India's UAE Consulates Buckle Under Appointment Crunch as 3.5M Diaspora Queues for Slots

A structural gap between consular capacity and surging demand from the Gulf's largest Indian diaspora is leaving migrant workers waiting weeks for passport and OCI services—with touts filling the void.

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