) waiting to receive back the US ppt's, OCI card and canceled IN ppt's. My mom's flying out on the 12th of Jan...so has me nervous.

Ours (my wife, kid and myself) are still showing dispatched to Washington as of DEC-20 th. We are flying out on the 28th of Jan...so debating if I should go for an entry visa and hopefully collect my parent's stuff from the Embassy the same day. They can keep my mailing fees (total $40) and call it in person collection fee.

sam012007 said:
I think privacy is something that we all deserve and that is one reason they have taken that visibility away. I don't want some random person looking at my OCI information just because they can. Indian Embassy should've thought about this long time before but I guess somebody may have filed a lawsuit against this and now they finally got it fixed.

What is your application status? What have you sent so far?
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Sorry but you are guilty of planning the travel before you have OCI in hand, so the pain will be there and I am not very sympathetic with anybody who do that since Indian Embassy clearly writes up "DO NOT PLAN TRAVEL OR BOOK TICKETS BEFORE YOU RECEIVE OCI IN HAND"

See my comments below:

Desi81 said:
We have two sets one for my parents and sister, submitted as a family...their status US ppt's mailed to the embassy, reached on the 15th, (without the Cover letter but file#'s were quoted on the envelope) waiting to receive back the US ppt's, OCI card and canceled IN ppt's. My mom's flying out on the 12th of Jan...so has me nervous. Damage has been done, now no need to followup and make things more complicated. Just pray that people in their right mind do the right thing.

Ours (my wife, kid and myself) are still showing dispatched to Washington as of DEC-20 th. We are flying out on the 28th of Jan...so debating if I should go for an entry visa and hopefully collect my parent's stuff from the Embassy the same day. They can keep my mailing fees (total $40) and call it in person collection fee. Keep an eye on the day they receive the documents in DC, which should be in next week and learn from the mistake, send Cover Letters along with your passports on the day documents are received in DC by overnight FedEx service. I am sure you will receive your OCI before your travel date, may be tight but nothing can be 100%. As far as I know DC Embassy would not entertain any request to collect OCI at the counter in DC.
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