Recent content by non_linear

Would you care to specify what issues you had when applying for a passport. Wonder what state you applied in ? For my father and I, it was such a straight forward process with the outsourced Passport Seva Kendra... Even before those, I had applied one for my grandmother about 15 years ago and it...

Are you guys giving a lot of personal info to strangers in India for the simple process of obtaining a PAN card, only because you don't have anyone trustworthy in India who could help you ? I have done it myself while was in India and it was pretty non time-consuming and painless. Just trying...

That's incorrect. You would pretty much not need the cancelled Indian Passport or Renunciation Cert. anymore. Only if your OCI is issued before June 1, 2010 do you need one of them for OCI re-issue. This is the not the case for you.

Incorrect. Any minor under 16 holding PIO or any visa does not have to register at the FRRO. In general from a cost and hassle perspective, PIO for minors has an edge over OCI. Now, anecdotally while we know that people have used expired US passport for those under 20 years with the OCI sticker...

Probably a new non-sensical BLS add-on requirement, just like their 2 copies required crap (which they themselves don't need when dropping off the forms). Might make sense to notarize since they mention it... but it was not a requirement until 3-4 months ago when I submitted an OCI for my minor...

Re-issue in usual parlance is new PIO card. It doesn't have to be re-issued with a new passport unlike a re-issued OCI outside of 20-49 years age bracket. From a cost perspective for minors OCI is not advantageous.

Notarization for #34 or that matter anywhere else on the form is not required at all.

Pretty much incorrect from several aspects. New PIO is not not needed in case of new Indian passport for any age - one can endorse the new PP # in the PIO though. For ages 20-50, a new OCI is not needed in case of new foreign passport, but has to be re-issued (with misc. fees ~ $30) with a new...

Intuitively you would think so but that's only partially true. Large offices (although not as large as NY, LA) such as San Jose, Seattle, and Cleveland are the top fastest (2.5 months). Smaller offices like San Antonio, TX etc. are worse (5 months). Got this data from a USCIS report.

Clearly without doubt your US residence.

You would want to know about where you are in the process and not where the application physically is (does not move out of the consulate/embassy BTW). If it says UNDER-PROCESS then MHA has acknowledged it (and it has gone out of BLS hands until it gets approved)- nothing you can do much but wait.

See response inline.

No one minor or adult should travel with Indian passport and green card after becoming a US citizen (naturalization or assertion of US citizenship with minor's US passport). Contrary to the myth that is floating, there is NO grace period to travel to India with an Indian passport after US...

It has only been four days. Wait for a week till you receive something in the mail. Else email rattanw@blsinternational.com

Nope, that's it. The mailing slip that you put on the outside of the envelope includes your passport number. This is private info which should not be out there in the public - well only if BLS could think professionally ! I made sure to remove that PP # with an Adobe Pro. (one can use any...