amira_mais said:
Since she's currently working and living in the US, then put her US address on the forms for residential and mailing purposes, especially if she's going to be there for a while. How long is her visa for?
If the application is sent to Delhi, she CAN'T mail her passport across international borders. It's illegal. Since she can't give up her job, she'll have to find a trusted friend to personally carry it into India and then mail it to Delhi domestically, and then do the reverse process when it's returned by the office.
The time from passport request to visa issuance and return mailing varies a lot. Take a look at the spreadsheet for this forum. The wait could be a couple of months if you're lucky but there's really no way to tell. Example: one of the people who applied just before me got her passport back in one month, mine took two months, others are taking longer.
Hi Folks,
Our situation is similar to above. Applicant is in US. So we're considering sending the passport with a trusted friend to India from where it will be mailed to New Delhi. Current mailing address is in the US, however we will change that to local mailing address, so that New Delhi can send the passport back locally.
Two Scenarios:
Scenario 1
Now, if the interview is requested before passport can be stamped with visa, then, we are hoping that we can avail of the emergency certificate for one way travel to India, in which case the applicant will have no option but to stay in India until the passport is returned since emergency certificate will not be allowed for return journey. What are your opinions about the use of the emergency certificate to travel to India in this case? And I guess time frame to receive the passport may take about 3 - 4 weeks after an interview, is that right? The only other option besides an emergency certificate is to request New Delhi to send the passport back to US (I read somewhere on the forums that somebody requested from UK and they got passport back for travel to interview), this option is not something we are relying on as much as the emergency certificate. What are the chances of this scenario, ie. an interview being requested after the PPR?
Scenario 2
Now if no interview is requested, and the passport is sent back to local mailing address with visa, then I guess we can also get a trusted friend to bring the passport back to the US, and applicant can do the landing from the US. Is this possible?
We appreciate your opinion and insight into our situation. Thanks for all your feedback!
Cheers!
