Yep takes somewhere between 21-25 days plus passport delivery , in new delhi VAC. But me friend got it within 5 days so it depends . Good luck OP
Which city your friend had appointment or drop box ?
Delhi
Fyi, my location was New Delhi. This is so bad, why a 7-10 business days lie when they already know that they can’t process in 10 days.
It has varied a lot for others that I know, so your mileage may vary but I had the following experience: Feb 21: Dropped off in hyd for New Delhi VAC Feb 23: Application received Feb 24: Approved Feb 27: Issued Waiting on my passport to get delivered now.
Ohh wow, I am tracking visagrader.com and it seems only the ones who submitted before Feb 3rd got their visa approved.
I also had a similar timeline. Feb 21 - Drop-off at New Delhi VAC Feb 23 - received Feb 24 - Approved However, I am still waiting to change it to ‘Issued’ status.
For me it took 20-21 days for approval. Another 3-4 days for delivery. Hang on!
Which location ? Chennai also ?
New delhi