Showing posts with label passport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label passport. Show all posts

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Renewal of passport with visas in hyderabad

This is my experince with renewal of passport with visa's in hyderbad.

I have both L1 and B1 visas to USA.I wanted to renew my passport in hyderabad.So i went to passport office near secunderbad railway station, i was told to stand in a queue which was nearly half a kilometer.After standing for 3 hours they told that the quota was over.So i decide to got to the eseva to apply passport but they told that is should got to secunderbad passport office or head post office.

I decided to goto Secunderbad post office with all the orginal certificates on 14/05/2011.In post office i payed around Rs 1000, the person verifed all the certificates and gave me a receipt for the application.The number given on the receipt was not trackble on the passport website.www.ap.nic.in/passport

After 1 month pocile verification happened and he verified and took xerox copies of all the documents once gain.

After another 1 month i got my passport.

So it is better to submit the passport application in Post Office for renewal if you have time.

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Hyderabad Passport experience

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Monday, September 5, 2011

Applying Passport for your baby in Hyderabad - my experience

The best way to apply passport for your babies less than 5 years is to apply through eseva centre or main post offices in hyderabad.

 This is my experince.

I applied passport for my son who's age is 1 year through the eseva center in kukatpally on 04/10/2010 by paying around rs 600 DD from state bank of India.The eseva charges around Rs 100 extra for providing this facility.I produced his birth certificate, parents address proof etc.They will give a receipt with file number which we can track from www.ap.nic.in/passport

After 1 month the police verification started,local police from special division visited my house and verified the details.By the way he was asking questions i expected he was asking for bribe.But i didnt pay it as i had all the documents perfectly.

Then i got a letter(post card) from passport office enquiry report has reached the main passport office.Letter was dated on 10/11/2010.

After 1 month i finally got my son's passport.

All the best for your babies passport.

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Hyderabad Passport experience



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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Hyderabad passport office ...experince hell on earth

This happened on May09 2011..



I want to get my Passport (with visa’s ) renewed via tatkal service provided at Hyderabad. As I am a tech savvy filled the form in from the passport website. It suggested me 11:00 am as the time to arrive at office.



My father always insists me to go early to government offices so I started at 6:00 AM in Nacharam and I reached the passport office by 6:30 am .To my surprise I found long queue waiting for passport. There are 2 different queues , one for woman carrying infants, senior citizens and Physically handicapped and other one for new passport applications, renewals and tatkals.



I know the limit per day for passport office is around 300 tatkal and 100 general. The queue on both sides is around 500 odd people.



So I went and joined the long queue at 6:45 am. Passport office only opens by 8:00 am.



I wanted to try my luck with brokers who are saying/boosting to do anything for money. I asked a broker then he told that he will take Rs 2500 for getting an appointment next day. If I go through a broker the total would be Rs 5000 which was not affordable to me and one of my Cousin had a very bad experience with brokers.



I asked few people in the line when they stood in the line few answered that they came on Saturday evening , some came on Sunday morning.



I went back to the line where I was standing ..after few hours in hot sun ..all my energy got exhausted ..so I left home (I was confident that even if I stood in that line I would not have entered the passport office).



Here are few tips if you’re going to passport office…



1.Try to go on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as I feel the queue would be less.

2.Try to bring water bottle , some energy drinks and biscuits .

3.Try to reach passport office as early as possible (ie by 3am )

4.Dont believe the words of brokers as a new strict officer who joined recently after the CBI raid at passport office doesn’t encourage them at all.

5.If you stay nearby to passport office then ask your watchman or someone else to sleep in the night near passport office so that you can take his position next day morning.

6.Protect yourself from sun and rain etc as you need to stand in hot sun or rain if you want to get passport.

7.If your not having a habit of sitting on ground take a small stool with you so that you can sit if the line is not moving.(I am not able to stand in line continuously for 4-5 hours )

8.If your carrying infants carry more than enough food for them .

9.Police standing outside also doesn’t have much information.

10.if you have time then apply through e seva centers and head post offices rather than standing in the line for fresh passports.


My other passport experinces
Passport experinces in Hyderabad


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