This is a document that is issued by the Embassy of India or Consulate General(s) of India, certifying that the applicant has never partaken in any criminal activity that led to the involvement of the Indian police, and is also required when a person applies for an emigration status to other countries. While filling up the application, applicants must provide their Indian Address including name of the concerned Police Station, enabling the police authorities to verify their antecedents.
Incomplete application: If the application is not completed within 20 calendar days, then VFS will return your application unprocessed. In this scenario, the Consular and ICWF fee will be refunded post deduction of applicable postal charges (if applicable). Photocopy documents received after 20 days will be shredded and originals if any received will be returned to the Embassy of India or Consulate General of India. Applicants should contact the Embassy of India or Consulate General of India directly to receive their original documents, once VFS returns the original documents to the Embassy of India or Consulate General of India. In this scenario, only the Consular and ICWF fee will be refunded post deduction of applicable postal charges (if applies).
Additional documents:If the additional documents are not completed within 07 calendar days then Embassy/Consulates may stop processing your application. In this scenario, no fees will be refunded.
Application Sub-Category | Consular Fee | ICWF | VFS FEE | Total |
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Applying at the same consular post from where current passport is issued | $25 | $2.00 | $15.90 | $42.90 |
Applying at a different Consular post from where current passport is issued | $40 | $2.00 | $15.90 | $57.90 |
Applicant must apply only at the Consular Post based on their current state of residence. Please click here to check the Consular jurisdiction Note: Online payment/ Payment by card (s) convenience charges @3.5% will be charged over and over the total payment.We accept Master Card, Visa only If paying by Money order or Banker or Cashier check, then it should be made in favor of “VFS Services (USA) Inc.
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MANDATORY | Document Checklist |