OCI Card

Do we need to send US passport at any point for OCI process?

Sept 6 - completed online application, made payment and sent the package to VFS
Sept 7 - package delivered
Sept 8 - VFS acknowledged
Sept 9 - processed at VFS, in transit to consulate
Sept 10- consulate acknowledged, tracking information appeared on government website.
Oct 3 - OCI number generated, document printing status processed.
Oct 6 - dispatched from New Delhi
Oct 7- Received at SF consulate
Oct 7- received email from fedex with tracking information.

Here are the logs regarding my experienced for new OCI at San Francisco processing center.

Thu, Aug 25 2022
Completed the OCI application, uploaded supporting documents, and paid processing fees.

Fri, Aug 26 2022
I dispatched documents through FedEx to VFS India Consular application centre at San Francisco.

Tue, Aug 30 2022
FedEx delivered the documents to the application centre.

Wed, Aug 31 2022
VFS sent a notification:
We have ‘Received’ your Application and your application is now ‘Under Process’ at San Francisco and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making.

Thu, Sep 01 2022
VFS sent a notification:
Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the VFS India Consular application Centre and currently is ‘In-Transit‘ to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making.

Tue, Sep 06 2022
Status changed at VFS application tracking website:
Your application has reached at the Embassy/Consulate and is currently under review process.

Mon, Sep 26 2022
Status changed at https://ociservices.gov.in/statusEnqury website:
Documents Printing Status - PROCESSED

Tue, Sep 27 2022
Status changed at https://ociservices.gov.in/statusEnqury website:
Dispatched From MEA (OCI) - NEW DELHI

Mon, Oct 03 2022
Status changed at https://ociservices.gov.in/statusEnqury website:
Document received At - SAN FRANCISCO

Mon, Oct 03 2022
Status changed at VFS application tracking website:
Your document (s) is dispatched using the return label purchased or sent by you.

Tue, Oct 04 2022
OCI document through FedEx.

08/18 - Sent Courier
08/19 - Delivered
08/22- Under process at VFS ICAC
08/24 - Processed at VFS ICAC and in transit to Embassay
08/25 - Application has reached Embassy
*Govt site*
08/25 - UNDER-PROCESS
09/15 - OCI number generated and document printing status is PROCESSED
09/19 - Dispatched

Three OCI applications (1 adult, 2 minor at SFO consulate) - Same timeline for all three applications
8/25/2022: Submitted online
8/26/2022: Mailed documents
8/29/2022: Received documents at VFS.
8/30/2022: Documents reviewed at VFS and sent to Embassy for further processing.
8/31/2022: Date of acknowledgement; OCI status UNDER PROCESS
9/22/2022: OCI processed/Printed in New Delhi
9/26/2022: OCI Shipped from MEA (ministry of external affairs)
Todays date: 9/28/2022
9/28/2022:Received at SFO consulate
9/28/2022: Received notification that it will be Dispatched via FEDEX. Received Tracking number via email.

9/29/2022: Expected to be delivered

08/26/2022: Application Submitted online to
08/26/2022 : Mailed documents :
 08/29/2022 :Received Documents
08/30/2022 : your application is verified and is currently under process at VFS Indian Consular Application center.
08/31/2022 :Your application has reached at the Embassy/Consulate and is currently under review process
08/31/2022 Date of Acknowledgement OCI Application Status: UNDER-PROCESS

and no update after this so far, I have to travel to India on October 7th,
Can I apply for 30 day Tourist visa for my child and how long will it take to approve?
and my child plan to stay India for more than 30 days, if by then she did not receive her OCI card , can she over stay on tourist visa and once I receive OCI card, I will have it shipped to India and can she stay there for unlimited amount of time or does need to exit the country before 30days and come back on OCI? This is so stressful.

Application submitted online to VFS office: 7/14/2022
Missing document online upload request from VFS: 7/19/2022
Missing Document uploaded: 7/20/2022
Under Process at the SFO Consulate: 7/22/2022
Processed at Consulate: 7/25/2022
Acknowledgement at Mission SFO: 7/27/2022
Document Printing status (processed): 8/22/2022
Dispatched from MEA (New Delhi): 8/23/2022
Documents Received at SFO: 9/02/2022
VFS update: document dispatched via FEDEX: 9/02/2022
Fedex scheduled to deliver 9/06/2022

Hope it is useful for others!

Timeline:
Date of submission in person at VFS: 07/29/2022
Date of acknowledgement, VFS: 07/30/2022
Date of acknowledgement, Consulate: 08/03/2022
Document printing status, processed: 08/26/2022
OCI number generated: 08/26/2022
Dispatch from MEA: 08/29/2022
Document received at SFO, Consulate: 09/02/2022
VFS Fedex shipment notification/tracking number: 09/02/2022
OCI received/will be received: 09/06/2022

Good Luck to everyone

10-Jul-2022:
Started an online application form on the government website, completed Part-A and Part-B. Sourced all the mandatory documents before starting the process which made the application process relatively easy. Pls note- Some of the documents require notary attestation, so plan well in advance

11-Jul-2022:
Downloaded the checklist of documents that needs to be sent from the VFS Global website & arranged them in order of the checklist.

12-Jul-2022:
Mailed the entire set of documents and with the checklist as the cover. Photographs of kid was also attached to the application using a U-pin (make sure you don’t paste/affix the photograph). We opted for the two-way Fedex courier labels which is the default option on the VFS global website for OCI applications

14-Jul-2022:
Received an email – “We have ‘Received’ your Application and your application is now ‘Under Process’ at Chicago and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making. Upon checking the VFS global website using the ‘Track and Trace’ page, the message stated – “Your application is being verified and currently under process at the VFS Indian Consular Application Center”

15-Jul-2022:
Received an email – “Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the VFS India Consular application Centre and currently is ‘In-Transit‘ to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making.

16-Jul-2022:
Upon checking the Online OCI Services website – ‘Status Enquiry’ link, it shows the application name, file reference number, date of acknowledgment (16-Jul-2022 in my case), registration missing, OCI Application status = ‘Under Process’

08-Aug-2022:
OCI STATUS REPORT page was updated with OCI Number and ‘Document Printing Status’ showed PROCESSED on 08-Aug-2022

09-Aug-2022:
Received an email - “Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted.”
Upon checking the VFS Global Website using the ‘Track and Trace’ feature ,the status got updated to “Your document (s) is dispatched using the return label purchased or sent by you. If using VFS courier, please check for email from "[email protected]" for details. If you have used your prepaid label, then track the status via the website of the concerned service provider.

09-Aug-2022:
Fedex Shipment number and tracking id numbers were generated and an email was received on my registered email id.

10-Aug-2022:
Received OCI card at my residence 😊 just before India’s 75th Independence Day

Total Process time – Exactly 1 month [little over ~4 weeks].
Thoroughly impressed by the speed of the process from the Indian Government. Kudos! Jai Hind!

7/5/2022 Sent through FedEX
7/6/2022 Delivered to VFS
7/7/2022 Your application is being verified and currently under process at the VFS Indian Consular Application Centre
7/8/2022 Your application has reached at the Embassy/Consulate and is currently under review process
7/12/2022 Date Of Acknowledgment
8/3/2022 Documents Printing Status PROCESSED
8/3/2022 Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) NEW DELHI
8/3/2022 Document received At HOUSTON
8/3/2022 Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted.
8/4/2022 Your document (s) is dispatched using the return label purchased or sent by you.
8/5/2022 Received OCI card

NOTE: I have no idea how multiple steps were completed on same date 8/3/2022