OCI Card

Applied for OCI (Indian born) via VFS and SF CGI.

March 16, 2023: Notice "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."

I've been waiting since March 16 but it still shows processing.

I just checked https://ociservices.gov.in/statusEnqury and it says "POOR QUALITY OF PHOTOGRAPH-SEND FRESH PHOTOGRAPH IN PART-A OF DOWNLOADABLE FORM". It's probably been this way for months but I've been checking the VFS site and it says processing.

I called VFS and they wouldn't acknowledge the status on the Indian govt website and opened a 'ticket' saying everything looks good a their end. When I mentioned the status on the govt site saying its obvious I need to send photos and asked for the process, they just said to wait for the ticket to process.

For people waiting for a long time, please make sure to check the Indian govt site for your status.

I'd appreciate it if someone could chime in with the best way to send updated photos. Do I courier them to the SF CGI directly? Do I need to upload it to the digital application as well? What other documents should I send along with the photos? Thank you.

1) OCI portal ack : 04/01/23
    MEA processed: 05/17/23
    MEA dispatched: 05/18/23
    Fedex mail: 05/26/23
2) OCI portal ack: 04/11/23
    MEA processed: 05/19/23
    MEA dispatched: 05/22/23
    Fedex mail: 05/26/23

We did not receive any status update emails from VFS global after OCI ack emails, so essentially that $5 sms service is a waste of your money.

Hello everyone. Applied for OCI Misc Services to resissue my OCI due to passport renewal and crossing the age of 20 through VFS, specifically the SFO location.

April 11th, 2023 - In transit to Indian Embassy.

Both OCI website and VFS say the visa is still under process. I am traveling in exactly 2 weeks to India: on June 5th, 2023, and still no word from anybody.

How much longer will this take? Anyone else in the same boat?

Can I even get a travel visa at this point?

Perplexed by why it's taking so long to reissue a card I have already had for 10 years previously.

Hi Everyone- Here is my timeline. Shorter than anticipated.

April 12th, 2023 - Application received at VFS
April 14th, 2023 - Application has been processed and is submitted to Mission for decision making
May 9th, 2023 - Document Printing status updated to Processed on the OCI website, dispatched from New Delhi
May 11th 2023 - Application is dispatched using the courier service opted
May 12th, 2023 - Received OCI card via FedEx

Thanks!

American married to an Indian citizen

Feb 16th - “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. ”
Feb 20 - “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.”
Feb 22 - Acknowledged on OCI status website
May 12- still “UNDER-PROCESS” on OCI status website

Very frustrating to not get any updates in almost 4 months

Does anyone have experience going through the telephone interview via *** with the Consulate General of India that is a part of the application process for attaining an OCI card on the basis of their spouse? Any suggestions on how to prepare for this or what type of questions they ask? Thank you.

Hi,
My husband has a blank surname in his passport. So his visa has FNU as first name and actual first +last name in the last name column in his visa and DL and ssn. We are expecting a newborn in a few days.

How should we fill out the birth certificate for parents name? Can we use the name without FNU in the birth certificate? How will this this impact the passport, OCI and Ssn of my newborn. We are planning to move back to india in a few months.

Please advice or share your experience.

Thanks in advance

March 8th,2023: Mailed documents via Fedex
March 15th,2023: Date of scknowledgement and status says being reviewed, under process.
More than 6 weeks since then, no updates since then...

March 13, 2023: Fedex delivered the application to VFS
March 14, 2023: 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.
March 15, 2023: 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.
March 17, 2023 : Date of Acknowledgement (OCI website)

Anyone else experiencing a delay in the processing of their OCI card based on the status of their spouse? More than 65 working days have passed since my OCI application arrived in New Delhi from the SF consulate. I've emailed SFO CGI, but have not heard back. Any advice on what to do next?