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Indian Passport Renewal for Minor (Normal) - at Houston CGI - No update for past two weeks!
Hello friends, i have submitted the Passport renewal application for my Son (15 year old) for 10 years validity passport on Jan 12, 2022. Currently it is under process with Houston Embassy with the status in Govt website -> "we received the application along with fee details and the application is under review at embassy / consulate". The same status was shown for past two weeks. I reached out to Embassy / VFS last week and found that the Normal processing time is 3 weeks. They wanted me to wait until then.

i have below questions, could you please share your inputs / experiences for these questions.

1. when can i expect next update from Embassy.
2. Will they initiate "Police Verification" for minors also (with 15 years old - asking for 10 year valid passport) ?
3. How much total time it may take to complete this whole process and receive my sons passport.
4. I need renewed passport by Feb end, to file AOS (I485) for my son along with us. if i don't get the renewed passport by Mid of Feb, is it possible to cancel the whole renewal process and get my son's old passport back from embassy? If this is possible, how much time it will take to cancel the renewal process and get the old passport from Embassy? My son existing passport has validity until May 28, 2022. So i planned to use current passport for USCIS needs (485 filing / Biometrics / getting State ID as alternate id etc..). What is your expert advice on this. Sorry for asking too many questions,

Appreciate your guidance in this regard.

Also i feel nervous , feeling anxiety / stressed with this passport renewal process (i never felt like this during my H1 ext).

No Accountability from VFS,
No response from Embassy even you reach out to them by email / phone / twitter , I get only generic responses - not specific to the our application status,
Lot of Uncertainity about Police Verification process (simply asking applicant to talk to Local police if the verification is not done in 30 days) making applicant reponsible for completing the Police Verification process..
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Passport renew - Police inquiry
I submitted passport renewal for my son, and used 2 address:
1. Print Address - USA
2. Other Address: India

LIU (District Police), received the request for Police Inquiry, but "Police Station" (local PS) information is not showing to them in application. And they(LIU) were mentioning that your local PS might not have received the request. And until, LIU receives the request from the local police, they will not be able to submit police verification (PV) to passport office.

While providing India address (as other address), police station is mandatory, but not sure why this is not visible to LIU.

Did any one encounter similar situation? Any help/suggestion?
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Normal passport renewal - NY embassy/consulate
Freinds,

Below is my experience of getting my Indian passport renewed at the NY embassy/consulate.

12/28 - Got all paperwork done and notarized (where necessary)
12/29 - Dispatched documents to vfs via Fedex return service
12/30 - Checked Fedex package status on their website where it showed delivered
01/04 - Got text and email from vfs of receipt of documents and "under process" at New York and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making.
01/05 - Got text and email from vfs stating "Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the VFS India Consular application Centre and currently is ‘In-Transit‘ to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making."

No more updates from vfs, after this I used to login and check the "passport seva" website for updates
01/12 - Updated as "Application has been received and being reviewed"
01/18 - Updated as "Application has been reviewed and sent for printing"
01/19 - Updated as "Print for passport imitated"
01/20 - Updated as "Print for passport completed"
01/21 - Updated as "Passport has been handed over by the Embassy/Consulate to the OSP executive for further dispatch to the applicant." By evening I got an email and text from vfs of receipt of my passport and was given the Fedex return shipping tracking number.

Fedex shows the package will be delivered on 01/24 before 8 PM EST. Awaiting my passports (old & new).

Few points specific to my passport -

1. My passport was expiring in 06/22 so since I'm renewing before expiry there were no hassles with police verification
2. The address in my passport was the same Indian address as before (no changes)
3. No other changes or additions made to my new passport

My experience so far with the whole process has been excellent. The communication was seamless and regular keeping me at ease. There was no need to followup with anyone. Really impressed with the fantastic, seamless and excellent service provided by the Indian government.
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VFS, SF Experience
Dec 31st : VFS received Application and Under Process’ at San Francisco and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making.
Jan 4th : In Transit to Indian Embassy
Its been under review status on Government website since 1/10. Sent an email to embassy.. They responded that normal processing will take around 30 days excluding police verification(if required).
Feb 1st: Govt Website status : Print Initiated..
Feb 2nd: Govt Website status: Passport printed
Feb 3rd: Received shipment notification from FedEx
Feb 4th: Received Passport.

I think it is better to be mentally prepared to wait for 1 month after application is received by the consulate, if applied in normal processing. If there is any urgency better to apply in tatkal. Good luck everyone!!
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Indian passport
Hi all...I had sent my passport for reissue to Washington DC for normal process. Can I change my normal process to Tatkal ?
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Passport renewal SFO
My passport renewal application was shipped on Nov 30th 2021, Dec 2 passport was processed

Since Dec 4 my application is under review at the consulate, it’s already been 6 weeks.

What can I do at this point, I need to travel in Feb.
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Passport Renewal SFO normal processing
22-DEC Application filled, notarized and handovered to fedex
23-DEC Application reached to VFS SFO. Tracked via fedex
24,25,26 LONG WEEKEND
28 DEC Received email from VFS stating "We have ‘Received’ your Application and your application is now ‘Under Process’ at San Francisco and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making."
29 DEC Received email from VFS stating "Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the VFS India Consular application Centre and currently is ‘In-Transit‘ to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making."
31 DEC Tracked status on passport seva Indian website "Passport application is under review at Indian Embassy/Consulate"
2 JAN Tracked status on passport seva Indian website "Print has been initiated"
3 JAN Tracked status on passport seva Indian website "Passport print completed"
4 JAN Tracked status on passport seva Indian website "Passport is printed and will be delivered shortly."
7 JAN Received email from VFS "Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted."
10 JAN Received both old and new passports.

Key takeaways:

1. Three changes from old passport to new :
       Added wife name, updated Indian address, change of appearance
2. No police verification was requested.
3. I havent contacted vfs for updates (application process was fast I didnt have to reach them for updates).
4. Fedex tracking said "weekday delivery", so if you are on time crunch and hoping for passport to deliver on the weekend I would recommend otherwise.
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Passport Renewal - Atlanta - Normal
Process / Time :

18-Dec-21 to 19-Dec-21 : Prepare all documents as per VGF Guideline
20-Dec : make payment to VFS and print receipt
20-Dec- : got documents notarized

21-Dec : send documents to VFS

22-Dec [ Morning ] : documents reach to VFS
22-Dec [ Noon ] : VFS email :‘Under Process’ at Atlanta and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making.

23-Dec [ Morning ]: VFS Email : Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the VFS India Consular application Centre and currently is ‘In-Transit‘ to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making

23-Dec [ Late Evening 11 PM ] : Police verification Initiated [ auto generated email from passport office ]

24-Dec : in Morning , I casually checked status at passport portal and status was already : " Passport printed and will be dispatched shortly". it seems reached to 23rd Dec noon to embassy , verified and passport printed.

24-Dec to 26-Dec : Long weekend

27-Dec [ late noon ] : VFS Email : Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted. also status at passport portal was like : sent to OSP provider for further dispatch.

27-Dec [ late evening ] : VFS Email : Your document (s) is dispatched using the return label purchased or sent by you. If using VFS courier, please check for email from "[email protected]" for details

28-Dec [Noon] : both passport received.

Note :
- There was no change in passport at all.
- in online passport form , I opted 'Printed address' as of India just to have address proof of india however in new passport issue place is 'Atlanta'.
- other address details , I provided USA Address.
- there was no police verification done yet but passport received. there could be three reason
   - my Previous Police veri. must be cleared
   - since there is no address change , PV may not happen however system may generated auto email every time.
  - It may happen later as well.

I am planning to ask friend to visit Police station after 1 week and ensure they close file and issue clearance if at all received by them.
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Indian passport renewal - Normal - DC
Applied for passport renewal in normal mode at Washington DC. The status is stuck at "Passport application is under review at Indian Embassy/Consulate" for the past 4 weeks.
Is this normal? I emailed the embassy and unfortunately, there is no response. Anyone in a similar position? Is there any other way to reach them?
I live close to the city. Thinking to appear in person and check. Not sure it is even allowed now with the covid restrictions.
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Indian Passport Renewal - Tatkal - SF Consulate
Applied for renewal for my wife in Tatkal mode in SF consulate. We were going to India in 2 weeks and her passport was expiring in 5 months. Since she cannot reenter US without passport validity of minimum 6 months, we had to either renew in US or renew while in India. Unfortunately she did not have any address proof for her current address in India. So we decided to take a chance and apply in the US. We were residents of California but while renewing we were at Texas visiting a cousin. Did the whole process from there (got documents notarized from Texas notary. It didn't matter).

Nov 26, 2021 - Filled forms, opted for using VFS prepaid label (their service is good, standard one day Fedex shipping), used the label and dropped the package at Fedex. Missed the 6PM last pickup at Fedex. So it was set to be picked up and shipped the next day
Nov 29, 2021 - Package reached VFS.
Nov 30, 2021 - Was checking status in VFS website. They had updated that some documents are missing. 1) My wife was in F1 and we had sent visa copy as US status proof. But looks like for F1 students in OPT, EAD card copy also needs to be sent. 2) Had used federal tax return as US address proof. We hadn't signed the form as it was digitally filed. They had asked for it to be signed. Sent both the documents the same day with fastest shipping method (reaching next morning).
Dec 1, 2021 - Documents reached VFS. Later in the evening, status changed to application in transit to embassy.
Dec 2, 2021 - Status updated to application in processing at embassy. Started checking status in embassy website (https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in/ - choose country and then "Track Status" option) which was showing the same status.
Dec 6, 2021 (Monday) - By afternoon, status changed to "Print has been initiated"
Dec 7, 2021 - By afternoon, status changed to Passport printed
Dec 8, 2021 - Not sure if it was by evening on dec 7 or morning of dec 8, vfs website status updated to passport is in-transit back to them. After some time, status changed to passport is being shipped using label sent by you. Later that day, fedex picked up the passport.
Dec 9, 2021 - By afternoon, passport was delivered by Fedex to us
Dec 10, 2021 - We were able to make it to our flight to India :)
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