I am the US born, adult child of a former Indian national (now US citizen). I'm applying for OCI independently. My father does not want OCI status. My father was Indian born, and immigrated to the US in 1958. I have his original Indian passport. My mother is not Indian. It's my understanding that although I am only half-Indian, I am still eligible for OCI. My Indian consulate is San Francisco.
My questions:
1. Do I have to send along a copy of my father's US passport as well as his Indian passport? It's my understanding that the reason for including my father's Indian passport is to show my eligibility for OCI, so I don't understand why I would also need to send his US passport, but #8(iii) of the required materials says: "Copy of US and Indian passport/OCI cards of both parents."
2. Given that I am not a minor and that my mother is not Indian (American with French ancestry), do I have to send along a copy of her US passport? Should I include a note explaining that my mother is not of Indian origin?
3. Item #11 of the required documents says: "Pl. provide two self-attested photocopies of the first two and last two pages and US visa page of the Indian passport (if OPTION A is chosen in Serial No. 8 above) or of documents listed in OPTION B (if OPTION B is chosen in S. N. 8)." Because I am US born, I will submit the documents in OPTION B of #8 -- that is, 2 photocopies of my birth certificate PLUS my father's Indian passport (and possibly his US passport). So, does this mean I just send along two additional self-attested copies of the documents required in OPTION B of item #8? That would mean I send an additional 4 copies of my self-attested birth certificate as well as two additional self-attested copies of my father's Indian passport. And, possibly, two additional self-attested copies of my father's US passport. Am I interpreting that correctly?
Any guidance would be much appreciated!
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My questions:
1. Do I have to send along a copy of my father's US passport as well as his Indian passport? It's my understanding that the reason for including my father's Indian passport is to show my eligibility for OCI, so I don't understand why I would also need to send his US passport, but #8(iii) of the required materials says: "Copy of US and Indian passport/OCI cards of both parents."
2. Given that I am not a minor and that my mother is not Indian (American with French ancestry), do I have to send along a copy of her US passport? Should I include a note explaining that my mother is not of Indian origin?
3. Item #11 of the required documents says: "Pl. provide two self-attested photocopies of the first two and last two pages and US visa page of the Indian passport (if OPTION A is chosen in Serial No. 8 above) or of documents listed in OPTION B (if OPTION B is chosen in S. N. 8)." Because I am US born, I will submit the documents in OPTION B of #8 -- that is, 2 photocopies of my birth certificate PLUS my father's Indian passport (and possibly his US passport). So, does this mean I just send along two additional self-attested copies of the documents required in OPTION B of item #8? That would mean I send an additional 4 copies of my self-attested birth certificate as well as two additional self-attested copies of my father's Indian passport. And, possibly, two additional self-attested copies of my father's US passport. Am I interpreting that correctly?
Any guidance would be much appreciated!
Thank you for reading!
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