Another data point - I received word from the Indian Embassy in Washington today that my Visa has been returned to CKGS and is ready for pick up, even though the CKGS Application Tracking page still shows it at the embassy. I'll give them a couple days to update the status, then might just go downtown to see if I can find it at the office...even though I paid the $15 to have them send it back to me, it sounds like CKGS is the weak link here so the sooner I can get it back in my hands the better!