Hi. Just have a quick question regarding the following instructions from (http://www.in.ckgs.us/visa/documents-required.shtml) regarding the documents required for an Indian Entry visa:

i) The Non Indian spouse must provide a marriage certificate and a copy of spouses Indian passport, or naturalization certificate that shows previous nationality is Indian.
ii) Non Indian children must provide a birth certificate along with a copy of parents Indian passport(s), or naturalization certificate that shows previous nationality is Indian.
iii) Non Indian grandchildren must provide a copy of the grandparent�s passport or a government issued document showing that their grandparents held Indian citizenship, and their parent�s birth certificate. This will show the Non Indian grandchild's relationship to the Person who has held Indian Nationality .
iv) Spouse and dependent children of a foreign national coming to India on a visa such as Employment, Business, Research or Student must produce proof of relationship.
v) Spouse must provide a marriage certificate.
vi) Non Dependent children must provide a birth certificate.
vii) The spouse and dependent children must provide a copy of the passport and a copy of the visa issued to the principle visa holder.

In the above instructions, it sounds like they require the original document, as the word "copy" is barely used. Do they really want the original birth certificates and such, or is it just a typographical error?

Also, there is no mention made of the applicant having to send in his original US passport. Have the requirements changed; do applicants no longer have to submit their passport to obtain a visa?

Thanks

visa thread already exists here:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/india...-ckgs-usa.html