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Tatkal Passport reissuance experience at CGI San Francisco - helpful tips, hints!
Hello - sharing my recent experience with renewing my valid passport (about to expire in Jul'24) under Tatkal at CGI San Francisco in case folks find it helpful!
12/20/2023 - I submitted the completed application to VFS via UPS courier.
12/21/2023 - VFS received completed application, email acknowledgement from VFS received.
12/23/2023 - Received email notification asking to upload latest digital photo via VFS website.
12/23/2023 - I uploaded the recent digital photo on VFS website promptly and assumed VFS will update my application - BUT TURNS OUT THEY DID NOT.
01/04/2024 - I called VFS and enquired re: the status of my application. They had not attached my new digital photo to the application. Asked them to escalate the case, and within couple of hours, received notification that my application was now completed, and submitted to the CGI San Francisco.
01/06/2024 - Received notification that Police Verification has been initiated. My father (living in India) contacted the concerned Police Station immediately and shared all the documents with them for speedy approval. However, police verification remained in pending status for 10 days.
All this while - I was checking status daily on the VFS website and calling the VFS number - they did not have any updates and just assured me that 'passport will come soon'.
01/17/2024 - I finally decided to contact the CGI SF directly via email and phone - and surprisingly - they replied promptly within an hour! They confirmed that Pre PV had been initiated on my Tatkal application since no earlier PV report was available. However, they agreed to convert my application to POST PV since I had applied in Tatkaal, and the status has now updated to 'Passport is printed and will be delivered shortly.'. Keeping fingers crossed that I receive it soon.
Kudos to the Consul, Passport at CGI SF for helping expedite my application and responding very promptly via email and phone! They are very helpful and can be reached at [email protected] and *** 415483 6629. I am posting these details because many of the phone numbers on the CGI SF website don't seem to work.
HELPFUL TIP!!!
Another useful thing I found via Reddit was the ability to see detailed tracking status on the Passport Seva website. Note that this option only works on this link: https://portal3.passportindia.gov.in/Online/index.html.
Once you have entered your ARN etc, before clicking on 'Track your Application' button, right click and select 'Inspect' - a detailed screen will open up in your browser. With that screen open, click on 'Track your application' and then navigate to the 'Network' tab in the detailed screen and lookout for a Tracking file - that file has much more detailed status updates with date-stamps vs what is provided on the website. Incredibly useful hack, but I wish Passport Seva Website provided these detailed status updates readily instead of requiring users to hack it like this.
12/20/2023 - I submitted the completed application to VFS via UPS courier.
12/21/2023 - VFS received completed application, email acknowledgement from VFS received.
12/23/2023 - Received email notification asking to upload latest digital photo via VFS website.
12/23/2023 - I uploaded the recent digital photo on VFS website promptly and assumed VFS will update my application - BUT TURNS OUT THEY DID NOT.
01/04/2024 - I called VFS and enquired re: the status of my application. They had not attached my new digital photo to the application. Asked them to escalate the case, and within couple of hours, received notification that my application was now completed, and submitted to the CGI San Francisco.
01/06/2024 - Received notification that Police Verification has been initiated. My father (living in India) contacted the concerned Police Station immediately and shared all the documents with them for speedy approval. However, police verification remained in pending status for 10 days.
All this while - I was checking status daily on the VFS website and calling the VFS number - they did not have any updates and just assured me that 'passport will come soon'.
01/17/2024 - I finally decided to contact the CGI SF directly via email and phone - and surprisingly - they replied promptly within an hour! They confirmed that Pre PV had been initiated on my Tatkal application since no earlier PV report was available. However, they agreed to convert my application to POST PV since I had applied in Tatkaal, and the status has now updated to 'Passport is printed and will be delivered shortly.'. Keeping fingers crossed that I receive it soon.
Kudos to the Consul, Passport at CGI SF for helping expedite my application and responding very promptly via email and phone! They are very helpful and can be reached at [email protected] and *** 415483 6629. I am posting these details because many of the phone numbers on the CGI SF website don't seem to work.
HELPFUL TIP!!!
Another useful thing I found via Reddit was the ability to see detailed tracking status on the Passport Seva website. Note that this option only works on this link: https://portal3.passportindia.gov.in/Online/index.html.
Once you have entered your ARN etc, before clicking on 'Track your Application' button, right click and select 'Inspect' - a detailed screen will open up in your browser. With that screen open, click on 'Track your application' and then navigate to the 'Network' tab in the detailed screen and lookout for a Tracking file - that file has much more detailed status updates with date-stamps vs what is provided on the website. Incredibly useful hack, but I wish Passport Seva Website provided these detailed status updates readily instead of requiring users to hack it like this.
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