Hello,

I understand that it is illegal to mail passport across borders, and than also read that some people have taken the risk & safely done it also.

A friend of mine is going to India, if I send my passport with her to India and have her give it to my parents and thye submit it to CIC delhi with representation letter; and than CIC-Delhi sends it back to my parents, who can than bring it with them to Canada...

Will this situation work?? Any issues anyone sees with it??

Has anyone tried to courier passport and what was the outcome????

Thanks,

Since I don't know how much of a scrutiny is done with couriered items in India, I am not sure if they consider sending Indian Passports through Couriers is Illegal. Say if there is a counterfeit ring that does this on a regular basis and is sending it to people residing in India, (Illegally) to get out of India, and checks are made to stop this kind of Illegal activity, then they will confiscate the Passport and will start an INQUIRY. What ensues after that will be a schmozzle.

http://dictionary.sensagent.com/shemozzle/en-en/

This came up in my search: http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum6-non-immigrant-visas/23078-sending-passport-out-of-country-via-courier.html
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All,

Background:
I am hoping you can help me with my situation here. I had an appointment on Dec 19th 2008 at New Delhi consulate for extension of my H1B. Since I had a DUI in 2006, they told me to sumit medical report. When I submitted medical report on Dec 22, 2008 they told me they would review my report and tell me to deposit my passport if everything is fine (for visa stamping). They also told me that I don't need to come myself to deposit the passport. Since I had to get back to office, I left India and used AP to enter US.

I just received an email from consulate that I should submit passport at the ND consulate. I was thinking of sending it to my home in Delhi via courier so that my brother can submit it to consulate. Once consulate sends passport to my address in New Delhi, my family would courier it back to me. I wanted to check with folks here if that is fine.

Thanks
From Indian Embassy, Washington DC.
Guidelines for Indian Passport Holders
(i) Your passport is a valuable document. It should always be retained either in your private custody or in the custody of a person duly authorized by you. Passport should not be sent out of the country of residence by post. If the passport is lost or destroyed, the fact and circumstances should be immediately reported to the nearest Indian Mission and the local police. PLEASE KEEP A PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR PASSPORT IN A SAFE PLACE. WITHOUT DETAILS OF THE LOST/DAMAGED PASSPORT, THE ISSUE OF A DUPLICATE PASSPORT MAY BE DELAYED.

There are few potential issues you could face:

1. Passport lost in mail (Will happen 90% of the time when you ship your passport overseas, believe me.). You may think FedEx is the best courier. They will pay $100 for the lost passport, if you have insured, then it may be $300.

2. If the receiver of your lost passport is an unauthorized person, then your trouble is multiplied by 100.
3. Your package WILL BE OPENED by Mumbai customs officers. When they see your passport, the receiver of your package must answer questions continuously for few months.

4. Now you are in a foreign country without your passport. When you file for a new passport, you have to submit a police report and you can not lie. You have to tell them that you missed while sending overseas. Indian embassy lists clearly that you should not do.

It would be better stay on your AP, or spend another $1500, and take 1 week off from work, go there get it stamped.

The message sounds very rude, but I have seen the experience of missing passport in a foreign country.
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