Renunciation Procedure using VFS

[Donald_Trump]

grrfromgk - Hope they put your documents in the right envelope. We already have a case of passport sent to wrong address for sinnerman26- https://www.immihelp.com/forum/india...o-wrong-person

Don't understand how and why VFS was given the contract again. Was there no evaluation at all by Indian government officials. VFS had the contract earlier (before CKGS) and VFS was known and notorious for mis-management and messing up applications and delivery. And hence the vendor was changed to CKGS. But then CKGS (Cox & Kings) founder did some fraud (Rs. 5500 crores) and hence contract was again handed back to VFS.

Also, had you sent Additional Particulars form as part of your renunciation application?

Finally I received email from VFS stating application has been processed and dispatched via courier ( yesterday), I sent UPS prepaid label but their email notification says dispatched via FedEx, and I don’t see any updates for my UPS tracking. I seriously wish they did not send my passport and surrender certificate to wrong person.

[grrfromgk]

thats great....when did vfs report it was sent to embassy? and did you send the additonal particulars form?

VFS sent my documents to embassy on last Friday and embassy took just a day and everything was sent back to VFS on Monday and yes I did send the additional particulars form though it did not made any sense for renunciation.

here are the high level timelines of my application

mailed my documents on 11/12 via overnight
received delivery confirmation from courier on 11/13
received initial notification email from VFS confirming they have received documents and under review on 12/01
received another confirmation email from VFS on 12/04 stating, application was sent to embassy.
received couple of notification emails from VFS on Monday 12/07 stating application has been processed by embassy and documents were enroute to VFs and finally dispatched conformation.

fingers crossed, I will keep you guys posted.

[we-shall-overcome]

Hi All

Anyone has OCI application experience?

If we pay via money order, we cannot buy shipping from VFS - how did you guys ship and share return shipping label? Where did you buy shipping from and how much did it cost?

Did you send a return shipping label for return of the US passport as well?

[Donald_Trump]

we-shall-overcome kiranboda ramaveda
Some good/positive news at least from VFS for me. Got notification from VFS that my application has been sent to Consulate. They (VFS) didn't ask for Additional Particulars Form.

My timeline so far
1. Sent packet via Fedex on 11/28 (Saturday)
2. As per tracking on Fedex, packet was delivered on 11/30
3. Received acknowledgment email from VFS on 12/5 that they recieved my application
4. Recieved notification today (12/9) that my application has been sent to Consulate for decision making

Keeping fingers crossed and hope VFS doesn't mess up from this point!

[kiranboda]

Anyone have a good story of receiving renunciation application back from San Francisco consulate? Wonder how long is the processing time there.

[grrfromgk]

VFS sent my documents to embassy on last Friday and embassy took just a day and everything was sent back to VFS on Monday and yes I did send the additional particulars form though it did not made any sense for renunciation.

here are the high level timelines of my application

mailed my documents on 11/12 via overnight
received delivery confirmation from courier on 11/13
received initial notification email from VFS confirming they have received documents and under review on 12/01
received another confirmation email from VFS on 12/04 stating, application was sent to embassy.
received couple of notification emails from VFS on Monday 12/07 stating application has been processed by embassy and documents were enroute to VFs and finally dispatched conformation.

fingers crossed, I will keep you guys posted.

still no luck with my package

[sksrinidhi]

I sent my documents to VFS at DC on last week of Nov. I got confirmation email from VFS and my application current status is Processed at ICAC and In transit to Embassy for decision Making.

[h1bmaintain]

Hi,
Just pay with credit card for all the fees. Ignore the money order.
you should then can print the labels. I also bought the money order, but paying credit card is much easier, as we can also buy the prepaid labels.

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Hi All

Anyone has OCI application experience?

If we pay via money order, we cannot buy shipping from VFS - how did you guys ship and share return shipping label? Where did you buy shipping from and how much did it cost?

Did you send a return shipping label for return of the US passport as well?

[h1bmaintain]

Hi Everyone,
I got the following message from VFS, applied for renunciation.

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Dear Applicant,

Your Application has been reviewed by the Consulate/Embassy name and is {ready for collection at the ICAC or will be dispatched within 24 business hours }.
Please ensure you bring requisite document to collect your application. ICAC will not be handing over the passport - if requisite documents required for collection are not produced"

Please note this is an auto - generated email. Kindly do not reply to this email.
Regards,
VFS Global

[kiranboda]

Hi Everyone,

My ordeal has finally come to an end. Received my passport back along with a printed "Surrender Certificate" today.

However, they didn't return the renunciation certificate that was filled out, instead got a "Surrender certificate" printed from the Consulate in SF that says passport has been surrendered. They also stamped my passport with a stamp to say "Cancelled due to acquiring US citizenship".

Does anyone else have a recent experience of having gotten this Surrender certificate? Do they not return renunciation certificate that we filled out?

I could care less about which one to use, but want to be sure I got the right one back

[grrfromgk]

Hi Everyone,

My ordeal has finally come to an end. Received my passport back along with a printed "Surrender Certificate" today.

However, they didn't return the renunciation certificate that was filled out, instead got a "Surrender certificate" printed from the Consulate in SF that says passport has been surrendered. They also stamped my passport with a stamp to say "Cancelled due to acquiring US citizenship".

Does anyone else have a recent experience of having gotten this Surrender certificate? Do they not return renunciation certificate that we filled out?

I could care less about which one to use, but want to be sure I got the right one back

congratulations Kiran.

[Donald_Trump]

kiranboda I am guessing that since you sent a hand written certificate, they were kind enough to print one themselves and sent it to you. Congrats btw!

[Donald_Trump]

VFS charges a sevice fee of 3.5% if credit card is used. This comes out to an extra $8+ for most services that I think has $175 fee by Consulates. But again, it's individual's choice and whatever feels convenient and easy for them.

Hi,
Just pay with credit card for all the fees. Ignore the money order.
you should then can print the labels. I also bought the money order, but paying credit card is much easier, as we can also buy the prepaid labels.
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[kiranboda]

One more thing to add, even though VFS made a fuss about missing the "additional particulars form", after a bit of protest from me, they forwarded to the embassy and it went through okay.

To follow-up further on the "surrender certificate", I sent an email to the Consulate in San Francisco asking them about the difference between it and "renunciation certificate".

Apparently, the process has now changed and they issue such printed "surrender certificates". Looks like they are just one and the same. That helps me quite a bit, as the VFS renunciation form was retarded in almost everything that I had to write with my chicken scratch all over the place.

My next ordeal for OCI card starts now. Bracing myself to get through that

If anyone has questions on Renunciation process/otherwise, please feel free to reach out.

[Donald_Trump]

With CKGS, you could do a Combo application for renunciation and OCI where you send the application together. Wonder why VFS doesn't have that option.