Sharing my 2024 Indian Passport Renewal experience in US (Atlanta Consulate)
Scenario:
Renewal of regular Adult passport due to expire in May 2024
Changes/Updates in passport:
Change in appearance, ECR to non-ECR, addition of spouse name
Documents:
Prepared documents as per VFS checklist. Notarized the documents as mentioned in checklist (did it free of cost from a Public library)
ECR to non-ECR proof provided – Income tax proof from last financial year, Engineering Degree Passing certificate,
Spouse name addition proof provided – Notarized Marriage Certificate, Spouse passport copy
Timeline:
5th Jan 2024 (Friday):
-Dropped off the package at UPS facility
9th Jan 2024 (Tuesday):
-VFS email notification - We have ‘Received’ your Application and your application is now ‘Under Process’ at Atlanta and will be submitted to the Mission for decision making.
10th Jan 2024 (Wednesday):
-Your Application has been ‘Processed’ at the VFS India Consular application Centre and currently is ‘In-Transit‘ to the Embassy of India/Consulate General of India for decision making.
11th Jan 2024 (Thursday):
-VFS email notification - Your Application has been reviewed by the Embassy of India/ Consulate General of India & will be dispatched using the courier service you had opted.
-Received email from Passport India regarding Initiation of Police Verification
12th Jan 2024 (Friday):
-VFS email notification - Your document (s) is dispatched using the return label purchased or sent by you. If using VFS courier, please check for email from “pkginfo@ups.com” for details.
13th Jan 2024 (Saturday):
-New passport delivered along with old cancelled passport
Jan 2nd week – Jan 4th week 2024:
-Sibling visited local police station to complete formalities. Provided the documents as they requested. (Delay occurred due to police on bandobast duties)
Feb 1st week 2024:
-Sibling visited local Police Station and confirmed that police verification for passport renewal is completed.
Hope this helps people preparing for Indian passport renewal this year !