Friday, April 19, 2013

Passport Appointmen Slot Booking

Now It is very easy to apply for a fresh passport or reissue in India. Now one can fill Online application for fresh or reissue passport. There are several PSK opened by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

A step by step procedure is given below for applying online passport and booking appointment :
Step 1: Log on to the online portal : http://www.passportindia.gov.in
Step 2: Create your account by registering yourself if you are a new user: Register for Passport Apply
or Log in to the website with you user ID and Password.: Log in for Passport Apply

Step 3: Fill the Application Form. You can fill the application in two modes offline and online
Fill Application Offline :
Download the e-form by clicking on Download e-form Link available on the left side of the home page
Save the copy of the e-form to your computer/laptop
Fill up the application e-form
After filling the e-form upload it on the link provided after log in in your account.
Take a print out of the application reference number (ARN)

Fill Application Online
You can also fill the form online after login into your account at the provided link.
There are following sections there to be filled and saved step by step.
1. Passport Type
2. Applicant Details
3. Family Details
4. Present Address
5. Previous Address
6. Emergency Contact
7. References (Two References from your locality)
8. Previous Passport Details (In the case of reissue of passport)
9. Other Details
10. Self Declaration
After filing all the details you have to save at each step and finally you can submit the application.After submitting the application take a print out of the Application Reference Number (ARN)
There is also an option to preview of application you are submitting. Read carefully before submitting it finally.

Step 4: Booking an Passport Appointment
After filling application or uploading it take a printout of ARN. Now you have to book/ schedule an appointment at PSK.
Click on Manage Appointment link to schedule/ book an passport appointment by selecting date and time for visiting PSK available for your area.
If the time slot is available in PSK then it will display the time slot. Choose the time slot as per your convenience and finalize it and if all the time slots are full then you have to wait for the next availability. Check the message in RED and try again later.

Step 5: Print Online Passport Appointment booking Receipt
After getting the appointment booked/ scheduled take a print out of Appointment booking Slip and visit the PSK.

Step 6: Visiting PSK

Arrive at PSK 15 minutes prior to the schedule an appointment time with the following documents. List of the documents to be required at PSK.
1. Application Reference Number (ARN)
2. Appointment Slip
3. Self Attested Copy of ID Proof
It can be any of following
Voter Card, Ration Card
4. Self Attested Copy of Residence Proof
5. Self Attested Copy of Date of Birth Proof (Matric Certificate, DOB Certificate)
6. Self Attested Copy of Marriage Certificate (If you are going to register your spouse name first time)
7. Old Passport
(IMP: Please take all the documents with you in original at the time of Appointment)

Passport appointment booking is not an easy job. Call us to get slots easily.


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