Thanks for your prompt responses @Anil.Gupta . Similar story here. Got police verification initiated email 2 days back and now today I got that my passport is in in transit back to me via FedEx
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I recently applied for my child’s passport as she had crossed 15. Got a notification that they have sent the application for police verification in India. Is this a standard practice? I have asked for Indian address (already in her current passport) to be printed in the renewed passport. Also, since we are in USA, what is police going to verify?
Regards,
Joy
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I am facing the same thing. Had applied for my kid’s passport with Indian address.
Someone from police station called up my relative in India (whose phone number I had mentioned in the form) asking for documents.
My relative stays in a different city and obviously cannot give any documents belonging to my kid. He conveyed the same to the police officer and the officer hung up after that. This happened last week and I’m still waiting for any status update or notification.
Not sure why they are doing these kinds of verification when the passport is clearly applied for an NRI and the person is not staying in India.
Also, there is no change in address from previous passport. And that too for a minor. Any thoughts or suggestions @Anil.Gupta
Hi, Looks like we are in the same situation. Did you get your renewed passport?
@anil_am22 Same issue with happened Yday Night got email of Police Verification, however UPS says it’s been dispatched. So I am not sure what’s the process. Yes we have given Indian Address since 10 Years back when passport renewed in Houston we have given same Indian address there is no change. However I applied in Tatkal process that’s the only difference. Today UPS is not updating anything in the website if the package is shipped or not. Any Idea?
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did you get any update ? did you receive the Passport ?
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No, if it’s Tatkal then this is happening someone did normal process they did not had issue.
Why do we put USA Address ? since we are citizens of India and it will ask Indian Address only since it’s recirecting to NRI form.
yes, I got the renewed passport in mail today, but not sure about the police verification email that I got yesterday, whether I need to take any action in this regard.
Thanks,
Mahesh
Looks My Passport also is on the way got message from UPS that it is arriving on Monday Morning…let’s see …will keep posted.
Ignore but just keep a word in India if they call or come.
My passport renewal is in progress at SFO Embassy. I got an email ‘Initiation of Police Verification Request…’. Someone from my local police station did visit my home within 2 days and asked to provide following:
- Application that my relative will present documents on my behalf (kind of coverletter with my signature)
- Passport pages (1st, last, Visa stamp, Entry and Exit stamps of recent India visit - luckily I took pictures of all pages before sending my current passport)
- Identification for my relative
Still awaiting update (almost a week) since I got the initial email.
Will keep everyone posted here.
Bottomline - police verification does happen.
Hope this helps.
All the best.
Today my wife passport came as verification and sms went to her brothers mobile in india with officer name and no update on ckgs site says under process at embassy…so what’s going on anyone know…
@anil_am22 Hi Anil, I applied for renewal of my son’s (minor, 10 year old) passport to Atlanta center. I received the new passport on 6th working day (on September 8th) after sending my application through UPS. The passport address is the same Indian address as it was before. But now someone from local police station (in India) is calling on my Indian mobile number (it is with my parents in India) asking for various documents, which even passport office didn’t ask for. He already verified my Indian address and asked my neighbors about us. I have contacted that person over phone and when I told him that my parents are old and they cannot visit police station to drop my documents, he told that he can pick those up from my parents’ house. My question is whether police verification is still needed after getting a minor’s passport one and half months ago? Waiting for your reply. Advance thanks.
Hello Raghu
I have a similar situation. My status shows that “Print has been initiated” while I have received an email regarding the “ Initiation of Police Verification Request”. Could you please share your experience.
I applied for renewal PP on 5th for my 6 yo son, I saw status changed to printing initiated and in parallel to that I received email for police verification. The address is locked and no one stays there. I am not sure what will happen. If police verification is adverse then PP will be revoked? Or we can still use it and then when we return to India we can re-initiate. Anyone has experience if they have received PP but police verification is adverse?
No you can’t put just US address, you need to supply the Indian address thats either new address or the one already printed on your current passport. Btw the process is not logical at all if someone is applying from different country & that to a renewal no matter adult or minor there should be no such physical verification requested at first as thats not possible OR they should clearly ask us to supply the information if verification can be done with relatives and neighbors. For now it seems the process is just a formality in case to catch a high profile edge case but surly they need a lot to improve on this process part
Hi @Rajesh_Ghotekar, I just got an email saying that police verification is initiated. But nobody is staying at my Indian address at the moment. What should I do in this case? Please help
When it happened to me , I emailed the verification documents to the sp office & the local/area police station email that you can find from the official website (not much use though but try)
I got lucky I was able to get hold of the local police station assigned officers Whatsapp through my friends help & he asked for the document images over Whatsapp for verification of my daughter n son. You need to figure out some workaround with your local area police station verification officer.
I got the police verification in India email as well (exactly one month after I applied
e.g. Aug 2022 in SFO office) and it showed my India Address as the permanent address which is weird since I never mentioned it as permanent address. I sent an enquiry by email and received response- “We understand that you are staying in the US for a long time, but please be informed that police verification is done for every customer who hold Indian passport”. But I received the passport in few days without doing anything. My brother at India address got a call from the police station afterwards about a month and half later. I travelled to India at the same time as well and provided copy of Aadhar card and a letter from village Mukhya. It was completed in about a week.
So, it seems they do police verification after sending the passport , just like Tatkal service. Not sure what will happen if police verification fails in India.
This did not happen last time when I renewed my passport in NYC 10 years ago. Possibly a newer process.
Welcome to illogical bureaucracy in modern India!
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