[H4 Dropbox] Passport taking too long to be issued

Hi,

TL;DR

I was at the Hyderabad dropbox location to drop my passport off for my new H4 visa to be stamped on Dec 5th, 2017. It’s Dec 27th today, and I don’t see ANY status change on any of the tracking websites. Also, the call center is the most inefficient, and I get a canned reply asking me to wait.

Any idea how long the H4 might take to be issued?


My husband got his H1 stamped in Mumbai, and he got his passport in a week’s time. I’ve already had to cancel my return flight and am super frustrated with the lack of process or efficiency the consulate and related bodies seem to have.

I’m a little angry about having to reschedule my return and the expenses associated with it, but what’s bugging me the most is me having to extend my India stay when actually I’m supposed to be back at work early Jan. I’m lucky I work with the most accommodating team and company, but I feel so weird to be unable to give them a proper time frame of when I might return (or if I might return at all, given the possible revoking of the H4 EAD).

I’m guessing the consulate is slow since it’s holiday season? Any idea how long the H4 might take to be issued?

I’m sorry for ranting, but this sucks and makes me feel like we’re not valued at all (giving rise to all the krantikaari feelings in me, haha)

TIA for your support. i know there’s no solution to this problem except waiting, but it helps to share :slight_smile:

P.S. Will be updating this thread with the status if anything changes :slight_smile: