US Immigration from India

Hi, when I request an appointment for police clearance certificate in india... it's asking for prurpose. I'm conflicted about which option to choose. The pcc is for my parents for an immigrant visa as they would be moving here permanently.

Should I select option "immigration purposes other than citizenship" or "long term visa/stay"?

also do we need to get pcc from passport office or local police station?

Hello,

I am a US Citizen. I was born in India and became a naturalized US citizen in 2017. I have been traveling to India almost every year on Indian Visa. I got my Indian Visa renewed for 10 years in 2018 which is valid till 2028. I used to travel to India every year until Pandemic since Indian government invalidated the regular visas. However, due to the pandemic my standard regular Indian Visa was invalid, I ended up applying for my OCI card which I got it approved in May 2022. I used that to travel to India in Aug 2022.
Recently we moved to a different town and due to that moving process some of my documents are misplaced. One of them was my OCI Card, however, I do have my US Passport and in it my Indian Visa attached. According to my Indian Visa, it is still valid till 2028. So unlike the Passport renunciation process, my Indian Visa was not canceled or scratched out.

So, the question is - can I travel to India on this Indian Visa that is attached to my US Passport, even though I was approved my OCI Card? OR will I have to get my OCI card anyway before my India trip.
was thinking about requesting my new OCI card after I come back from India.

Any advice?

Thank you!

Regards,

Vedic

It looks like USCIS has added the ability to request appointments using a web-form rather than the call center to request appointments at field offices for ADIT stamps etc. This seems like a welcome move and hopefully leads to efficient appointments!

More information here: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-launches-online-appointment-request-form

After the change of systems in July 2023. Mumbai embassy is not responding to inquiries within specified time and not sending packet 4 instructions even a month after the case has been Ready at ceac website.

Has anyone had recent experience with wait times for a police clearance certificate(PCC) for India? My husband has gone through the required checks ,and has been waiting close to a month for the actual certificate to be issued. Would living in one state versus another have any effect?