Passport Has Been Handed Over By the Embassy/Consulate - No police Verification/Printing Update

USA Indian Passport Renewal
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Hi,

My passport renewal application was submitted to the embassy at Houston on 28th April and I directly got a message on 11th May “Passport has been handed over by the embassy/consulate to the OSP executive for further dispatch to the applicant.”

There was no update regarding police verification/printing.

Is this normal or is it indicative of a mistake in the application? All along, the message from VFS said ‘Application has been processed at the VFS center and is submitted to the mission for decision making’

Thank you

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Yes. Had you tracked on Govt. Website, you would have seen the different stages being updated on it. You get message/email only for certain specific milestones.

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So is it a mistake that I have made so they are returning the passport? I thought they use a ‘hold’ or ‘invalid’ status. I missed 4 days of checking and they got the whole thing done?

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Nope. If there was any mistake, VFS would have reached out seeking information. Looks like your passport application is processed.

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Pankaj, thanks for that. Its incredibly expensive for the MEA to leave a chronological history of the process on the application tracking link.

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@Daru_P - What happened after this status? How soon you get the passport? Did police verification happen after that if yes then when? TIA

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Passport came in a couple of weeks. The police did not come, probably busy with covid duties at that time.

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Thanks, @Daru_P - Since my status is the same in the UK (me, my wife and kid all three passports) and no idea real status is as no PV happened so far. Hoping for the best!

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I received my passports too… so after this status, it took 3 to 4 days.

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HI, Nishant you got your Indian passports back from the High Commission of India (London) after the last online status was generated? “Passport has been handed over by the Embassy/Consulate to the OSP executive for further dispatch* to the applicant.”
I m also waiting after the online status is showing this since Friday (last week).

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It took almost 8-10 days including weekend…

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Ok. So now it’s between the applicant and the delivery partner company, the role of the High Commission of India (London) is over. Due diligence is very much anticipated in this phase.
Thanks for the update.

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My passport renewal application was submitted to the embassy in Chicago on 27th September 2023 and I directly got a message on 12th October “Passport has been handed over by the embassy/consulate to the OSP executive for further dispatch to the applicant.”

Yesterday, I got an email for police verification, my parents went to verify so they needed a colored old passport copy and an H1B document, they will submit the document in the India IST time zone today.
Earlier VFS contacted for some other document for my address proof, before sending it to the embassy/consulate.

Do I need to worry about anything?

Thank You!!

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Hi @Dhwani_Patel , I am also in the same situation, Just today ( Nov-2-2023)saw the status update on indian gov website as “Passport has been handed over by the embassy/consulate to the OSP executive for further dispatch to the applicant.” I also received an email stating police verification has been initiated and we are requested to get in touch with respective police office if verification is not done in three weeks. ( Does it mean Police will call and verify or we should go inperson ).

When exactly did you received your passport after this status ? Any reply will be helpfull for me to track my status

Thank you !!

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Hi @kunjanguha , I notice that our comments align as of today, February 12, 2024. Can you pl. share an update on the Police Verification process and how long it took to receive your passport? Thank You!

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Dears,

I am also getting the same status (Passport has been handed over by the embassy/consulate to the OSP executive for further dispatch to the applicant). And since there is no police verification, can anyone tell me how many days will it take for me to get my passport in this status?

Thanks for your cooperation.

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Is OSP basically VFS?