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For
obtaining your Passport fill the application form as per your requirement
and eligibility.
You can download the forms using the links given on this page. |
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Documents
Required
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. Proof
of Residence ( Attested photocopy )
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.
. Proof of Date of Birth and Educational Qualifications (
Attested photocopy of Birth Certificate or School Certificate. In
case of illiterate or semi-literate persons, a sworn affidavit is
to be attested by a Magistrate, Tehsildar or Sarpanch as per specimen
given in the form ).
. Seven 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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is obligatory to produce the original documents for verification
in case so required by the Passport Office. |
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A ] For Fresh and for After
Full Term Expiry of Passports |
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[ B ]
Lost / Damaged Passports |
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C ] Miscellaneous (
Change of name / change of address ) |
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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 a Minor : |
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 parent 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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| 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 quick service.
Documents Required :
. 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). |
| Loss
of Passport |
Please
inform the nearest police station and obtain a copy of the FIR.
Also kindly inform the Passport Office which issued that passport.
Passport is a valuable document and in case it gets misused, you
can be held responsible, if you have not informed the office. 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. |
| Damaged
Passport |
Apply
for a new passport with :
. Application for a damaged passport.
. Damaged passport.
. Affidavit (specimen at Annexure 'B' of the application
form).
. Fee for damaged passport. |
| 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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