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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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The
applicant may submit the passport for pasting the new Visa.
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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).
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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
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