@honest1 my last passport renewal verification happened after 2 months 15 days in Mumbai. I visited my nearest police station once to try to understand the matter. It seems big cities like Mumbai, they are really chock a block with passport verification. An officer does only a few a day when they are not busy with actual police work. Some police stations take a very long time. Next time, I will do tatkal also.
- Should I wait for the current police verification to complete? - Yes.
- Should I apply for my child’s passport with the old address? - Wait till your passport is verified. After that apply for your kid
- Should I inform the passport authorities about the upcoming address change, or will that cause further delays? - No. 1st get your passport and then you are sorted for 10 years.