How Long Does It Take to Get an OCI Card?

PD Posted by: Priya Desai
• 13 June, 2025
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Hi, is there anybody who recently applied for an OCI Card, specifically in the last 12 months, and received it? Can you please tell me how long it took you to receive the card from the time you mailed your application? Also, please mention the mission in the us or elsewhere where you sent your application.
Tags : OCI card processing time, OCI card timeline, OCI card approval time

  • Vikram Singh 30 July, 2025

    For the OCI conversion or renewal application, you will need to wait for around 2-3 weeks. If all the details you have entered are correct with all the documents, then you will get your OCI renewal or conversion OCI card within the given time.

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      Nivedita Rane 06 August, 2025

      I have filed my OCI application from the OCI services website by entering all the essential information, with all the supporting documents. After that, I have paid all the fees for my OCI application and booked an online appointment to submit my OCI application. So I visited the appointment centre with all the documents and the OCI application, and submitted it successfully. For my OCI application, I waited about 5-6 weeks for the processing of my OCI card.

  • Devansh Kapoor 22 July, 2025

    The processing time for the OCI re-issue or updation application is 6-7 weeks. However, if there are wrong or incorrect documents, then your application will take some time in the process. If all the documents and details in the OCI application are correct, then you will get your OCI application within the given processing time.

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      Jessica Holsman 20 August, 2025

      I have filed an online application with the official OCI services website and submitted all the documents and filled out the correct information in the online application. For my OCI card processing, I have waited for 6 weeks because the last application submission took more time then as usual. But in the end, I safely got my OCI card.

  • Sakshi Chhabra 15 July, 2025

    The processing time for the new, fresh OCI application is about 5-6 weeks. However, it is upon the OCI application details. If the applicant has provided all the correct details, then you will receive your OCI application on time, and if the details in the application form are incorrect or you forgot to attach some supporting documents, then your application will be delayed or it can be rejected due to a lack of supporting docuemnts and you will need to re-apply for an OCI card application with correct details and all supporting documents.

  • Yash Khater 08 July, 2025

    You will get your OCI card in 5-6 weeks if all the information and documents are correct. And for the OCI miscellaneous application, you have to wait approximately 6-7 weeks for the processing of your OCI card. However, the processing time also depends on the application. If you have entered the wrong details or uploaded incorrect documents, then your application can be delayed or rejected due to falsified documents or incorrect information in the application.

  • Avni Rawal 06 July, 2025

    Overseas citizenship of India is a permanent resident document which allows people of Indian origin to live, work, or stay in Indian for an indefinite time without reporting to the local police to authorities for the duration of stay. To apply for an OCI card, you need to visit the OCI services website and apply for a ‘Fresh OCI application’ and fill in all the details, and upload all the documents. The new OCI application will take about 5-6 weeks for processing, and the OCI application for re-issuance/updation will take around 6-7 weeks for processing.

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