OCI in lieu of PIO Fees and minor age

[Des Pardes]

Hi all,

I noticed that there is $100 consular fee for OCI in lieu of PIO card. Wasn't that free of cost conversion?

When did they started charging for it?

Also, at what age a person is considered an adult? My younger son will be 20 next June. I would rather...

[itzamemari]

So I applied for OCI and renunciation separately on CKGS. Wasn't really sure how I managed that but I did. I got an update notice that my US passport is being sent back to me from CKGS in Chicago, but no update on my OCI card...how will I know I have received oci status? I went through the CKGS process...

[kachda]

Here are the steps to create digital photographs and signatures that helped us prepare the application as per requirement:

Steps:

A1. Scan the photograph and Signature

A2. Use http://www.idphoto4you.com/ to get the positioned photograph in JPEG
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[kachda]

Here are the steps that worked for us towards preparing photographs and signatures digitally to satisfy the application for OCI in lieu of PIO:

Steps:

A1. Scan the photograph and Signature

A2. Use http://www.idphoto4you.com/ to get the positioned photograph...