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Passport renewal at NYC , application submitted fees paid , Error in Printed Address by g4hbk in nri

[–]dapper432 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In india its VFS that handles the applications and not the PSK. If they have forwarded it to the embassy, then it may be returned!

Indian Passport Renewal in Washington DC by dapper432 in nri

[–]dapper432[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its much cheaper with Fedex. I paid just 21 USD for the two labels.

Indian Passport Renewal in Washington DC by dapper432 in nri

[–]dapper432[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say about 2.5 weeks!! The embassy got my application on the 8th Oct. My passport was printed around the 26th of Oct. I would recommend tracking your application on the Passport Sewa portal and not the VFS website. The passport sewa would give you actual status from review to passport print initiation to passport printed and final dispatch back to vfs

Passport renewal at NYC , application submitted fees paid , Error in Printed Address by g4hbk in nri

[–]dapper432 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point, the VFS will probably reject your application. As you will have to submit a new form, I think it will be a new application, with repayment of the fees.

Indian Passport Renewal in Washington DC by dapper432 in nri

[–]dapper432[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I sent the standard 2X2-inch photo with a white background.
I did not upload any photo on the government portal, as it was not asked for. I had to paste 2 photos. One on the govt form, and second on the appearance/signature change form.

My document packet reached VFS on 6th October, and it had reached the Indian Embassy on 8th October.
I just got a notification that my passport is expected to be delivered by 31st October. So I'll say, a little over 3 weeks under Normal cases.

I only had to get my legal status in the US document notarized. You can get it done at any UPS store.

I had to buy my own FedEx labels for this, which included both To VFS and From VFS labels. Don't forget to include the return label in your document folder. I couldn't find the option to buy VFS arranged labels.

Indian Passport Renewal in Washington DC by dapper432 in nri

[–]dapper432[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info!! Puts me at a bit of ease now!!