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📢 Starting August 1, 2025, the US Embassy in India stopped allowing third-party passport pickups.
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📍 Applicants must now collect their passports personally or through immediate family members only.
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👨👩👧 Immediate family includes parents, children, spouses, and siblings.
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📄 To authorize pickup by a family member, applicants must submit a signed letter and proof of relationship.
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🧾 Children under 18 can still have their passports collected by parents without additional authorization.
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🚫 Friends, travel agents, or unrelated persons are no longer permitted to collect passports on behalf of applicants.
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🔐 This move aims to strengthen passport security and avoid misuse or fraud.
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🕐 The new rule applies to all US visa applicants at any center across India.
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🗃️ Consulates will continue using document delivery services for those who opt in during the visa process.
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✅ Applicants should plan accordingly and review all pickup rules to avoid delays or confusion.
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