Your OCI card application, without the guesswork

Nothing right now — OCI Guide is free during launch. You answer the interview, see your plan preview, and unlock the full workflow without paying or entering a card.

The complete guided workflow for one applicant: 14 steps in dependency order, your personalized document checklist with self-attest / notarize / apostille tags, apostille routing for your state, photo and signature specs, the portal walkthrough, prefilled consent letter / undertaking / affidavit PDFs, VFS payment tracking, the pre-mail packet audit, and shipment tracking until your card arrives.

Every plan starts with a case review step, so you can spot a mismatch before investing time. And since the workflow is free during launch, there's nothing to refund — if something looks off, tell us through the contact form on your application page and we'll fix the guidance.

No. OCI Guide is guided self-serve — you fill in the government portal and mail your own packet. You stay in control of every step; we make sure you do each one correctly.

No — OCI Guide never receives your photos or signatures. The photo step includes a resizer that runs entirely in your browser: it crops and resizes your image to the portal's 2 × 2 inch photo or 3.5 × 1.5 inch signature specs, checks the 10 KB – 1 MB file-size limit, and lets you download the result. The file never leaves your device.

The United States, with detailed apostille instructions for California, New York, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, Washington, Florida, and Georgia. UK, Canada, and Australia modules are on the way; applicants elsewhere get generic guidance based on Hague apostille or consular legalization rules.

Any question you answer "not sure" to becomes a verification task in your checklist. The interview never guesses — it flags what you need to confirm before moving on.

It depends on your case. Most applicants need a current passport, proof of Indian origin, address proof, and a photo and signature that meet the portal specs. Former Indian citizens also need a surrender certificate; minors born in the USA need an apostilled birth certificate and both parents' documents; spouses need an apostilled marriage certificate. Your workflow lists the exact documents for your case — see the OCI documents checklist for the general picture.

Yes — minors get their own OCI card, and a minor born in the USA is one of the most common cases. Both parents sign the parental authorization, the birth certificate usually needs an apostille, and a baby who cannot sign uses a thumb impression instead of a signature. The interview has a dedicated path for minor children, including newborns.

The government fees in the USA are $275 per adult applicant, plus a $3 ICWF fee and a VFS service fee of about $19, paid to VFS Global — those go to the government and VFS, not to us. Processing typically takes about 4 to 8 weeks once VFS receives a complete packet. OCI Guide itself is free during launch.

A 2 × 2 inch photo on a white background, uploaded as a JPEG that meets the portal's size limits, plus a signature image in a 3.5 × 1.5 inch ratio. Babies who cannot sign use a thumb impression. The workflow's photo step checks your files against the exact specs in your browser before you upload anything to the government portal.