Visa expired, green card in process, Can I renew indian passport with I797C?

[Parth Prajapati 2]

My name is Parth, My student visa expired on Jan 09, 2022 after I applied for green card. My Biometric is done but no EAD yet, I have only I797C notice that USCIS recived my application. My Indian passport will expire on June 18, 2022. Can I renew my passport from VFSGlobal in NY?

[Timona 4,116]

I'm sure you can renew from any Indian Consulate olr whichever party the Indian government is using to facilitate such...that's unrelated to immigration 

[nastra30 2,209]

1 hour ago, Parth Prajapati said:

My name is Parth, My student visa expired on Jan 09, 2022 after I applied for green card. My Biometric is done but no EAD yet, I have only I797C notice that USCIS recived my application. My Indian passport will expire on June 18, 2022. Can I renew my passport from VFSGlobal in NY?

You don't need I-797C to renew your Indian passport. You renew your Indian passport based on your Indian citizenship and not based on some US document.

Edited April 18, 2022 by nastra30

[Jot18 47]

3 hours ago, nastra30 said:

You don't need I-797C to renew your Indian passport. You renew your Indian passport based on your Indian citizenship and not based on some US document.

That is partially incorrect. If anyone is renewing their passport in the USA, they must provide a proof for valid status in the US. Below is copy pasted from their renewal checklist.

 

Mandatory: VALID STATUS IN THE USA: Please submit the below documents as applicable, in Color – copy & Notarized (with Stamp and Notary signature;

- Valid Green Card,

- Valid Visa,

- EAD

- Valid I-797A Approval Notice,

- Valid Work permit/Study Permit, OR

- Recently expired Visa or I-797A Approval notice together with I-797C Receipt Notice for filing of a request for extension

before the expiry of Visa or I-797A. Notarized copy of proof of extension, If your B1/B2 is expired and have a receipt for

extension of stay or an approval for extension of stay.

- Notarized hotel bill - If the customer on L1/L3 staying in a hotel for a project for the past couple of months and don’t have

the address proof or state ID.

[nastra30 2,209]

16 minutes ago, Jot18 said:

That is partially incorrect. If anyone is renewing their passport in the USA, they must provide a proof for valid status in the US. Below is copy pasted from their renewal checklist.

 

Mandatory: VALID STATUS IN THE USA: Please submit the below documents as applicable, in Color – copy & Notarized (with Stamp and Notary signature;

- Valid Green Card,

- Valid Visa,

- EAD

- Valid I-797A Approval Notice,

- Valid Work permit/Study Permit, OR

- Recently expired Visa or I-797A Approval notice together with I-797C Receipt Notice for filing of a request for extension

before the expiry of Visa or I-797A. Notarized copy of proof of extension, If your B1/B2 is expired and have a receipt for

extension of stay or an approval for extension of stay.

- Notarized hotel bill - If the customer on L1/L3 staying in a hotel for a project for the past couple of months and don’t have

the address proof or state ID.

I stand corrected. @Parth Prajapati see @Jot18 response above.

[Parth Prajapati 2]

Yes, That's why I asked this question over here. Since I know we have really good community here. 😅

 

So how do I show my status to renew my passport in US?🤔 

Waiting for my GC interview dates, so I don't my have GC yet. My student visa has already expired.(after GC application). Done with my bio-metrics but haven't received EAD yet, All I have is I-797C. And in checklist they didn't said anything about I-797C alone. I don't have any I-797A notice. I tried calling VFSGlobal, but no one is picking up even when I put my credit card info for phone call charges. 🙃 

[Family 3,818]

18 hours ago, Parth Prajapati said:

tried calling VFSGlobal, but no one is picking up even when I put my credit card info for phone call charges. 🙃 

I am sure for Indian passport so hopefully you get more responses , but I recommend an in person visit to your nearest consulate . My personal experience was battling the Romanian Consulate in LA a few times…on behalf of people who were Denied/Refused passport renewals because they had no legal status in the US. .. ( for lack of current passport these people could not even get DMV license under AB 60 ) It took a bizzillion e-mails to Ambassador, Bucharest. 

Typo, should read  “ not sure”