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10th July biometric, 17th July interview 😬
Then apply for tatkal

Or u can go with old passport only
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Dont risk ur appointment
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+ pro advise
If you’re looking for faster date of passport appointment, choose other districts, not main city.
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They will issue you visa for normal duration only, its not linked to your passport expiry.
In the future when you renew your passport, you just need to carry your old passport with you which has the visa
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They will issue you visa for normal duration only, its not linked to your passport expiry.
In the future when you renew your passport, you just need to carry your old passport with you which has the visa
There’s one caveat here. At Port of Entry you will stamped with dates that usually encompasses your passport validity. However, the officer may restrict it to passport expiry date.
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Tatkal appointment slots are available almost every day (especially smaller cities). Like you fill the form today and you can go in tomorrow.
I applied and got my passport to me in 3 days from the day of appointment. Just make sure you are keeping all documents ready.
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I need to travel back to my hometown for police verification (part of the passport renewal process). And that travel back to hometown is a 2 day journey :(

So if the validity thing isn’t a problem during the interview, and the visa’s granted for 5 years, I’ll keep the renewal for after the visa interview

So will get my renewed passport by the time I reach the states, and shouldn’t have a problem at the port of entry
Don't bother renewing yours right now, you're fine!
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