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My passport renewal status changed from "Passport has been printed" to "Passport application is under review at Indian Embassy/Consulate". Has anyone experienced such a scenario, if yes what is the exact issue and how should I reach out to Indian Embassy/Consulate to get the current status ?

Hi All, I submitted my passport for renewal, it reached on 5th Feb and police verification was initiated on 27th Feb which completed on 11th Mar'24. Still the status is showing as "Passport application is under review at Indian Embassy/Consulate". How much more time will this take ? I need to...

My passport renewal application is returned with "CHANGE IN APPEARANCE" reason. Since it is renewal, it only happens once after 10 years and definitely the appearance would change after 10 years, but its no where mentioned on BLS Intl website. Now the application is returned asking to provide...

I sent it again to BLS with correct photo size but unfortunately it is returned again with a very absurd reason saying "KINDLY PROVIDE DECLARATION ON A PLAIN PAPER FOR CHANGE IN APPEARANCE." If anyone has come across such problem, please guide me through the further process on how to take notary...

As per my discussion with BLS Intl Support, We need to take 'Annexure E' print and then fill the name and other details, same with Checklist.

$1.7 is the part of same total fees, so only one demand draft is required. And for pickup/drop service we need to call them with patience for which the amount has increased to $84. Also, I have confirmed that both Annexure E and Checklist should be handwritten

Even I submitted on 27th Dec'23 and my application got rejected but it was due to photograph size issue. If the date on your application form was before 1st Jan'24 then it has to be considered with the old fees. And Annexure-E is meant to be hand written, also there shouldn't be stickers at the...

Yes, it has changed recently, but they have also added a notice saying that - "With Immediate effect, Applicants submitting applications via postal service are advised to prepare a draft of 1.70 $ for passport, OCI and Visa applications." But the price 97.7$ is inclusive of 1.70 $, so not sure...

Hi, I filled my passport renewal application under Toronto Jurisdiction, but it got rejected due to photo issue. Now I see few things are changed. Can anyone help me answering below questions if they have recently submitted passport renewal application 1. Below is the updated fees structure...