Passport Clearance - Meaning.

[p81]

Hi Members,

I am in urgent need for this clarification. What does "passport clearance" mean with re-issue of indian passport at Washington.

As per BLS website :
Fresh / Reissue / Renewal / Correction of Passport
Minimum 1 - 3 week (If your case is...

[pandak]

This Review is for Passport Renewal Service not Visa (which may be even worse !!!)

The overall experience with BLS International was horrifying, to say in the least.

We send the papers on March 23 and for nearly 4 weeks after that we had absolutely no communications or...

[senthilsoft]

I'm completely clueless about current status of PIO application , which I applied for my daughter 15 days ago . Am not even sure whether it is considered for processing or will be returned back . There is no communication at all from either BLS or Cox & kings . Their Phone lines never could...

[djeswani]

Hi,

Has anyone got passport renewed using BLS service for Houston jurisdiction?

My passport is expiring next year and I want to do a postal application using BLS service to Houston jurisdiction. Their process is so complex and totally confusing.
If you have done...

[Trucoole]

Hello all

I applied for indian visa ( tourist ) for my minor children (us citizens) on 12- May 2014 in_person at Washington DC office. I got an email that it was submitted at Embassy on 13-May, and had no status update since then from BLS. I was hoping to have received the application...

[pateldipen1984]

Hi,

I submitted my passport renewal after 10 years application with BLS Newyork. BLS asked me to send some additional missing documents and I do not know how to send them. I am trying to call them since last two days but after waiting for 30 minutes it says please call back after some...

[neal94]

Friends,

Me, my wife and our kid have recently acquired US citizenship and we have a plan to travel to India in mid June for a 3 week trip to meet family.

Like many of you, I have spent a lot of time on the BLS website trying to figure out the requirements. I fall in the...

[wayward]

Its been 12 days after the PIO application was delivered by UPS to BLS Chicago. (Signed by EVANS according to UPS tracking)

Still no trace of the application in BLS System. Their call center number is not working and they don't reply to emails.

I had only good experiences...

[dinkuu]

Hello,

I am trying to contact on their help line for more than two its always goes to Mailbox and says no one is available. Is this the correct number for their help line Helpline: **-773-358-1742 ?

Dink

[indianaindian]

Dear All,

I applied for my wife's tourist visa on December 18th. She has a US citizenship and we also applied for the renunciation (together with the visa). BLS-Chicago accepted it on December 20th. On December 23rd, they submitted it to the Indian Consulate. Today (January 3rd) it is...

[Fatal_Flaw]

My wife was an Indian citizen and became naturalized in the U.S. at the age of 12 when her parents obtained U.S. citizenship. We are trying to apply for Indian visas on our U.S. passports but she's run into some problems.

Because she was 12 when she was naturalized, she never received...