Could you please anyone here has encountered a situation where your full name is more than 20characters and VFS is complaining about it?

USA Indian Passport Renewal
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Hi,

I am trying to renew my Indian passport and while filling out the VFS application, I am getting error as my first name is more than 20characters. Did anyone face this issue?

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You might have to reach out to VFS for this as the limitation is on their site. They may ask you to shorten name to accommodate in this case. A pre-approval should work to avoid rejection of your application on this ground.

Your passport application should be fine as it allows 45 characters each for First + Middle Name (together 45 characters) and Surname.

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Thank you Diwedy for your help. Any suggestions on how to get the pre-approval. Either through email or phone? Which according to you is the preferred way?

Thanks,
Murali

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Please try all the means available, incl. Twitter. If they confirm something, that’s more than enough for your application to go through.

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Does the cover letter work around still work?

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Yes, it worked. Thanks