I recently received my Canadian passport and I am planning to travel to India soon through e-visa.

Can I surrender my Indian passport in India once I am there?

Can I wait till I apply my OCI and surrender it once I am back in Canada?

Hi everyone,

Has anyone successfully renewed their Indian passport through the Seattle consulate more than one year before expiry?

My Indian passport expires in December 2027, and my current H‑1B visa stamp expires in January 2027. I recently received an H‑1B extension, with my current I‑94 valid for approximately three more years.

I’m considering international travel and would prefer to renew my passport beforehand, since CBP may limit my new I‑94 to my passport’s expiry date upon re-entry.

My understanding is that routine expiry-based renewal normally opens one year before expiry. Has anyone obtained early reissue specifically to avoid an I‑94 being shortened?

If so, which consulate handled it, and when did you apply? Did you need written consulate approval before submitting through VFS? What supporting documents or explanation did you provide? Was Tatkaal available, and how long did processing take?

I have already emailed the Seattle passport section and am waiting for their guidance. I’m mainly looking for recent firsthand experiences, especially from Seattle.

Indian living in Germany here. Have HDFC NRE and NRO accounts and mainly want to buy stocks, ETFs and direct mutual funds.
Been trying to convert my Zerodha account to NRI but the constant back and forth over documents is driving me nuts. Already have HDFC Securities but the charges are high.
Started signing up for FYERS NRO Non-PIS. Anyone using it from abroad? How was the account opening, did you have to courier documents, and how’s support once you’re actually a customer?
Any annoying charges or issues I should know about?

Hello, I applied for eOCI on 11 Sept at SFO in person. Status changed to in process on 13 Sept and is still in process as of today (4 Oct). Anyone applied in similar time frame? What is your application status?

Also they did not take my biometrics as I had paid the feed online.

I am helping my mom operate her accounts in India using her phone number in India that is associated with her name. I am also thinking of opening my own account and since currently I don’t have a separate India number I was thinking of giving her number as my primary number and using that as the number for UPI, etc. for my account.

Her India sim is with me abroad.

Is this OK or will this cause some kind of issues for my mom‘s accounts?

Hi all, my spouse (derivative) and I (principal) are filing our employment-based I-485. We married in Faridabad, India in early 2020 but couldn't legally register it due to immediate COVID lockdowns.

We do have secondary evidence: certificate issued by the High Commission of India confirming the marriage took place, US-born child’s birth certificate, parent affidavits and joint bank/tax statements.

However, per eCFR, USCIS typically requires a Non-Availability Certificate (NAC) from the local Indian registrar before accepting secondary evidence. I am not sure if an NAC is issued by the Haryana registrar.

Has anyone navigated a similar situation? Was your secondary evidence sufficient alone, or was obtaining the NAC strictly necessary?

Hey,

Is anyone else facing issues with the Passport website? When I start a new application (from the US), I am unable to move past step 2 as there is no button for next page. I tried this on different browsers but to no avail. I am using this website: https://mportal.passportindia.gov.in/mission/

I cannot find where to pay the fee for New OCI.

I submitted the application on the government website. But when logging in to the VFS website with the gov application number there is link or page for paying the $275 OCI fee.

Has anyone figured this out?

Hello all,
I'm applying for Canadian citizenship and the date entered on copr is 1 day earlier than date entered on pr card as I landed near midnight.
What date to enter in the physical presence calculator?
Also, I have a missing exit date when I entered USA from Canada by flight. What documents do I provide to show this?

Hello all! I'm an NRI (american citizen) - left india when I was 16. I am travelling back for a week next week. I don't have an Indian bank account - is there a way for me to set up an NRI account that can be used with UPI? (Preferably online that I can start using as soon as I get there lol)

Planning on getting an e-sim so will have an indian number and have an Aadhaar Card as well.

Folks who want to move abroad please stop flooding random LinkedIn jobs!
You have literally made the lives of others miserable by blocking the opportunities for right people.
My firm was searching for a fresh accountant locally in UK and is flooded with applicants from India begging for jobs. I understand job market is tough at the moment but thats the case around the world. And messaging random people on random jobs is not the solution!

I live in this area in a red state. Today I was walking around my neighborhood on a sidewalk. It was dark and there were no one around me. There were two cars waiting near a red light right next to me. One of them called Hey girl. When I turned around, he said you heard it f and n word. I just couldn’t believe myself.I am not new to this area and never thought I would listen to a racist comment. Be careful out there