sb s
sb s
Jul 28, 2017 · 1 min read

I applied for GOES on 2nd july 2017 , got a response from CBP (GOES) same night asking me to apply to nearest RPO in India in my city for what is known as GEP verification and completing certaing formalities at the Indian side. I Fixed appointment for 4th July with my nearest RPO and completed the formalities including biometric, photo capturing, interview for Police verification initiation. Police verification was also completed and the Police officer visited the home and verified the documents , proof of residence and took a photo again and uploaded from his tab. Everything was smooth and seamless and fast.

However , as on date ( 28th July 2017) the application is still under review at CBP and also status at the RPO tracking shows as “Police verification initiated”. Checked with RPO and sent mails and tweets to MEA but yet to hear from them . Guess there is back end process of verification possibly relating to other Ministries like Finance and Home before the clearance from RPO India is given to CBP to proceed further ( its my guess)

Will wait and see what is the next process as none of the web sites both of CBP USA and RPO India have clarity on this or the process involved with time frames.

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