Hi,

I am Indian Citizen and Canadian PR, and daily commute to Detroit from Windsor for job on H1B visa. My passport is expiring soon (after 10 years), so I have to get the new Indian Passport from Toronto Indian Consulate.

I need the passport the same day so that I can continue my job since next day. I checked on Indian Consulate website that they can give the passport same day for an extra fee of $120 as Tatkal Fee, in addition to $65 regular passport fee.

I also talked to one person in Toronto and he told me that there is 3 hour line before the window opens at 9:30 AM, and people arrive at the Indian Consulate in Toronto at 6:00 AM in the morning to get the early number token. I am trying to contact consulate for past two weeks but nobody is picking up the phone and even not responding to the emails I have written to them.

I would like to learn from you if this wait time is true?
I will also appreciate if you can share the experience for similar requirement of getting the Indian Passport same day.

Any other guidance is also welcome.

Thanks,
Anurag

Hi,

line story is true i was there this monday and reached there at 9 and know there were more then 200 people before me.

no need to go at 6 but try to reach there latest by 8.30 so that u get token for the day.
down load form on line and keep all the documents in place because the person at enquiry is very rude and i feel has no knowlege of the rules.
i fought with him both the time i went there
tatkal is only 125$ and is same day service.

u will get it by evening.
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they have shifted so keep all that in mind and also look at their holidays like 5th is holiday for them

good luck