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Can an Indian embassy in a foreign country renew my passport


15-Mar-2023 (In Documentation Law)
Hello I was declared Proclaim Offender in 2012 by District Court but the time it was issued i was in Singapore. Later om 2015 i left Singapore and moved Phillipins for job. In this case Passport can be renewed from the overseas India Embassy in Phillipins where at present i am working. Please advise.
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Answer #1
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If you are in US, the process to renew passport has changed effective May 2016. Indian embassy and consulates have outsourced passport application services to Cox & Kings Global services (CKGS) (instead of BLS earlier).
Effective May 2016, Indian embassy and consulates have outsourced passport application services to Cox & Kings Global services (CKGS). BLS International’s contract with Indian government expired in April 2016 and will no longer accept applications for passport renewal. (In case, you have already applied with them, they will return the passport and ask you to apply with CKGS). Read on this post if you want to renew Indian passport in USA with Cox & Kings global services.

Pre-requisites:

Get four recent color passport size 2 inches by 2 inches (2”x 2”) photo on glossy photo paper, showing full frontal view of the applicants face against a white background (face should cover 70-80% of the photo). The photo requirements are quite strict and try and adhere to them. Find out a local photo studio who has expertise in Visa photographs. You can see sample photographs here.
Notarized Photocopy of a US residence proof (Driver’s License, State ID, Utility bill such as gas, electric or water or Rental Lease agreement or Home Mortgage bill. Other bills or documents will NOT be accepted as proof.
Photocopy of passport‘s first five and last two pages. Need NOT be notarized.
Notarized COLOR photocopy of US legal status (Visa, Greencard, EAD, I-797 or I-20).
Recent original Indian passport (of course

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