Why OCI enquiry just shows my name ..... why not date of Acknowledgment ?
- Thread starter jass11
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ok its just looks automated reply from them .. i m pasting below wht i got back . and i send email again to them abt explaning wht kind problem we are getting to check status of our application...
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thanks for your mail. We have great pleasure in extending our support.
Please use Internet Explorer for doing online registration, which is a compatible browser. Proper alignments of print out will not come with other browsers.
Please refer to the website for detailed Instructions, FAQs, guidelines, benefits of the scheme, photo specifications etc. at http://mha.nic.in/uniquepage.asp?Id_Pk=553
Filling the Online Application form:
Online registration is MUST for applying for OCI. In online registration you can apply using Family option or Individual Option. Family option is for a family of four members consisting of self, spouse and two minor children only. In case of more than two children or adult children, please use individual forms for them. Adult children may apply separately. In case both parents are not applying, apply as individuals separately. Use Individual Option for as many applicants.
Please choose the place of submission, which should be the Indian Mission in your country. If there are more than one Indian Mission/Consulate located in your country, choose the one, in whose jurisdiction you are resident. The jurisdiction of each Indian Mission is mentioned at their website. The application needs to be sent to the same Indian Mission, which has been chosen at the time of online application. Persons applying from India may choose place of submission INDIA MHA DELHI, or the FRRO office (if it is available) in their area.
In some countries, the handling of OCI applications have been outsourced to some agencies like VFS, TRAVISA or others. In such cases, the applications and fees etc. have to be sent to these outsourced agencies alongwith the service fees levied by the outsourced agencies. The details of outsourced agencies and the schedule of fees (in local currencies) may be seen at the websites of the Indian Missions or the outsourced agencies in your country.
All the details are to be filled online in part A and after filling press SUBMIT. SUBMITTING the form sends the filled in information to the Central database.
Self-attestation means putting your signature and date after writing “Certified True copy of the original” on the document. In case of minors, the first applicant can attest the documents.
The forms need to be signed by the applicants. However for minor children, who cannot sign, or the illiterate persons, the thumb impression has to be affixed in the signature box (left hand thumb for male & right hand thumb for female) in Part A. Part B is to be signed by the adult applicant or the parents in case of minors.
Visible distinguishing mark means any mark on the body by birth, birthmark or any indelible scar etc. which helps in identifying a person easily. You can write “NONE”, in case you don’t have a distinguishing mark.
S.No. stands for Serial Number viz. 1, 2, 3...
Family for the purposes of OCI is self, spouse and minor children only. Details of extended family members are not required.
The details of the foreign passport of the applicant need to be filled in the column Passport details. Please do not write the details of Indian passport in the form, held by you earlier.
Please check the date format which is day/month/year i.e. 25/12/2010(dd/mm/yyyy), while saving.
Saving and printing the online form
After pressing SUBMIT as stated above, one pop up box will come with the reference number (which is online registration number) with one more window for the print option.
Please select the print option to get the print-outs of the filled application form (In the print outs both part A as well as Part B are available and printed). (Please use Internet Explorer browser for right alignments of print outs)
Mistakes/Editing in Online registration form :
Online editing is not allowed. You have to register afresh in case of errors. Changing information on the printed form is also not allowed. This is to avoid the mistakes in information you saved in the database. The information submitted by you is saved in the database and automatically printed on the OCI documents. In case of wrong data entered in the application, the onus of wrong information in the OCI document is with the applicant.
In case you have registered more than once, please note that the only form which you send to the embassy/office along with fees and necessary self-attested documents will be registered and processed. Other registrations are automatically ignored.
Online Registration form number not noted:
In case you do not have registration number, please use your passport number and date of birth to retrieve the reference number by using the online status enquiry at the following website https://passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIenquiry.jsp
Reprinting the online form:
In case the applicant fails to get the print-outs for the first time, he can take the print out of the already registered application using REPRINT FORM option in individual registration form by supplying reference number as well as Date of Birth.
https://passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIRegistrationG.jsp
The printed forms (Two copies with photographs pasted and signature/Thumb impression affixed) along with fees and documents need to be sent to the Embassy/Mission/Office in the country of your residence.
Document Requirements:
The Photograph size is 51 X 51 mm, with light plain background, the details of photograph standards is on the online registration form. Please check the embassy website for the exact number of photographs. Minimum requirement is two but some embassies ask for more copies for their records.
Embassies ask for Surrender certificate of the Indian Passport or affidavit at the time of applying for OCI. Please see the instructions on this subject on the website of the Indian Embassy/Mission in your country. You can send the application for surrender certificate along with the required fees etc. together with your application for OCI in the same envelope and a combined certified check for fees payable in the name of Embassy/High Commission/Consulate.
Embassies also ask for the documentary evidence for the person being of Indian origin, which can be old Indian passport or surrender certificate etc. In the absence of expired Indian passport etc., some other evidence need to be submitted, the details of which may be seen in the Indian Mission’s website in your country. The list of documents required to be attached with the printed applications can be seen either at the websites of the Indian Missions or the outsourced agencies, where the applications need to be submitted.
The website addresses of some of important Indian Missions abroad are as under:
New York Consulate General of India
http://www.indiacgny.org/php/showHighLight.php
London – High Commission of India
http://hcilondon.in/oci.php
Washington –Embassy of India
http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/oci.asp
WELLINGTON – HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA
www.hicomind.org.nz
SAN FRANCISCO – CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA
http://www.cgisf.org/renunciation/ricsc.pdf
BIRMINGHAM (UK) –CONSULATE GENERAL of India
OCI CELL <oci.cgibir@yahoo.co.uk>
HOUSTON – CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA
"hoc.houston" <hoc.houston@mea.gov.in>
piocgihouston@swbell.net
The details of Indian Mission’s website, if not listed above, may be searched on the net through any search engine like Google etc.
In case, where the OCI handling has been outsourced to some third parties, please check their website for the details of documents and the fees payable, which may include their service charges also.
Please refer to the Embassy/Consulate website (or the outsourced agency website) for details of fees, mode of payment, address, jurisdiction, mode of submission etc. of the embassy where you have to apply. Fees for OCI Card is US $ 275/- per person irrespective of the age of the applicant and is charged as per official rate of exchange (in local currencies in different countries). There are some more additional levies of outsourced agency service charge and other charges/fees.
Please note that credit cards and personal checks are not accepted by the Indian Missions for payment of fees. (This may differ with outsourced agencies). The fees are payable either by bank drafts, cashiers’ checks, bankers checks, money order, Postal orders etc. drawn in the name of the Indian Mission concerned. Cash is accepted only by the Indian Missions while submitting the applications in person. Persons applying in India need to send the fees by way of bank draft in Indian Rupees, the details available on the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Check documents to be sent along with the form on embassy website. The form can be sent by mail or submitted in person. Please use Registered post or speed post and not private courier for sending applications to offices in India.
OCI processing time:
The online application will be registered after receiving your signed form, fees and supported documents. Till the OCI application form is received along with the documents and fees, and registered by Mission, it will be shown as: “Not Acknowledged by Mission or wrong passport number” on the online status. After acknowledgement a new File Number will be allotted, which may be noted on the “Online Status Enquiry”. Please not status enquiry becomes active only after the application is acknowledged online by Indian Mission/outsourced agency.
Registration by mission may take upto 20-30 days. After registration, the mission has to approve the application based on the documents. The photos and signatures are scanned and uploaded in the system. After which the documents etc. are printed in India and the documents and OCI Cards are dispatched to the Mission where they sign the documents, affixing U visa stickers to your passport and formalities for dispatch/delivery to the applicants. The whole process of OCI card issuance may take from one month to 4 months depending upon the rush of applications in the country of your residence.
In case of inordinate delay beyond this, it could be due to some problems in the application form, documents or photographs etc. The exact time period for issuing the OCI card and collection methods, can be checked from the Embassy website.
OCI collection Procedure
The OCI card collection procedure and time schedule is provided in detail on the embassy website.
Since applications are processed in order of their receipt in the office, this service cannot be expedited. Please plan your departure for India accordingly. There is no bar in obtaining visas for India, while the OCI applications are under process.
.
No separate acknowledgements are sent to the applicants by the Indian Missions. The status of your application can be monitored by the applicant himself online at the website https://passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIenquiry.jsp. You are required to input your online registration number or File number and your passport number for accessing the online OCI Enquiry. Please note that the registration number consists of 5 alphabets, fifth one being letter ‘I’, and not number ‘1’, and seven numbers (numerals). In case of miscellaneous service, the fifth letter is K.
OCI process is a time consuming process, as such original documents are not asked for and only self-attested copies are required. The original passport needs to be sent to the Indian Mission after receipt of documents from India, for affixing of U visa stickers on it. This is the last step in the process.
Please do write in case of any problem in online registration.
With regards
OCI Team, Delhi
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thanks for your mail. We have great pleasure in extending our support.
Please use Internet Explorer for doing online registration, which is a compatible browser. Proper alignments of print out will not come with other browsers.
Please refer to the website for detailed Instructions, FAQs, guidelines, benefits of the scheme, photo specifications etc. at http://mha.nic.in/uniquepage.asp?Id_Pk=553
Filling the Online Application form:
Online registration is MUST for applying for OCI. In online registration you can apply using Family option or Individual Option. Family option is for a family of four members consisting of self, spouse and two minor children only. In case of more than two children or adult children, please use individual forms for them. Adult children may apply separately. In case both parents are not applying, apply as individuals separately. Use Individual Option for as many applicants.
Please choose the place of submission, which should be the Indian Mission in your country. If there are more than one Indian Mission/Consulate located in your country, choose the one, in whose jurisdiction you are resident. The jurisdiction of each Indian Mission is mentioned at their website. The application needs to be sent to the same Indian Mission, which has been chosen at the time of online application. Persons applying from India may choose place of submission INDIA MHA DELHI, or the FRRO office (if it is available) in their area.
In some countries, the handling of OCI applications have been outsourced to some agencies like VFS, TRAVISA or others. In such cases, the applications and fees etc. have to be sent to these outsourced agencies alongwith the service fees levied by the outsourced agencies. The details of outsourced agencies and the schedule of fees (in local currencies) may be seen at the websites of the Indian Missions or the outsourced agencies in your country.
All the details are to be filled online in part A and after filling press SUBMIT. SUBMITTING the form sends the filled in information to the Central database.
Self-attestation means putting your signature and date after writing “Certified True copy of the original” on the document. In case of minors, the first applicant can attest the documents.
The forms need to be signed by the applicants. However for minor children, who cannot sign, or the illiterate persons, the thumb impression has to be affixed in the signature box (left hand thumb for male & right hand thumb for female) in Part A. Part B is to be signed by the adult applicant or the parents in case of minors.
Visible distinguishing mark means any mark on the body by birth, birthmark or any indelible scar etc. which helps in identifying a person easily. You can write “NONE”, in case you don’t have a distinguishing mark.
S.No. stands for Serial Number viz. 1, 2, 3...
Family for the purposes of OCI is self, spouse and minor children only. Details of extended family members are not required.
The details of the foreign passport of the applicant need to be filled in the column Passport details. Please do not write the details of Indian passport in the form, held by you earlier.
Please check the date format which is day/month/year i.e. 25/12/2010(dd/mm/yyyy), while saving.
Saving and printing the online form
After pressing SUBMIT as stated above, one pop up box will come with the reference number (which is online registration number) with one more window for the print option.
Please select the print option to get the print-outs of the filled application form (In the print outs both part A as well as Part B are available and printed). (Please use Internet Explorer browser for right alignments of print outs)
Mistakes/Editing in Online registration form :
Online editing is not allowed. You have to register afresh in case of errors. Changing information on the printed form is also not allowed. This is to avoid the mistakes in information you saved in the database. The information submitted by you is saved in the database and automatically printed on the OCI documents. In case of wrong data entered in the application, the onus of wrong information in the OCI document is with the applicant.
In case you have registered more than once, please note that the only form which you send to the embassy/office along with fees and necessary self-attested documents will be registered and processed. Other registrations are automatically ignored.
Online Registration form number not noted:
In case you do not have registration number, please use your passport number and date of birth to retrieve the reference number by using the online status enquiry at the following website https://passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIenquiry.jsp
Reprinting the online form:
In case the applicant fails to get the print-outs for the first time, he can take the print out of the already registered application using REPRINT FORM option in individual registration form by supplying reference number as well as Date of Birth.
https://passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIRegistrationG.jsp
The printed forms (Two copies with photographs pasted and signature/Thumb impression affixed) along with fees and documents need to be sent to the Embassy/Mission/Office in the country of your residence.
Document Requirements:
The Photograph size is 51 X 51 mm, with light plain background, the details of photograph standards is on the online registration form. Please check the embassy website for the exact number of photographs. Minimum requirement is two but some embassies ask for more copies for their records.
Embassies ask for Surrender certificate of the Indian Passport or affidavit at the time of applying for OCI. Please see the instructions on this subject on the website of the Indian Embassy/Mission in your country. You can send the application for surrender certificate along with the required fees etc. together with your application for OCI in the same envelope and a combined certified check for fees payable in the name of Embassy/High Commission/Consulate.
Embassies also ask for the documentary evidence for the person being of Indian origin, which can be old Indian passport or surrender certificate etc. In the absence of expired Indian passport etc., some other evidence need to be submitted, the details of which may be seen in the Indian Mission’s website in your country. The list of documents required to be attached with the printed applications can be seen either at the websites of the Indian Missions or the outsourced agencies, where the applications need to be submitted.
The website addresses of some of important Indian Missions abroad are as under:
New York Consulate General of India
http://www.indiacgny.org/php/showHighLight.php
London – High Commission of India
http://hcilondon.in/oci.php
Washington –Embassy of India
http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/oci.asp
WELLINGTON – HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA
www.hicomind.org.nz
SAN FRANCISCO – CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA
http://www.cgisf.org/renunciation/ricsc.pdf
BIRMINGHAM (UK) –CONSULATE GENERAL of India
OCI CELL <oci.cgibir@yahoo.co.uk>
HOUSTON – CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA
"hoc.houston" <hoc.houston@mea.gov.in>
piocgihouston@swbell.net
The details of Indian Mission’s website, if not listed above, may be searched on the net through any search engine like Google etc.
In case, where the OCI handling has been outsourced to some third parties, please check their website for the details of documents and the fees payable, which may include their service charges also.
Please refer to the Embassy/Consulate website (or the outsourced agency website) for details of fees, mode of payment, address, jurisdiction, mode of submission etc. of the embassy where you have to apply. Fees for OCI Card is US $ 275/- per person irrespective of the age of the applicant and is charged as per official rate of exchange (in local currencies in different countries). There are some more additional levies of outsourced agency service charge and other charges/fees.
Please note that credit cards and personal checks are not accepted by the Indian Missions for payment of fees. (This may differ with outsourced agencies). The fees are payable either by bank drafts, cashiers’ checks, bankers checks, money order, Postal orders etc. drawn in the name of the Indian Mission concerned. Cash is accepted only by the Indian Missions while submitting the applications in person. Persons applying in India need to send the fees by way of bank draft in Indian Rupees, the details available on the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Check documents to be sent along with the form on embassy website. The form can be sent by mail or submitted in person. Please use Registered post or speed post and not private courier for sending applications to offices in India.
OCI processing time:
The online application will be registered after receiving your signed form, fees and supported documents. Till the OCI application form is received along with the documents and fees, and registered by Mission, it will be shown as: “Not Acknowledged by Mission or wrong passport number” on the online status. After acknowledgement a new File Number will be allotted, which may be noted on the “Online Status Enquiry”. Please not status enquiry becomes active only after the application is acknowledged online by Indian Mission/outsourced agency.
Registration by mission may take upto 20-30 days. After registration, the mission has to approve the application based on the documents. The photos and signatures are scanned and uploaded in the system. After which the documents etc. are printed in India and the documents and OCI Cards are dispatched to the Mission where they sign the documents, affixing U visa stickers to your passport and formalities for dispatch/delivery to the applicants. The whole process of OCI card issuance may take from one month to 4 months depending upon the rush of applications in the country of your residence.
In case of inordinate delay beyond this, it could be due to some problems in the application form, documents or photographs etc. The exact time period for issuing the OCI card and collection methods, can be checked from the Embassy website.
OCI collection Procedure
The OCI card collection procedure and time schedule is provided in detail on the embassy website.
Since applications are processed in order of their receipt in the office, this service cannot be expedited. Please plan your departure for India accordingly. There is no bar in obtaining visas for India, while the OCI applications are under process.
.
No separate acknowledgements are sent to the applicants by the Indian Missions. The status of your application can be monitored by the applicant himself online at the website https://passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIenquiry.jsp. You are required to input your online registration number or File number and your passport number for accessing the online OCI Enquiry. Please note that the registration number consists of 5 alphabets, fifth one being letter ‘I’, and not number ‘1’, and seven numbers (numerals). In case of miscellaneous service, the fifth letter is K.
OCI process is a time consuming process, as such original documents are not asked for and only self-attested copies are required. The original passport needs to be sent to the Indian Mission after receipt of documents from India, for affixing of U visa stickers on it. This is the last step in the process.
Please do write in case of any problem in online registration.
With regards
OCI Team, Delhi
I've sent a email request to K.C Jain Joint Secy (Coordination & Public Greviances) @ jscpg-mha AT nic DOT in , requesting that this issue be passed to the appropriate dept.
Here is the list of officers -- > http://mha.nic.in/uniquepage.asp?Id_Pk=295
Will update the thread once(if) i hear back from the MHA officials.
Here is the list of officers -- > http://mha.nic.in/uniquepage.asp?Id_Pk=295
Will update the thread once(if) i hear back from the MHA officials.
One more casualty, I am in the same boat.
05/26/2011 1:13pm CST Service order form completed online
06/24/2011 10:00am CST 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.
06/24/2011 11:07am CST Application assigned for processing
06/24/2011 2:02pm CST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
06/28/2011 9:12am CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
06/29/2011 9:12am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
06/29/2011 9:57am CST Documents received by Consulate
07/01/2011 2:58pm CST Application is pending.
07/06/2011 11:08am CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
07/07/2011 9:06am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
07/07/2011 10:17am CST Documents received by Consulate
07/12/2011 2:00pm CST Pending approval of the Government of India
05/26/2011 1:13pm CST Service order form completed online
06/24/2011 10:00am CST 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.
06/24/2011 11:07am CST Application assigned for processing
06/24/2011 2:02pm CST Order form and supporting documents received, payment processed
06/28/2011 9:12am CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
06/29/2011 9:12am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
06/29/2011 9:57am CST Documents received by Consulate
07/01/2011 2:58pm CST Application is pending.
07/06/2011 11:08am CST Documents prepared to go to Embassy.
07/07/2011 9:06am CST Documents dispatched from Travisa Outsourcing Office to Consulate
07/07/2011 10:17am CST Documents received by Consulate
07/12/2011 2:00pm CST Pending approval of the Government of India
Hi Jass11,
I had tried emailing shetty before but it looks like either they cant understand the question we are asking about our OCI application or there are a buch of kinder garden drop out sitting there to answer our email requests and they only know one answer which everyone of us is getting.
i sent email again last night explaining what problem we are getting while checking status and i took pic of that status page with my phone and i send it to them .
i got reply from them
"Sir
The problem is being looked into and will be sorted out soon.
Regards
OCI Unit Delhi"
super_duper
Registered Users (C)
yea i checked that after i made this thread its july 7 2011.... but problem is that its not showing application status ...
Last resort would be to contact
Under Secretary (OCI), Foreigners Division,
Ministry of Home Affairs, 26-Mansingh Road,
Jaisalmer House, New Delhi-110011.
Tel. No. 011-23387436.
e-mail: usoci-mha@nic.in
Under Secretary (OCI), Foreigners Division,
Ministry of Home Affairs, 26-Mansingh Road,
Jaisalmer House, New Delhi-110011.
Tel. No. 011-23387436.
e-mail: usoci-mha@nic.in
Just now received email from Travisa (Washington,DC) stating that our OCI card's have been received from Delhi, and to send in our US passports. Our acknowledgement date is 7/12/2011.
I still cannot access the OCI Enquiry Form, so not sure where that processing stands. I'll submit the US passports to Travisa, and will update when it gets back.
I still cannot access the OCI Enquiry Form, so not sure where that processing stands. I'll submit the US passports to Travisa, and will update when it gets back.
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My ack date is 07/06/2011 . i wrote wrong before ... and i also didn't received any mail from travisa SFO . i hope we ll receive in this week
amitabh_bachan
Registered Users (C)
I got the following email today in response to my email to shetty regarding missing information on the status screen.
Sir
Your documents were printed on 6th July 2011 and despatched to San Francisco. Please contact the Consulate directly with your passport for affixing U visa sticker on it.
Regards
OCI Unit Delhi
My ack date is 06/29/2011. No email from Travisa SFO yet regarding the arrival of the OCI card in their office.
Sir
Your documents were printed on 6th July 2011 and despatched to San Francisco. Please contact the Consulate directly with your passport for affixing U visa sticker on it.
Regards
OCI Unit Delhi
My ack date is 06/29/2011. No email from Travisa SFO yet regarding the arrival of the OCI card in their office.
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I also received similar response.
"Your documents were printed on 11th July 2011 and sent to the Consulate in San Francisco. Please contact them directly. It is already with them or will reach in a day or two."
Let's hope to hear soon from Travisa (SF).
Ack date: 7/7/11
Print date: 7/11/11
"Your documents were printed on 11th July 2011 and sent to the Consulate in San Francisco. Please contact them directly. It is already with them or will reach in a day or two."
Let's hope to hear soon from Travisa (SF).
Ack date: 7/7/11
Print date: 7/11/11