Filing Location:
United States of America : Houston
Service Order Form Completed Online Date:
01/31/2014
Application Delivered to Outsourcing Office Date:
02/03/2014
Application Assigned for Processing Date:
02/05/2014
Documents Received & Payment Processed Date:
02/07/2014
Acknowledgement Receipt Date:
02/11/2014
Application on Hold Date:
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Documents Preparing Date:
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Documents Prepared Date:
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Documents Dispatched to Consulate Date:
02/07/2014
Documents Received by Consulate Date:
02/11/2014
Pending Govt of India Approval Date:
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Photo/Signature at Mission Date:
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Registration Status Granted Date:
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Documents Printed Date:
03/05/2014
Documents Sent from India Date:
03/07/2014
Documents Received by Local Consulate Date:
03/11/2014
Package Acknowledged at Outsourcing Office Date:
03/11/2014
Indian Passport/PIO Requested by Consulate Date:
03/11/2014
Indian Passport/PIO Mailed to Consulate Date:
03/20/2014
Passport Prepared to Go to Consulate Date:
03/24/2014
Documents Dispatched from Outsourcing to Consulate Date:
03/24/2014
Waiting for Courier Pickup Date:
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Passport Mailed Out Date:
03/31/2014
Notes:
The application and approval process went well. Very satisfied with Consulate and MOIA's handling the entire process. The only disappointment was on the BLS handling. Their hand-off to and from consulate delayed the process by few days.
DO NOT USE BLS's pre-paid shipping service. It is a rip-off. At the beginning, I paid $28 for return, but BLS could not find my payment. They charged me again $28.00 (I had no other option other than flying to Houston to get my passport). In the end, they dispatch the documents via FEDEX Ground ($10.00).
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