Mistakenly added last name for parents Name in Passport renewals Application

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Hello, I also have same issue. I have filled the online application form in Indian Gov site and sent the documents to VFS for processing. In the application, i have mistakenly added last name to my Parents name, but in my old Passport, it has just the first names of my parents. Now i received email from VFS stating
“Please provide Parents passport copy (first&last info page) OR provide signed letter to Consulate General of India keep Parent’s name as Per Passport”

Could any one suggest me on below things

  1. is there any specific format for signed letter?
  2. the letter should be self attested OR notarized. It is specified signed but not self attested.
    please let me know your thoughts. I have 20 calendar days to submit the documents to for smooth application processing.
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Not need to get it notarized. Just write a letter, sign it and send.

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Hello Dinesh, I have made similar mistake and have to send a letter. In your case where you able to provide a signed letter and move forward on the process. If so can you share the letter format and did you upload it in the portal or sent a physical copy to consulate ?

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Hey,

  1. Parents’ passport : Name of the Mother& father listed on the application must match the passport data exactly. Please provide Parents passport copy (first&last info page) OR provide signed letter to Consulate General of India keep Parent’s name as Per Passport.
  2. Passport : Name of the applicant mentioned on the application form to be printed does not match with the passport. (Middle Name Missing) OR Please provide singed letter to Consulate General of India keep name as Per Passport.

I got these 2 issues on my passport. Should I send a letter signed by me for both the instances? If yes, what format of the letter should I follow for this? Any insights will be greatly appreciated!

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Hi, I’m in the same boat. Could you tell me if you sent the document by mail or uploaded online?

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Could you tell how you solved the problem.

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Hi @Diwedy - Could you please let me know if an affidavit is required when correcting the father’s name from FIRSTMIDDLE LAST to FIRST MIDDLE LAST i.e. adding a space in between the first and middle name? If so, how should the affidavit be provided, considering the parents are in India?

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Could you please confirm the consent letter format and whether u uploaded online?

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@Dineshkumar_M_S - I made the same mistake. How did you resolve this. If you sent a letter, can you please send me the format ?

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Can you please let us know the way forward

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For what it’s worth and in case it helps anyone else in future, this is the letter format I used (just a regular letter with signature; I also enclosed a printout of the email that had been sent to me, and a copy of the passport just in case):

To: The Consulate General of India, / VFS Global

Date: xxx xx, xxxx

Subject: Consent to restore parent names as per existing passport – ARN xx-xxxxxxxxxx

I, xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx, holder of Indian Passport No: xxxxxxxx, wish to clarify that the discrepancy in my father’s and mother’s name spelling in my current application (ARN xx-xxxxxxxxxx) was a clerical error.

I hereby give my full consent to restore and maintain the names of my father and mother exactly as they appear in my existing Indian passport (attached).

Name of father: xxxxxxxx
Name of mother: xxxxxxxxx

I do not wish to seek any correction or change to these names at this time.

Thank you,
signature
name
address

Sent it by FedEx using the same process as for the earlier mailing to them (bought a label, etc). It seems to have worked, i.e. I reached the next step where VFS sent the passport to the embassy.