Thursday, July 4, 2013

Passport appointments extended

The Regional Passport Office Bangalore has decided to open further ‘Walk in with ARN (application reference number)’ appointments for applicants with effect from January 1, 2013 at Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in Bangalore, Mangalore and Hubli.

The categories of the applicants include senior citizens, who are 60 years and above; minor applicants below 15 years of age provided both parents have valid passports; minor applicants provided both parents have valid passports and one parent is abroad and the other parent has been issued Embassy/Consulate certified NOC to apply.

It also includes minor applicants provided both parents have been given NOC and don’t have passports and immediate family members (husband, wife and minor children) 
belonging to an applicant who has got an appointment and the other family members are not able to get appointments on the same day / time / center.

All the above categories of applications will be accepted at the specific time slot from 9.30 am to 11 am only. Applicants should be present in the respective centers with the required documents and with the print out of the ARN sheet.

Additional servicesThese categories of applications are in addition to the other walk-in-categories such as police clearance certificates, physically challenged person cases, tatkaal applications who are given appointments through Koramangala head office, central/state government servants, their spouses and dependent minor children who have NOC / identity certificates.

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In order to make submission of passport applications a little less tedious for some categories of applicants, the Regional Passport Office (RPO), Bangalore, will offer ‘Walk in with ARN (Application Reference Number)’ facility from January 1, 2013, at the Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in Bangalore, Mangalore and Hubli.
K.J. Srinivasa, Regional Passport Officer, Bangalore, said in a release that some categories of applicants will be allowed to submit their duly registered online applications with ARN number as walk-in applicants. Applicants falling under these categories are also required to register their applications online and obtain ARN number and visit the nearest Passport Seva Kendra at their convenience (no prior scheduled appointment required).
The facility will be available between 9.30 a.m. and 11 a.m. The categories of applicants who can avail themselves of the walk-in facility include citizens aged above 60 years; children below 15 years of age provided both the parents have valid passports; minor applicant below 15 years of age provided both parents have valid passports and one parent is abroad and has issued embassy/consulate certified no-objection certificate to the other parent to apply; minor applicant below 15 years of age provided both parents have given NOCs and are not having passports; and immediate family members (husband, wife and minor children) belonging to an applicant who has got an appointment and other family members are not able to manage appointments on the same day/time/centre.
“All such applicants should be present in the respective centres with the required documents with the ARN sheet”, the release said.
Also, walk-in facility is available to all applicants whose applications have been rejected due to lack of necessary documents within three working days of their appointments provided they have got an endorsement from the respective head of the passport seva kendras before leaving the seva kendra.
Other beneficiaries
The categories of applicants allowed walk-in from January 1 are in addition to the existing categories that include police clearance certificates, persons with disabilities, tatkal applicants given scheduled appointments through Koramangala head office, Central and State government employees, their spouses and dependent minor children who have no-objection certificate/identity certificate, besides applicants needing change of emigration check status i.e., from emigration check required (ECR) to emigration check not required (ECNR). Online Passport Appointment Booking In India.

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