Indian Passport

Going through the SFO embassy for passport renewal and changing my address from an Indian one to my current residence in the US. 2-3 days ago the status on passportindia.gov.in changed from "Your application has reached at the Embassy/Consulate and is currently under review process" to " Print has been initiated for passport". However, VFS continued to show passport is under review at the embassy.

Then today I got an email titled "Initiation of Police Verification Request(s) for your Passport Application". Now I am confused which status is true - is the passport getting printed or not? I assumed they were skipping the police verification because I had provided enough address proof for my US residence and going straight to printing it.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Hi all! I will be sending my application out tomorrow.

This question might sound lame, but am I required to send my original passport along with the application packet?
I have chosen the VFS courier option - so through FedEx.

Any other recommendations for sending application are welcome.

Thanks so much!

This forum was very helpful, sharing my experience.
Changes in Passport: Adding Spouse name & Address change

14-Feb : FEDEX : Application Package delivered to VFS
16-Feb : VFS : Application received (Seems like they open the package after 2 days from delivery)
17-Feb : VFS : Application ‘Under Process’ at Houston and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making.
18-Feb : VFS : Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the VFS and currently is ‘In-Transit‘ to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making.
18-Feb : VFS : Application submitted to Embassy
18-Feb : EMBASSY : Application received by Embassy and will be reviewed.
22-Feb : EMBASSY : Application under review
25-Feb : EMBASSY : Print initiated
28-Feb : EMBASSY : Print has been completed
02-March : EMBASSY : "Passport has been handed over by the Embassy/Consulate to the OSP executive for further dispatch to the applicant.
02-March : VFS : Application has been reviewed by the Embassy & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted."
03-March : FEDEX : Got email notification from Fedex - VFS created return label for overnight delivery
03-March : FEDEX : Got email notification from Fedex - Shipment was tendered to FedEx
04-March : : Received new and old passport

02/10 - VFS received Documents
02/11 - Additional documents requested had missed AFFIDAVIT FOR CHANGE IN APPEARANCE AND SIGNATURE, sent same day
02/15 - Additional documents received by VFS
02/16 - processed and sent to Indian Embassy
02/22 - Print has been initiated for passport.
03/07 - Passport has been printed.
03/09 - Passport is printed and will be delivered shortly.
03/11 - Passport has been handed over by the Embassy/Consulate to the OSP executive for further dispatch to the applicant.
03/14 - Received both old and new passports

Note: there was no police verification sent and no change in Indian address

Not opted for additional SMS tracking. Sent documents on 02/19 via Fedex.
02/21 VFS received the Fedex package.
02/23 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 (VFS status )
02/24 Your application has reached at the Embassy/Consulate and is currently under review process (VFS status)
02/24 Print has been initiated for passport.(GOV site)
02/24 Passport has been printed.(GOV site)
02/25 Police verification email
02/25 Passport is printed and will be delivered shortly. (GOV site)
02/25 Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted.(VFS)
02/28 India Police verification done. Constable called before he came. My cousin attended him when he arrived my home.
            Shown the proofs of Aadhar and my Passport copy on his mobile. Constable did some notes and left.
02/28 Email - TrackingUpdates from Fedex with tracking number. No change in the status in VFS/GOV site.
02/28 Evening - Passport has been handed over by the Embassy/Consulate to the OSP executive for further dispatch to the applicant.(GOV)
02/28 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.
If you have used your prepaid label then track the status via the website of the concerned service provider.
Note: Information is printed on the documents as what you have filled while completing the online Form on the Government Portal.
If you have made mistakes while filling up the Govt. form then VFS Indian Consular application Centres wont be in a position to assist.
To get the corrections done, you should contact the Embassy of India or its Consulate directly based on your Consular Jurisdiction.
Customer Experience: VFS Global is committed to delivering a world-class experience and welcomes your valuable feedback. (VFS status)
03/01 Fedex delivered the passport to home.

I have submitted my passport renewal on 1/14/2022
1/28/2022 application reached Embassy
2/15/2022 Initiated police verification
2/25/2022 Parents in India went to police station and gave all the documents
3/1/2022 I checked Passport sev Kendra site . It shows "Passport application is under review at Regional Passport Office."
                Sent email to [email protected] but no response.
Did anyone had a similar experience?

Hi,

I have applied Passport Renewal - Tatkal in Houston Location. and it says "Your application has reached at the Embassy/Consulate and is currently under review process" and it remains in the same status for more than 10 days.

I am bit concerned about the delay. Did anyone face similar issue. ?

Please do let me know how long does it take for the status change and if it is further delayed what should be the next steps.

Hello,

I have applied under tatkal process, and my current status is showing that. "Passport application is under review at Indian Embassy/Consulate."

When I can expect my reissuance passport if i had applied in tatkal process with extra fees.

Thanks, and appreciate your response

Ashish

Feb 01, 2022, 6:00pm - Sent all the required documents through FedEx using VFS prepaid shipping labels

Feb 02, 2022, 2:30pm - Got an email from VFS saying "We have ‘Received’ your Application and your application is now ‘Under Process’ at Houston and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making."

Feb 03 - Feb 08, 2022- I kept checking the status using VFS tracking page and it said "Your application is being reviewed/ in-process" (Not exact words but in similar lines saying it is under processing)

Feb 08, 2022, 7:41pm - Got another email from VFS saying "Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted."

Then I immediately went to passportindia.gov.in website to check the status and it said "Passport has been handed over by the Embassy/Consulate to the OSP executive for further dispatch to the applicant."

Feb 09, 2022 10:14 am - Got an email notification from FedEx that VFS created the return label with overnight delivery to send the passport back.

Feb 09, 2022 5:46 pm - Got an email notification that FedEx received the package from VFS - "This shipment was tendered to FedEx Express on 02/09/2022."

Feb 10, 2022 9:48 am - Got an email notification that FedEx delivered the package at my place.

PS: There was change in my Indian address. Glad everything went well. I should have monitored passportIndia.gov.in to track the status which I'm assume would have given more frequent updates than VFS.

Hi,

I applied for my passport renewal 1/12/2022 to VFS and they sent it to embassy on 1/18/2022. I raised a PRAMIT request to get status and they responded with

"Your application is under last stage of administrative process at the Consulate.

This procedure takes time. Hence, the processing time is longer than usual. "

any one having similar experience ? Whats normal time ti takes. My wife who applied with me got her passport in 10 days, I am a bit concerned