Status Update:

• Check your application status with more details including timeline below using your Application Number (NZLA________) and passport number.
• Timeframe shown are indicative only.

• Alternatively, if your details are not found above, you may check the national OCI portal at https://ociservices.gov.in/statusEnqury for updates.
• Kindly note that there is no urgent or fast track service for OCI. In case of an emergency, please apply for relevant visa.  
  

• OCI applications received with complete documentation will be acknowledged within 10–15 working days.
  
• After acknowledgement, the standard indicative processing time is approximately 45 working days from the date of acknowledgement, as there is a fixed application processing time by authorities in India for all applications.
  
• Spouse-based OCI applications may take considerably longer, and no fixed timeframe can be given for such cases.
  
• All applicants are strongly advised to make travel plans and bookings only after the OCI card has been issued, as no urgent/tatkal service is available. If travel is urgently required while your application is being processed, you may apply for a visa in the interim.

Processing Time:

• All applicants are strongly advised to make travel plans and bookings only after the OCI card has been issued, as no urgent/tatkal service is available. If travel is urgently required while your application is being processed, you may apply for a visa in the interim.