Indian Passport

Hello All,

Praise God! Shalom!

I thought of writing this experience regarding the Indian Passport Renewal at New York Consulate.

The process went very smooth. It took just 9 days for the overall process and to receive the Passport in hand.

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May 06, 2019 Monday 5:10 pm - Posted it at Fedex Office

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May 07, 2019 - Tuesday 04:28 pm
Application ‘Received’ by CKGS and 'Not Verified'

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May 08, 2019 - Wednesday 09:21 am
Application Verification is ‘Complete’. Processing of your application will continue.

The Consulate may request for further documents over and above those already submitted as per the Document Checklist.

Please continue tracking your application status online.

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May 08, 2019 - Wednesday 02:05 pm
Application is ‘Under Process’ at CKGS.

Please continue tracking your application status online.

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May 09, 2019 - Thursday 09:48 am
Application is 'In Transit' to the Consulate.

Please continue tracking your application status online.

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May 09, 2019 - Thursday 10:50 am
Application is 'Under Process' at Consulate for decision making.

Please continue tracking your application status online.

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May 13, 2019 - Monday 03:59 pm
Application 'Reviewed' by Consulate and ‘In Transit’ to CKGS Application Centre.
 
Please continue tracking your application status online.

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May 13, 2019 - Monday 04:00 pm
Passport ‘Received’ at the CKGS application centre and is at the ‘Sorting Facility’ where it is being processed for delivery.

Please continue tracking your application status online.

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May 14, 2019 - Tuesday 03:09 pm
Passport picked up by FedEx.

Your AWB Number is YYYYYYYYYYY

To track the ‘Progress of Your Shipment’, log onto the site of FedEx and enter your AWB Number.
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May 15, 2019 - Wednesday 11:21 am

Delivered the old and new passport at the door by Fedex

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Few lessons learned:
1. Forgot to print the shipping label when we reached the Fedex Office for posting. Then came back and printed the shipping label from the ckgs site.

2. For log in to check the status at https://passport.in.ckgs.us/myaccount, it is best to use Firefox browser.
Chrome and IE was having problems and it was not allowing to log in.

3. Credentials for log in to CKGS site was Reference Number from India Gov site, Passport num and Date of Birth.

Hope your processing also be fast and smooth.

Have a Good Day ahead!.

Thanks,
JosephTheDreamer