FOLLOWING IS THE PROCESS CONCERNING YOUR OCI APPLICATION SUBMITTED AT THE CONSULATE

1. PROCESSING TIME:

OCI Application Process takes 80 Days from the time the application is received at the consulate.

2. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS:

If any application/information is incomplete, we will contact you through Phone or email you had provided on the application. Otherwise applications will be processes.

3. OCI CARDS:

When the OCI cards are approves and printed in Delhi they will be sent to us in batches. We will publish the file numbers of the persons whose cards are ready on our website. http://www.cgisf.org/oc/granted_oci.html

Please Note - Reference or online registration number begins with "USASI......" (alphabetical I) and not "USAS1.." (numeric one). OCI File number will begin from "USAS0...." (numeric zero)

4. STATUS OF OCI APPLICATIONS AND OCI CARD:

We are unable to provide interim Status/Acknowledgement/File number to applicants as we are handling a very large number of applications. All applicant are requested to cooperate and refrain from interim status enquiries and calls. Any status enquiry will be accepted only after 6 weeks of submission of COMPLETE Application

5.ELIGIBILITY FOR FOREIGN BORN MINOR CHILDREN:

Foreign born minor children are nor eligible for OCI if both the parents are still Indian citizens.