Urgent Help ..Renewed US Passport & OCI

[manavv 0]

Hello All,

Wish you all: Happy New Year

Need some help
For past 3+ years I am in India. I have been an OCI card holder since 2010. Presently I am 50 Years old. I have renewed my USA passport as the earlier passport expired. I have OCI details (Visa Page) attached to my earlier passport that is expired now.

Today I applied (Under Miscellaneous Service) to update the passport particulars.

 

Question(s)

(1) I need to travel to US, can I still travel while my online application is under processing

 

(2) Another thing I want to know my USA passport was expired on Jan-08-2020 and passport renewed on May-07-2021, hence a gap of around 1+ year. Do I need to fill any form to regularize this?

 

Appreciate your time  kind advise.

Edited January 9, 2023 by manavv

[Akipog 54]

I have OCI and it is is a separate card from the passport. Yours is a separate document right? There was an update and there is no longer a need to the reissuance of OCI card when a new passport is received. See here: https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/pages/NjI

 

(i) Mandatory requirement of re-issuance of an OCI card each time a new passport is issued to a foreigner up to 20 years of age and once after completing 50 years of age, is dispensed with;

 

Don't think there is any issue that your passport expired...

[manavv 0]

17 hours ago, Akipog said:

I have OCI and it is is a separate card from the passport. Yours is a separate document right? There was an update and there is no longer a need to the reissuance of OCI card when a new passport is received. See here: https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/pages/NjI

 

(i) Mandatory requirement of re-issuance of an OCI card each time a new passport is issued to a foreigner up to 20 years of age and once after completing 50 years of age, is dispensed with;

 

Don't think there is any issue that your passport expired...

Thanks for sharing your experience @Akipog. Yes I have OCI (U Visa Sticker pasted in old passport) . I have the OCI booklet other than that . This OCI Booklet also have the Old passport mentioned as it was issued at the time when that passport was good.

 

Yes