OCI - CKGS & GOI Contradiction
OCI process require some online work to be done on website of both Govt of India and outsourced vendor CKGS.
Then documents are to be sent to CKGS who are gatekeeper for verifying before forwardibg it to GoI.
So you need to pass CKGS checkpoint before actual work can even get started on your application.
CKGS have 5 page long instructions just on Photographs (YES, five pages long)
With strict warning that those out of compliance will be rejected.
Background Color
As per CKGS, you CAN NOT use passport picture that is identicle to what is on your passport (logic? Mera Bharat Mahan)
It specifies that background has to be WHITE color.
They receive the actual paper photograph as part of the paper application.
This photograph has to be same as one uploaded on GoI website as party of GoI part of the unnecessarily convoluted process.
GoI part of application state sthat Phot background CAN NOT be WHITE.
So how are other people handling this conflict?
Related query:
Parent cannot sign on behlaf of mionr child.
CKGS insist on left thumb impression of baby girl.
GoI insust on right thumb impression of baby girl
How are people handling this contradiction?
Does it even matter?
One friend said that when he applied for his kid, child was in India.
So he used his cat. May be he was kidding.
But how do you comply with contradicting rules if you knowingly dont want to break any idiotic rules?