Oci + renunciation - ny - document checklist - dec 2013

[powerguru]

Hello,

I am honestly confused with the BLS website. I am planning to apply by mail (to NY office of BLS) for OCI and Renunciation for myself and my wife. We both became US citizens in Jul 2013.

From all the forums and the BLS India finally I was able to make this list. If some of you who have applied to BLS can comment on this checklist I will really appreciate.



MY ENVELOPE (pasted with Shipping labels for myself and my wife which are generated through BLS order form) to BLS NY will contain the following in the order :

**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****

1. PART B (SIGNED)

2. ONE BLS ORDER FORM for Myself (OCI + RENUNCIATION)

3. Documents for Myself (2 sets for all documents except the Cashier's check) :
a. PART A (WITH 50 mm X 50 mm photo affixed)
b. CASHIER’S CHECK in Favor of “BLS International USA” for $462.40
c. COPY OF US PASSPORT (Only certain pages as per BLS website)
d. COPY OF US NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE
e. COPY OF INDIAN PASSPORT (First 3 and Last 2)

Following documents (f to i) since applying for RENUNCIATION together with OCI

**** **
f. ORIGINAL INDIAN PASSPORT (LATEST ONLY)
g. COPY OF US NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE
h. 2 RENUNICATION FORMS COMPLETED AND SIGNED
i. COPY OF INDIAN PASSPORT (First 3 and Last 2)
**** **

k. COPY OF DRIVER’S LICENSE

4. ONE BLS ORDER FORM for my wife (OCI + RENUNCIATION)

5. Documents for my wife (2 sets for all documents except the Cashier's check)

*** All same documents as for me in #2 plus the NAME CHANGE COURT ORDER for her

6. 1 PREPAID RETURN ENVELOPE FOR OCI

7. 1 PREPAID RETURN ENVELOPE FOR RENUNCIATION

**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****

# Can some please comment if I have missed something or if everything looks in order.

# Can # 6 and # 7 just be shipping labels or should they be actual envelopes?

# Should all these copies be self attested ?


Thanking you in Advance.

Sincerely,

PG

**** *Please note the indentation and spaces are lost after posting hence it looks all (numbers and alphabets) in one line.

[Jabali]

# Can # 6 and # 7 just be shipping labels or should they be actual envelopes? - THEY SHOULD BE ACTUAL ENVELOPES [FOR EXAMPLE FEDEX, WITH SELF ADDRESSED LABEL IN THE POUCH]

Hello,

I am honestly confused with the BLS website. I am planning to apply by mail (to NY office of BLS) for OCI and Renunciation for myself and my wife. We both became US citizens in Jul 2013.

From all the forums and the BLS India finally I was able to make this list. If some of you who have applied to BLS can comment on this checklist I will really appreciate.



MY ENVELOPE (pasted with Shipping labels for myself and my wife which are generated through BLS order form) to BLS NY will contain the following in the order :

**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****

1. PART B (SIGNED)

2. ONE BLS ORDER FORM for Myself (OCI + RENUNCIATION)

3. Documents for Myself (2 sets for all documents except the Cashier's check) :
a. PART A (WITH 50 mm X 50 mm photo affixed)
b. CASHIER’S CHECK in Favor of “BLS International USA” for $462.40
c. COPY OF US PASSPORT (Only certain pages as per BLS website)
d. COPY OF US NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE
e. COPY OF INDIAN PASSPORT (First 3 and Last 2)

Following documents (f to i) since applying for RENUNCIATION together with OCI

**** **
f. ORIGINAL INDIAN PASSPORT (LATEST ONLY)
g. COPY OF US NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE
h. 2 RENUNICATION FORMS COMPLETED AND SIGNED
i. COPY OF INDIAN PASSPORT (First 3 and Last 2)
**** **

k. COPY OF DRIVER’S LICENSE

4. ONE BLS ORDER FORM for my wife (OCI + RENUNCIATION)

5. Documents for my wife (2 sets for all documents except the Cashier's check)

*** All same documents as for me in #2 plus the NAME CHANGE COURT ORDER for her

6. 1 PREPAID RETURN ENVELOPE FOR OCI

7. 1 PREPAID RETURN ENVELOPE FOR RENUNCIATION

**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****

# Can some please comment if I have missed something or if everything looks in order.

# Can # 6 and # 7 just be shipping labels or should they be actual envelopes?

# Should all these copies be self attested ?


Thanking you in Advance.

Sincerely,

PG

**** *Please note the indentation and spaces are lost after posting hence it looks all (numbers and alphabets) in one line.

[powerguru]

# Can # 6 and # 7 just be shipping labels or should they be actual envelopes? - THEY SHOULD BE ACTUAL ENVELOPES [FOR EXAMPLE FEDEX, WITH SELF ADDRESSED LABEL IN THE POUCH]

Jabali - Thanks for the reply.

Can someone also confirm if all these copies have to be self attested? and if this list looks good?

Thanking in advance,
PG

[ksr13]

Jabali - Thanks for the reply.

Can someone also confirm if all these copies have to be self attested? and if this list looks good?

Thanking in advance,
PG

Hello PG,
I am in the same situation now. I need to apply for oci + renunciation for both myself and for my wife. Your document checklist helps me. Did you send one cashier's check for
oci + renunciation for both you and your wife or you sent separate checks? Also, i am not clear about the return envelope with address in the pouch. Do we need to paste the
return shipping labels on the return envelope? Do we really need to send two return envelopes (one for oci and one for renunciation)?

Thanks

[kool_maverik]

I believe you only need one return envelope with a shipping label (UPS/Fedex) affixed on it.
All copies have to be self-attested.

Jabali - Thanks for the reply.

Can someone also confirm if all these copies have to be self attested? and if this list looks good?

Thanking in advance,
PG

[ksr13]

I believe you only need one return envelope with a shipping label (UPS/Fedex) affixed on it.
All copies have to be self-attested.

I am trying to generate a return shipping label from FedEx website. It asks for a Ship date and i am not sure if i can select any future date as we don't know when BLS will return the documents. Can you please tell me what you did for the Ship date in the return label?

Thanks in advance

[Shamantha Das]

I am trying to generate a return shipping label from FedEx website. It asks for a Ship date and i am not sure if i can select any future date as we don't know when BLS will return the documents. Can you please tell me what you did for the Ship date in the return label?

Thanks in advance

Hello,
I HAD selected like a month after FOR THE RETURN DATE , but really it doesnt matter, I had applied for OCI on OCT 8 received it on DEC 31, they lost return label, so had to create a new one later

AND I DID NT DO ANY SELF ATTESTATION