vansharora said:
Dear Members
One of my frnd also applied under FSWP ...his passport got damaged due spill over of tea upon it... he is at the stage of SLU but no medicals have been generated... what should he do now...should he reapply ASAP... and what is the procedure to inform CIC
and will it affect his processing time and decision outcome (i mean strong back ground checks)
Help required on urgent basis... pls help...
Damage to passport is rare but happens accidentally...
So not to worry, let him first send out an email to his Visa Office and intimate the same and then raise a new passport in tatkal and keep the visa office informed again once done with new passport number.
And also during medicals, they ask the following questions like change in address, family, etc. He can respond back with the new passport.
While sending RPRF, PCC, passport pages etc.. He can attach old and new passport pages as a proof. This will save lot of his time later on.
Else renewing the passport after Medicals at the time of PPR will cause lot of confusion...
PS: New passport will carry old passport number(cancelled) as a reference. So its fine!