News flew in from New York’s John F Kennedy Airport, where 16 Indian-Americans were briefly stranded. Among them was McKinsey’s Senior Partner, Somesh Khanna. The 16 Indian-Americans heading for New Delhi were flying Air India, and their boarding passes could not be processed. Read on if you are wondering how that happened.
The passengers were actually not carrying their old cancelled passports, as per reports, and the new temporary rules require them to do so. These India-American passengers were unaware of the fact that passengers are required to carry their old cancelled passport, the one whose number is mentioned in the OCI or Overseas Citizens of India card. Those, who hold OCI (below 20 years and above 50 years of age), which is a lifelong visa to India, need to get their OCI card renewed each time they get their passport renewed.
However, this provision has been relaxed until June 30, 2020. But Indian travellers were asked to carry their old passports with them when they fly to India. The concerned travellers who were briefly stranded at JFK airport were not aware of this rule, and hence were not carrying their old passports.
Luckily for them, high-level interventions by Indian people including Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Indian Ambassador to the USA; Sandeep Chakravorty, Consul General New York; and Kamal Roul, Air India (North America) Head were made.
24/12/19 TimesTravel
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The passengers were actually not carrying their old cancelled passports, as per reports, and the new temporary rules require them to do so. These India-American passengers were unaware of the fact that passengers are required to carry their old cancelled passport, the one whose number is mentioned in the OCI or Overseas Citizens of India card. Those, who hold OCI (below 20 years and above 50 years of age), which is a lifelong visa to India, need to get their OCI card renewed each time they get their passport renewed.
However, this provision has been relaxed until June 30, 2020. But Indian travellers were asked to carry their old passports with them when they fly to India. The concerned travellers who were briefly stranded at JFK airport were not aware of this rule, and hence were not carrying their old passports.
Luckily for them, high-level interventions by Indian people including Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Indian Ambassador to the USA; Sandeep Chakravorty, Consul General New York; and Kamal Roul, Air India (North America) Head were made.
24/12/19 TimesTravel
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