OVERSEAS CITIZENSHIP OF INDIA - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES


 

STATUS OF THE APPLICATION

   
 

After receipt of the application in concerned office, a File (Acknowledgement) Number would be issued to the applicant by way of an acknowledgement. This would be communicated by e-mail.

  1. If there are any objections while processing the application, the same will be displayed on the Online Status Enquiry. The applicant may follow the instructions and send requisite documents to the Indian Mission/Office where he/she has applied quoting the File (Acknowledgement) Number.

  2. If the concerned officer seeks a personal interview, the date and time of the interview shall be sent by e-mail. The applicant may attend the interview along with the requisite particulars/documents.

  3. The applicant can verify the status of the application online on Online Status Enquiry by quoting the Registration Number or File (Acknowledgement) Number.

 

PROCEDURE FOR RECEIVING THE NEW SET OF OCI DOCUMENTS:

  1. The grant or otherwise of the service(s) sought shall be ordinarily decided in one month from the receipt of hard copy of the application. No fee shall be refunded if the requisite service(s) are not granted. Both the OCI registration certificate and visa shall be issued in respect of any or all services, except in the case of only change of address/occupation. Generally, the new OCI documents shall be issued only after cancellation of the old OCI documents.
     

  2. If the requisite service(s) have been granted, the applicant may contact the Indian Mission/Post/Office where he/she has applied for OCI registration after 10 days from the date of dispatch of documents from Delhi or any day after receipt of documents at the Mission/Post/Office, whichever is earlier. In case of applications filed in India, applicant should approach the concerned FRRO or the OCI Cell, Ministry of Home Affairs, Jaisalmer House, 26 Man Singh Road, New Delhi, as the case may be, in person or through authorized person.

  1. The applicant may submit the passport for pasting the new Visa.

  2. In case of re-issuance of OCI documents, the applicant may surrender the existing OCI registration certificate and produce the passport containing the existing visa for cancellation (in case the old passport has been surrendered, it need not be produced).

  3. In case of issuance of duplicate OCI documents for damaged documents, the applicant may surrender the damaged documents. In case only one OCI document had been lost, the other document shall be surrendered.

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Applicants may direct their queries in this regard to Consular Section:

CONS.CARACAS@MEA.GOV.IN