Cox & Kings to handle India visa services in US

Washington: The Indian Embassy in Washington has awarded the new contract for providing Visa/OCI/PIO/Renunciation of Indian Citizenship Certificate application support services to the Cox & Kings Global Services Pvt. Ltd.[caption id="attachment_1514409" align="alignleft" width="380"] Representational image. AFP[/caption]The new service provider will be operational from 21 May, a day after the current service provider, BLS International Ltd. closes all its operations in the evening of 20 May, at all locations in USA, the embassy announced on Wednesday.Applications in person or 'walk-in application' will be accepted by BLS International Ltd. till the afternoon of 16 May. Only Emergency Visa applications will be accepted by BLS till forenoon of 20 May.Applications sent through mail up to 13 May and reaching the BLS International Ltd. on or before 15 May will be accepted.Thereafter, applicants, who propose to send their applications by mail, may send them, so as to reach offices of the Cox & Kings Global Services Pvt. Ltd. at jurisdictional locations on or after 21 May.Banker's checks/ Money order accompanying these applications should be drawn in favour of the new service provider Cox & Kings Global Services Pvt. Ltd. with the revised service fee, the embassy said.From 21 May all Visa/OCI/PIO/Renunciation of Indian Citizenship Certificate application support services will be provided by the Cox & Kings Global Services Pvt. Ltd.Applicants, who have already submitted their applications to BLS International Ltd, may check online status of their applications from BLS International Ltd website till 20 May.The status of these pending applications will be available on the website of Cox & Kings Global Services Pvt. Ltd. from 21 May and can be tracked from their website.The website details and locations of the Cox & Kings Global Services Pvt. Ltd. offices would be announced shortly, the embassy said.IANS