Visit the OCI website (see Resources) to check for updates. Document requirements change frequently.
Complete, print and sign the Online OCI Miscellaneous Form (see Resources). If a minor is to young to sign these forms, use a thumbprint that has been dipped in black ink instead.
Complete, print and sign the Online Order Form (see Resources).
Prepare two identical passport photos. Ensure that the photos meet ISO guidelines which require the photo to be in color, clear, and show a full front view of your face without glasses and eyes open. Photos must be 2 inches by 2 inches (51 mm by 51 mm).
Prepare your original US passport, your expired US passport that contains the OCI visa sticker and your original OCI card. You must send in all three original documents with your forms.
If applicable, make photocopies of your naturalization certificate or your parents' naturalization certificates.
Make a photocopy of a proof of address document, such as your driver's licence. The address must match the address on your OCI application. Cell phone bills, credit card statements, bank statements or leases are not acceptable forms of proof of residency.
If applicable, include photocopies of your name change documentation such as your marriage certificate, official court order or notarized letter.
Make photocopies of the information page of your old passport, your OCI registration certificate, and two copies of all other documents including forms. The copies do not need to be notarized but they do need to be signed and self-asserted by simply writing "this is a true copy of the original" on all copies.
Prepare a money order or a cashier's check for fees. Fees change regularly, so verify the cost (see Resources).
Prepare a prepaid and self-addressed return shipping label that will be provided so that your origional documents and your new OCI booklet can be returned to you.
Submit all completed and signed forms, photocopies, required origional documents, passport photos, and prepaid self-addressed return shipping label to Travisa India Outsourcing. The branch to which you will send your documents depends on your location so verify the address (see Resources).
