CKGS out of business, passport stuck with UPS

[amartya00]

Hello,

I recently shipped my passport with CKGS to the New York CKGS center. They provided me a shipping label, in which they were the both the shipper and the receiver. After the package was shipped, UPS updated me that it cannot be delivered.

Then I found out that that CKGS just went out of business and closed office without providing any forwarding or return address. Now my package is stuck with UPS. I called them and talked to at least 4 different UPS representatives. All of them said that, to get the passport returned to me, I have to get an authorization from the shipper (which is not possible) to have it returned.

Is there anything I can do, besides report my passport lost, and file for a new one? My visa was also on that passport. Do i need to apply for another stamping?

Thanks.

[Donald_Trump]

Feel sorry that you were victim of typical Indian bureaucratic systems with no regards for the common people. But I think the best bet is to escalate this on UPS side and explain them the situation and what happened and how the vendors were changed and old vendor is no longer available. Try to resolve this on UPS side. This will just save you money and trouble of applying everything again.

Hello,

I recently shipped my passport with CKGS to the New York CKGS center. They provided me a shipping label, in which they were the both the shipper and the receiver. After the package was shipped, UPS updated me that it cannot be delivered.

Then I found out that that CKGS just went out of business and closed office without providing any forwarding or return address. Now my package is stuck with UPS. I called them and talked to at least 4 different UPS representatives. All of them said that, to get the passport returned to me, I have to get an authorization from the shipper (which is not possible) to have it returned.

Is there anything I can do, besides report my passport lost, and file for a new one? My visa was also on that passport. Do i need to apply for another stamping?

Thanks.