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Here
you'll find all the information you need
about passports (For Indian citizens only)
Know about rules and conditions, how to
procure a new passport and change or renew
your existing one.
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First time
applicant
Application
form is available from the Passport Office
(free of cost) or the Head Post Office (at
cost INR 3). Photocopy of the form is also
accepted.
The
application is to be submitted to the Passport
Office concerned (where you are resident
when applying) either in person or through
a representative or by registered post.
Requirements:
1.
Proof of residence (Attested photo copy):
Ration
card
Voters' identity card
Utility bills - water tax bill or telephone
bill or electricity bill
Running bank account or income tax assessment
order of last three years
Appointment letter of reputed companies
on letterhead
Certificate from Tehsildar or Gram Panchayat/
Sarpanch as proof of residence in a village.
2. Proof of date of birth and educational
qualifications - any one of the following
(Attested photo copy):
Birth
certificate
School certificate
In case of illiterate/ semi-literate persons
a sworn affidavit is to be attested by
a Magistrate, Tehsildar or Sarpanch as
per specimen given in the form.
3. Six photographs (black & white or
color):
Size
35 mm x 45 mm frontal view of full face
against a light background.
Photos taken with colored or dark glasses
and in uniform are not acceptable.
4.Photographs pasted on the form and signed
across partly on the photo and partly on
the form and 2 photographs (unsigned and
name written on the back) to be put in an
envelope and stapled to the form.
No Objection Certificate (NOC) to be attached
in original if you are in the service of
Central/State Government, Public Sector
Undertakings, Statutory Bodies and the like.
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Urgent Passport
An
out of turn passport is issued only in
cases of specified emergencies, on production
of documentary evidence.
Verification certificate required (as
per specimen at Annexure G of the application
form) from any officer of the rank of
Deputy Secretary and above in the Central
Government or equivalent in the State
Government, Colonel and above or its equivalent
in Air Force and Navy, General Manager
of a Public Sector Undertaking, Sub-Divisional
Magistrate, SSP of district or one of
those listed in Annexure 'G' (page 16
of the application form). The certificate
should be on official stationary with
one photo pasted on the certificate and
attested with signature partly on the
certificate and partly on photograph.
Urgent passports are usually issued for
one year period.
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Passport for
minors
It
is compulsory to have a separate passport
for a minor. A number of foreign Diplomatic
Missions are refusing to grant visas if
minor's name is included in the parents'
passport. Apply for fresh passport with
the following additional documents:
Attested photocopies of parents' passports.
If neither of the parents has passport,
then an affidavit from both parents (specimen
at Annexure 'D' of the passport form)
In case either of the parents holds a
passport, copy of the same, along with
an affidavit from the other parent (specimen
at Annexure 'D' of the passport form).
Column 19 of the application form is to
be signed by both the parents/ legal guardian
and at column 22, affix the minor's signature
or thumb impression.
In case one parent is abroad an affidavit
giving No Objection to the issue of passport
to the minor should be counter-assigned
by Indian Mission/ Consulate abroad.
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Emigration
Check Not Required Stamp
Following
persons are entitled to get the ECNR stamp
on their passports:
Gazetted
Government Servants
Income-tax payees
Persons holding professional degrees
Persons staying abroad for more than 3
years
Spouses of the above mentioned categories
Persons holding graduation or higher degrees
Seamen in possession of Continuous Discharge
Certificate and Sea Cadets and Deck Cadets
(i) who have passed final examination
of three year B.Sc. Nautical Sciences
Courses at T.S. Chanakya, Mumbai, or
(ii) who have undergone three months Pre-Sea
training at any of the Government approved
Training Institutes after production of
Identity Cards issued by the Shipping
Master, Mumbai/Calcutta/Chennai
Persons holding permanent Immigration
Visas, of any country e.g. Green Card
in USA
Persons holding diplomas from recognized
institutions like Polytechnics or certificates
of vocational training from Government/recognized
institutions. The Diploma/ Certificate
should be for a minimum duration of two
year course.
Nurses possessing qualifications recognized
under the Indian Nursing Council Act,
1947
Dependent children of parents eligible
for ECNR, as above (up to 24 years of
age)
All persons above the age of 60 years
All visitors to Pakistan and Bangladesh
All visitors going to any country in Europe
(except the Commonwealth of Independent
States) or North America.
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Emigration
Clearance Rules
Even
if you do not have the ECNR stamp, you
can visit Bangladesh, Pakistan and all
countries in Europe (except the Commonwealth
of Independent States) and North America
without emigration clearance.
In any case, Protector of Emigrants can
grant emigration clearance to certain
categories of skilled/semi-skilled workers
for a period of six months if application
is made through authorized recruiting
agent and there is a valid employment
visa.
In case the person concerned is leaving
the country for non-employment purposes,
he can obtain suspension from emigration
clearance for the specified country and
for the specified period from Protector
of Emigrants.
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Fees
The
following are inclusive fees to be paid
along with the application form either by
Bank Draft in favor of Passport Officer,
or in cash.
Fresh passport (36 pages) of 10 years
validity INR 300
Fresh passport (60 pages) of 10 years
validity INR 500
Fresh passport for minor (below 15 years)
of 5 years validity INR 200
Passport against lost/ damaged passport
INR 2500
Miscellaneous
Services
Additional
Booklet (36 pages) INR 300
Additional Booklet (60 pages) INR 500
Change of address/ Police clearance certificate/
Deletion of particular of children/ ECNR/
Additional endorsements INR 100
In
case of Bank draft full name of the applicant
should be written on the reverse of the
Bank draft.
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Original
Documents
It
is obligatory to produce the original documents
for verification in case so required by
the Passport Office.
Issue
of Passports
If
all your documents are in order, you should
get your fresh passport in 5 weeks.
If you already hold a passport then your
next passport should be re-issued in 2
weeks provided holding passport of same
jurisdiction.
In case of damaged/ lost passports (except
in case of habitual losers), provided
you apply to the same office which issued
your original passport, you should get
passport in about 5 weeks.
If you have applied for a duplicate passport
to an office other than the one which
issue the passport you have lost or damaged,
you should get your passport in 6 weeks.
If you have applied for an additional
booklet for a passport issued by the same
passport office then you should get your
passport within 2 weeks.
For issue of passports to minors (less
than 15 years) passport would be issued
in 2 weeks.
However,
in case of emergency, your Passport Officer
can expedite the issue of passport.
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Delivery
of Passports
Passports
are normally delivered only to the applicant
or dispatched by registered post to the
applicant's present address as given in
the application form.
In case a passport has already been granted,
in the normal course, the applicant may
approach the Passport Office for counter
delivery. Such passports can then be delivered
at the counter.
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Loss of Passport
Apply
for a duplicate passport with:
Application
for lost passport
Copy of the FIR
Affidavit (specimen at Annexure 'B' of
the passport form)
Copy of lost passport, if available
Fee for lost passport is INR 2500.
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Damaged Passport
Requirements:
Application
for a damaged passport
Damaged passport
Affidavit (specimen at Annexure 'B' of
the application form)
Fee INR 2500
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Expired Passport
If
you are a holder of a passport, then you
are entitled to an automatic re-issue of
a passport, without prior police verification.
You can apply 1 year before the passport
expires or within 2 years after it expires
to obtain this expeditious service.
Requirements:
Fresh
application form
Previous passport
Proof of residence only if the present
address is different from that given in
the previous passport. (Verification Certificate
or any other document - not required).
Options
in terms of validity and size of the booklet:
You
can either apply for a 36-paged normal passport
booklet (Fees: INR 300 for 10 year; INR
600 for 20 year validity) or a 60-paged
jumbo passport booklet (Fees: INR 500 for
10 year; INR 800 for 20 year validity).
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Change of name
In
case of marriage, re-marriage or divorce:
Fresh
application form
Certified marriage certificate or an affidavit
from husband and wife (Annexure 'A' of
application form)
In case of divorce, divorce deed authenticated
by a court
In case of re-marriage, divorce deed or
death certificate of spouse duly authenticated.
In
other cases:
Fresh
application form
Two original newspaper clippings giving
notice of change of name
Affidavit (Annexure 'A' of the application
form)
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Change of address
For
the following cases:
If
you already have a passport and want to
change the address recorded in it, approach
your nearest passport office and apply
for the same on Miscellaneous Services
application from with a fee of INR 100
and proof of new address.
If
you have applied for a passport but before
the same is issued, you have shifted your
residence, you should inform in writing
to the Passport Office within whose jurisdiction
your new address falls. To request the
transfer of your file to the new Passport
Office, the latter has to be given a written
notice that you have submitted an application
for a Passport at the previous Passport
Office (with application numbers etc.).
Proof of your new address is also required.
No fee required to be paid in this case.
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