can u pls tell me which country you are residing at? Different countries and different banks have different policies. I made my dd from an Indian bank. It is a cumbersome process of trying to know as to when your dd has been encashed. The bank authorities will contact the head office (which in my case is mumbai for hdfc bank). The head office will put in a request to the canadian bank with which it has a tie up (in my case, bank of nova scotia). Only when the canadian bank authorities will give a reply, only then will my bank be in a position to inform me about whether my dd has been encashed or not.