Applying for passport/visa for a Newborn in US ?

Originally Posted by SreeSri

First get the Birth Certificate and SSN for the baby, then get a couple of passport size photos for the baby. Then fill in the passport application and go to the local post office with the photographs, application and the original Birth certificate, you can pay the fees in cash at the post office. They will take the original birth certificate as well, later you will receive the passport and birht certificate in the post. This is what I can remember that I followed for my baby. Check the websites for the exact fees and timelines latest. and BTW, Good luck

Hi SreeSri
Thank you for the help...

Do you know the website from where we can download the passport application form ?

You should apply at the indian consulate at new york. This site will give u all the details. hope this helps!!

Consulate General of India, New York, U.S.A. - www.indiaconsulateny.org

(I assume u live in Pennsylvania.. Its under NY indian consulate's jurisdiction )

Hai,

I need help. I have a 3months old baby who was born in USA. We got his passport done. Now we are planning to travel to India as soon as his VISA to India is ready. Please advise what is the next step. What should we do next? I am planning to stay for more than six months. So any help in this matter will be really appreciated.

Thanks,
Amitha

Hi Amitha,

Just make sure that your son's visa entitles him to stay beyond 6 months in India.

Also ask the airlines for a bassinet during the flight...and for a bulk head row seat...

There are many more suggestions in the Parenting section for infants...check out http://www.indusladies.com/forums/in...ndia-trip.html

love,
Aarushi

Thanks Aarushi. Whew!!! I never thought of so many things about travelling to India. Anyway it is good that you guided me to that link.

However my requirement is different. Maybe I was not very specific. My question is - I want to know what is the procedure for applying for VISA for the kid. I have no idea and nobody to guide. Please help.

Amitha

Hi Amitha,

Check on the Indian Embassy website. I cannot recollect the form number. You have to fill up that form. It gives you all the options - getting from travellers visa to 10 year visa. American passport is for a max of 5 years but you can apply even 10 year visa for the infant. After 5 years when you make the passport again you can either get the visa trfd to the new passport or carry 2 passports - expired one which still has the visa if u have applied for 10 years + the new passport. You have to mail the original passport for your kid and the cashiers check (for the fees- they do not accept personal checks I think) along with that form. If you go personally to Indian embassy you get the visa the same day. If you are mailing give at least 2-4 weeks depending on how you mail them and the traffic they have.

I hope this info helps.


Take care

Seema

Okay, here's the thing. I went to the Indian Embassy website and they say that the VISA processing has been outsourced to "Travisa Outsourcing". When I contacted them they told me that I have to apply for an "Entry VISA" for my son, since I am planning to stay there for more than 6months. An Entry VISA allows the person to stay for more than six months and is given for 5years.

I have a concern here: -

Long back I had heard from a friend of my husband that VISA can be taken for 15 years. Is there anything like that? Am I going in the right track? Should I do something else? Please advise. I need urgent help, because we are planning to travel in the first week of September and I have to get this VISA work done before that.

Please please please somebody help me.

Amitha

Amitha,


There is no such visa for 15 years anymore. I think max u can apply for is 10 years now.

Seema

hi,
the 15 year visa is called the pio card(PERSON OF INDIAN ORIGIN),
you can go to cgny.org website and check about pio card,
for my daughter it took around 2 weeks to get the pio card.

REGARDS,
swarnavarma.

Thank you so much Swarnavarma. I searched for the PIO card information on Indian Embassy website and got all the details. I have informed my husband. I again would like to thank all you ladies for your sincere help.

Amitha