Comments on: Passport renewal – Indian Embassy, Washington DC http://www.ajot.me/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/ aka Amit. Interface Designer & Front-end Developer. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Hari http://www.ajot.me/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-152 Hari Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:14:34 +0000 http://amitabhjotwani.com/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-152 You certainly look at the bright side of things ... Yes, we are very happy to have gotten our passport. However, I still feel that in order to not suck, an organization must answer its phones. The passport appears to have been printed on a computer, so at least that has been upgraded. You inspired me to write up my own experience: http://www.kirthihari.net/wordpress/?p=133 Thanks again for the informative post! You certainly look at the bright side of things … Yes, we are very happy to have gotten our passport. However, I still feel that in order to not suck, an organization must answer its phones.

The passport appears to have been printed on a computer, so at least that has been upgraded.

You inspired me to write up my own experience:
http://www.kirthihari.net/wordpress/?p=133

Thanks again for the informative post!

]]> By: Amitabh http://www.ajot.me/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-151 Amitabh Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:20:47 +0000 http://amitabhjotwani.com/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-151 @Hari - As I said, you need to go there for best service. They just don't believe in answering the phone. But say what you want, you have to agree that you got the passport when you went there. You would have been waiting forever otherwise. They just wanted to see you in person to say "Happy Holi" which they did in their own special way :) @Hari – As I said, you need to go there for best service. They just don’t believe in answering the phone. But say what you want, you have to agree that you got the passport when you went there. You would have been waiting forever otherwise. They just wanted to see you in person to say “Happy Holi” which they did in their own special way :)

]]> By: Hari http://www.ajot.me/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-150 Hari Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:23:24 +0000 http://amitabhjotwani.com/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-150 I must respectfully disagree with your assessment that the DC Embassy does not suck. We went down there today to ask about my wife's passport. After being told to wait by about six different people, we finally (at 2:00, when we were the only ones left in the waiting room) were told we would get the passport today. Which we did, but I have no idea when we would have gotten the passport if we hadn't gone down there. And we wouldn't have had to go down there if those guys would answer the phone, or email, or reply to a fax. I'm just happy we don't have to deal with these guys again for the time being. I did send them $10 for return mailing, but I'm not going to try to get it back :) I must respectfully disagree with your assessment that the DC Embassy does not suck.

We went down there today to ask about my wife’s passport. After being told to wait by about six different people, we finally (at 2:00, when we were the only ones left in the waiting room) were told we would get the passport today.

Which we did, but I have no idea when we would have gotten the passport if we hadn’t gone down there. And we wouldn’t have had to go down there if those guys would answer the phone, or email, or reply to a fax. I’m just happy we don’t have to deal with these guys again for the time being.

I did send them $10 for return mailing, but I’m not going to try to get it back :)

]]> By: Amitabh http://www.ajot.me/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-148 Amitabh Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:42:12 +0000 http://amitabhjotwani.com/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-148 @Hari - I would suggest you visit the embassy. 2 Months is way too long a wait. @Hari – I would suggest you visit the embassy. 2 Months is way too long a wait.

]]> By: Hari http://www.ajot.me/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-146 Hari Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:44:06 +0000 http://amitabhjotwani.com/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-146 Thanks for this post. It was very enlightening. We sent my wife's passport for renewal two months ago and have heard nothing back, and of course phone calls and emails are not answered. I don't know what we can do besides wait. Thanks for this post. It was very enlightening. We sent my wife’s passport for renewal two months ago and have heard nothing back, and of course phone calls and emails are not answered. I don’t know what we can do besides wait.

]]> By: Mayank http://www.ajot.me/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-54 Mayank Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:42:30 +0000 http://amitabhjotwani.com/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-54 Useful info. Unfortunately I tried to avail the tatkal service for my wife's passport since we were leaving in 2 weeks, but I was refused that service (even though we were going to India due to a death in the family). I was told that the only way I could get it on the same day is if I were leaving for India that day. Its ridiculous, there is no in between levels of service and we are now left hanging waiting on Indian embassy to do their job in the time they said they would do it in. Useful info. Unfortunately I tried to avail the tatkal service for my wife’s passport since we were leaving in 2 weeks, but I was refused that service (even though we were going to India due to a death in the family). I was told that the only way I could get it on the same day is if I were leaving for India that day.
Its ridiculous, there is no in between levels of service and we are now left hanging waiting on Indian embassy to do their job in the time they said they would do it in.

]]> By: Swetha http://www.ajot.me/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-50 Swetha Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:12:23 +0000 http://amitabhjotwani.com/blog/2007/11/01/passport-renewal-indian-embassy-washington-dc/#comment-50 Amazingly useful info! Amazingly useful info!

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