Posted by BrendaTx on 10/9/12 10:40pm
Msg #437839

Affidavit for Application for India Passport

http://www.vfsglobal.com/india/usa/pdf/affidavit-status_04.05.12.pdf

The client is a scholar from India; he's going to get with me tomorrow and I will take care of it.

"What is the procedure?" asks he.

[I'm not a lawyer; can't give you legal advice.]

Do the witnesses need to be there?

[Like I said, I can't give you legal advice, especially not for syntax on India documentation; but, since their signatures are before my signature, I want them there. And, tell them to bring their India passports and valid green cards. When you guys assemble with me, we are going to read aloud the instructions until YOU can tell me what you think that I need to do. Hint: Read closely! If they are American citizens, you might decide it is a show stopper.]

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Isn't this form just the best thing since sliced bread? Isn't it awesome that many of the lines are illegible and the certificate is not at all agreeable with Texas certificates? I do a lot of stuff that's not average.

I know you've heard these wild claims before from others, but I really do get a lot of my referrals for clients with foreign bound documents from the SoS. After clients have been to walk up notaries at UPS Store, etc., they call the state out of desperation. No one will do it for them. The clients say that the state office gives out my number...call this lady, she'll figure it out or she'll get with us about it. (I think that it is because I send them a question about something unusual every month or so. I would say that it pays to go to the source with unusual questions rather than depending solely on the opinions of the sage counsel here! )

Now, if we can just find two witnesses who are citizens of India who have passports and green cards, we will be in business.

Reply by Jessica Ward on 10/9/12 11:21pm
Msg #437841

Is there a consul office near you?

They can be terribly helpful with these things. (And will likely have citizens on hand) You may even be able to meet your client there if there's one in your region. If that doesn't work, a local community association may be able to help (I'm a member of the Ethiopian Community Association in my area).

I've been working on a volunteer project with people of Sudanese descent who had to register as people of "South Sudan" when they were to vote on if the country would divide (it did so in 2011).

We did some searching and learned that they had to go register in person at a consul office--there was one in California, and one in Huston, DC and a couple others, the consul was persuaded to hold a temporary consul office for a day here so people could register because we have such a large Sudanese population in Western Washington.

I love international stuff. It's new and different.

Reply by BrendaTx on 10/9/12 11:42pm
Msg #437842

90 miles away.

The consular and the organized "community" are both 90 miles away.

Citizens of India in my town work a billion hours a day and don't socialize a whole lot until the American holidays and then they join others from India in Houston, 90 miles south.

A friend who is a citizen of India recently had Visa and work issues. He became a stay at home dad. I emailed him last week to ask him to bring his little girl and meet me for lunch. To my shock and dismay, he was back in India to sort out the Visa issue. Just him, without his wife and daughter. His wife is still here working and she's doing the mommy thing by herself, now, with no family/community support.

Although, I would say that 20% of the scientists and students who work in my building are from India, and this is a typical representation of the comings and goings of folks here in town, there's no organized support system that has thrived.

Houston offers a great network for all foreign cultures. So far, here I have only identified a group of Iranians (or, Persians, as they prefer) who have a regular cultural support system. I love "family dinner" nights.

All the foreign born folks seem to head to Houston to get together with their ethnic groups.

Reply by BrendaTx on 10/9/12 11:44pm
Msg #437843

Great idea, by the way, Jessica. Thanks for

giving me something to mull over. I will try to find out more about where I can get info and assistance on matters like these.

Reply by VT_Syrup on 10/10/12 7:39am
Msg #437854

Re: Great idea, by the way, Jessica. Thanks for

The nice part about the form is there is lots of room to add your jurat. It's interesting that this form doesn't say anything about sealing every page, while a poster a week or two ago was writing about a form destined for India that did have that requirement. It's also interesting that the name of the website does not suggest any connection to the government of India.

Reply by BrendaTx on 10/10/12 7:14pm
Msg #437994

I agree, VT.

We cannot find a citizen of India in our town with a green card....yet.

I think that some of the requirements come from the service. We are looking into it.