Apply for Entry Visa before getting US PP?

[nanu45]

I got scheduled for Oath ceremony on 24th Sep and travelling to India on 1st Nov.
So going to apply for Entry Visa but do not have much time to get US PP and India Visa.

After going thr' Indian Consulate SFO website for Entry Visa requirement.....they need copy of GC/Naturalization Certificate etc. but no mention of US PP.

So I wanted to know could we apply for Visa right after Oath ceremony
(i.e. after getting Naturalization Certificate)

I am not sure they stamp the Visa on Indian PP or US PP?

Thanks is advance for any inputs....

 

[gc4us]

nanu,
For any Visa application to travel to India, one should have a passport of current nationality. In your case, you will need to have US PP after the naturalization ceremony is done. Without that the Indian consulate will not have a document to affix the visa. What you are referring to is probably additional documents for proof of US citizenship and documents to show your status before citizenship.

If you are short on time, immediately after your oath ceremony, you can get expedited passport directly from the passport agency in your region. Do a google for passport agency in your area. You can also search other forums in this site for this topic. If I am not mistaken, you should go to that office (Passport Agency) in person (sometimes appt might be required) and be able to get on in a day or two, if you have a travel date within 15 days or so - itinerary should serve as proof.

Once you get your US PP, you can apply for Entry Visa through https://indiavisa.travisaoutsourcing.com/site-feedback?jurisdiction=San+Francisco

When you apply for your entry visa, you will also be doing your "Indian Citizenship Renunciation" by filling our a form to get a Surrender Certificate.

Good luck

 

[nanu45]

Thanks a lot gc4us....
So Indian Visa would be affixed on US PP.....correct? I know its common sense.......but indian consulate website makes it so confusing.....so just wanted to make sure
Another doubt I have-
1. I have Oath ceremony early morning......is it possible that same day afternoon I could go to US Passport Agency for expedited processing?
2. Any idea about how long it takes to get Indian Entry Visa? Nowadays its not just getting Entry Visa but we have to renounce Indian citizenship at the same time.....so wondering how long whole process would take?

Thanks again.....

 

[gc4us]

Nanu,
For expedited passport processing, please check
http://travel.state.gov/passport/npic/agencies/agencies_900.html
http://travel.state.gov/passport/hurry/hurry_831.html
http://travel.state.gov/passport/faq/faq_1741.html
You might want to prepare some docs to show that you need the passport on an expedited basis (Trip to India for which VISA application processing takes time).

Get in touch with them and have the paperwork ready. You should be able to get it on the same day (depending on appointments and availability) or you might get it in one or two days.

Once this is done, you should apply for Entry visa using the Travisa outsourcing link (https://indiavisa.travisaoutsourcing.com/site-feedback?jurisdiction=San+Francisco) that you find in the SFO CGI site. My guess is that you should get the Entry visa in a week's time. Again, you need to check with the Travisa folks in your local region about this as they have a better idea of processing times.

Renouncing Indian citizenship is not a big ceremony.... You will have to fill out the "Surrender Certificate/Renounciation Form" with supporting documents and the latest fees and hand it over to Travisa when submitting your Entry Visa application. The requirements for applying Visa and Renouncing Indian citizenship can be found by filling out some details in https://indiavisa.travisaoutsourcing.com/guidelines. You should pick "Entry Visa" for the "Visa Type" question.

Travisa will take care of getting your Indian passport cancelled as part of your Entry Visa application. This is how it was done for me (Washington DC). You can check with Travisa in SFO about this as well.... just to check if they have different rules.....
"Consistency Across The Board" is not a term that our consulates and related offices like much
"Confusion Across The Board" appears to be the motto

Good luck,