HELP! Duplicate passport in HCI london

[Avantika]

Hi all,
I recently lost my Indian passport containing Student Visa and applied for a replacement passport at the HCI in London on 10/05/2012. I need to travel to India in 10 days, and I'm completely clueless about when I can expect to receive it. Is there any chance I can receive it in a week's time? Is there any method I can try?
The guy in HCI scared me saying that it will take me 3-4 weeks, can run into months...
Is this true? Please tell me how it long it takes...

[geriatrix]

If they haven't told you when you can receive it (they usually do, when renewing your passport at expiry)... not even an approx. timeline, then don't expect it to happen in 7 days.

Travelling to India in 10 days - and you still need to get a passport and then also apply for leave to remain before travelling - consider deferring travel.

[krazydude]

I highly doubt it if you will get a new passport in 7-10 working days, considering you lost the previous passport. It will take few weeks if not few months for a re-issual. Lost passport re-issual process is not the same as a normal passport renewal process (i.e. once your passport validity expires and you apply for new one,which takes about 3-5 working days)

Why did you not apply for short validity passport or an Emergency Certificate. This is quicker to get than your standard passport (but has a shorter validity period). You could have then applied for a normal passport in India.

Read more here

http://www.hcilondon.in/issue.php

[sarash1234]

I lost my Indian passport with tier-2 visa 3 days back. I have my marriage coming up and I need to go to India by June 25th 2012; i have a bit more than 5 weeks left before i get a new passport and visa;

Can you please help me? I am in a terrible confusion

1) Should I apply for a new passport at HCI london? Will I get it within 5 weeks? or should i go for emergency certficate; i need to be there in india for marriage at any cost

2) Do you think I can process my UK tier 2 visa re issual process simultaneously? or do I need to the indian passport before I start the UK tier 2 visa reissual process? I hear I dont need passport for visa premium processing; but what about postal application for TOC of UK visa? any idea

3) the premium processing appointments for UK tier 2 visa are no earlier than 15th june; so I am thinking of using the postal application for TOC rather than premium processing; is it a good idea?

Please help me; I would highly appreciate it; thanks

[sparrow89]

Hi Avantika,

Could you please tell me what kind of affidavits you carried with you?
Also how much time did the ytake to issue your passport?
Please help, I am in similar situation.