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Experience with Indian Passport Renewal at Washington DC I sent in my passport to the Indian Embassy in Washington DC on October 15 for renewal but have still not received it (well over a month ago) -- my appointment date was October 20. I tried calling the Embassy numerous times (202-939-9888...

A follow-up question. If the priority dates are indeed applicable for my son, what would his priority date be, considering that he is my dependent ? Would it be the date my I-I40 application was filed (no labor certification b'cos of EB-1), -or- the date his I-485 was filed ? Thanks again!

Dear Gurus, My wife and I recently received our Green Cards, three long years after filing my I-140 through the EB-1 category. Now, here's the dilemma...we are still waiting for our baby son's I-485 approval. His I-485 was filed December 2004 and there was an RFE in July 2005 that we...

I had the same question regarding the "present residential address". I tried entering my US address but, as you probably figured out, the pull down menu in the on-line form does not have "United States" listed. So I ended up giving my Indian address. I guess this is to facilitate the Consulate...

Same Day Visas at Chennai Consulate ? Hi Folks, I have an appointment for a H1B visa at the Chennai Consulate in early October (am presently in the US and visiting India for a short duration to bring my family back). I understand that the Chennai Consulate does not return processed...

Thanks rg585 ! You are right. Even children below the age of 16 are required to register. We made some enquiries with local police stations in Visakhapatnam and found one that handles registration for foreigners. The police station confirmed that registration is required for children as well...

Folks, My 22 month old daughter who is a US citizen is presently visiting India with her mother. My daughter is a US citizen and she has a five year entry visa to visit India. She has been in India for well over 9 months and will be returning to the US soon. We recently learnt that she may be...

Thanks for the link, waitin_toolong ! I went through the passport application rules. And you are right...there appears to be no such rule requring a wife to adopt the husband's last name just so that the newborn can be issued a passport. It's just plain silly of the guy at the passport office to...

Folks, My wife has used her maiden name all along. We never felt the need to change her last name to mine. Her passports, previous visas, INS approval notices etc. all have her maiden name. Of course in all these documents, my name is also listed. For example, my name is listed in the...

Folks, I would like to book an appointment at the Chennai consulate to apply for a H1B visa for myself and H4 visas for my wife and newborn child. i.e., total of 3 visas including myself. I have a few questions: 1. I tried to setup an appointment on the "ttsvisas" webpage. On the "Petition...