Guidlines for online registration for passport.

1. Eligible Applicants can do online registration for applying for Passport.
2. Use Crome Browser for doing Online Registration as it is the fastest.
3. Don’t use Special characters while entering details in the Online Registration form.
4. The Dates can be entered as per the format given in the website (DD/MM/YYYY).
5. As all the details are filled in press “SAVE” to get the ARN number, Date and time of Appointment and also the provision to take the print outs of the Application Form.
6. Note: Pl note that the data once registered cannot be modified, so ensure that you are entering the correct data while doing Online Registration.
7. In case if you have registered wrong data, you have to register again with the correct details and get the print outs with fresh ARN numbers.
8. There are still some columns in the application form which you will have to fill by hand. You will have to visit the concerned mission to submit the completed application form along with fee, supporting documents such as date of birth certificate etc. on the appointed day and time. The date and time of passport appointment at the Mission will be informed by the on-line system and will also be printed on the application form.

How To Book Appointment For Passport And Apply Online?

Source: Webadvices

Passport Appointment and  Application process has now become online. No Passport office in India is accepting hard copies of application. Tata Consultancy Services maintaining the official website of Passport seva of government of India. This change is very helpful for the people who is technology friendly but for those who is not so technology friendly this is a problem. They face problem in Passport Appointment Booking and Application. So, I am posting some guidelines to help your passport appointment booking process easy.

How To Book Appointment For Passport And Apply Online?

Visit http://www.passportindia.gov.in the official website of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

1. Registration:

Registering to the online portal with a valid email ID (Not mandatory but for complete registration)  before proceeding with Application fill-up process.

i) Click on “Register” link under “Online Application Filing” headline.
ii) After that fill up required details as shown in the picture below.
iii) After registering yourself successfully, a “Thank You” message appears for registering on the Passport Seva web Portal & an activation link is sent to your given email address.
iv) Click on the link came to your email to successfully activate your account.
v) Your account will be activated & this will complete your registration process. 

2. Login:

i) Now login as an existing user(You have already registered in the previous step) by clicking the “Login” link.
ii) Give your Password and write down the captcha and then click login button

3. Passport Application:

First click on the Apply for Fresh Passport / Reissue of Passport

There are 2 alternatives :

i) You can download the soft copy of the form, fill it offline, up-load the filled form.
ii) You can also fill the application form online.

I will guide you both the process, Starting with online Process.

ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS

Filling up the Application form online is a very easy job. A sample of online form is given above.

Just fill up the form with the appropriate details then click Save my details and then click “Next” after successfully filling up every page. You can leave your application unfinished & continue filling it the next day just click Save my details before leave. Once you submit your application, you won’t be allowed to change anything.

OFFLINE APPLICATION PROCESS

Step 1: Click " Download e-Form " under services tab in the left hand side below Applicant Home tab. Now download the e-form by clicking the link in the image below
Step 2: After download the application form right click on the downloaded zip and click extract here.
Step 3: After extract open the form Fill it correctly in CAPITAL letter.
Step 4: Now its time to save the form but cross check it before saving. Now click " validate and save ". After click a warning pop ups The form data will be saved click " ok ". It will generate a xml file. Save it and remember the path of the xml file.
Step 5: Now again login to passport seva website and click upload e-form just below download e-from.
Step 6: Choose the xml file by clicking " Choose File " and click upload.
Step 7: If you have done everything correctly then you will get the confirmation Your form has been submitted successfully.

4. Manage Appointment for Passport:

Passport appointment Booking is the most difficult part in the application process. First thing you can do is to take high speed internet connection. If you don't have that or you cannot replace your existing one then find out among your friends. It will be a just 5 min task.

Some Important Information regarding Passport Appointment Scheduling. This tips are generally for kolkata Psk. Every Psk having their own rules & regulations:

i) The appointment window opens & hardly lasts for 2 minutes.
ii) You are allowed to schedule an appointment 6 days a week for kolkata PSK (Every Psk having different rules for this).
iii) For normal mode appointment slots will opened for 5 days and for TATKAAL mode the slots will opened for 1 days.
iv) You will get only one chance in a day to book the appointment.
v) Back buttons are disabled while navigating between the appointment pages.
vi) Reload/Refresh buttons are also of no use in that page.
vii) You will get logged out if you got multiple login

Tips & Procedure:

1. The most important thing you would like to be sure about, the correct time to login to the portal for your respective PSK. Not all PSK's release their online passport appointment booking at the same time. Know your PSK's timing Visit : Passport Appointment opening time .

2. Once you know the PSK timings, you need to adjust your system(desktop/laptop/etc.) timings.
Check on the top left hand side of the PSK website, you will find the HH:MM:SS, match your system timing to the closet possible mill-second. It can be little tricky as the PSK clock timing is not continues but after you try for two to three times, you can crack it.
You may think I am a stupid asking you to do such silly stuff but believe me it will certainly cause a difference, as the online passport appointment booking open exactly at 01:00:00 (for Surat PSK) but if your system clock is behind the PSK portal time you will be late in clicking the 'Show Available Slots' button.

3. Ensure you have high speed internet connection but that's not all. And recommend use google crome only because it is the most fastest browser. But Passport seva authorities preferred internet explorer but I preffer Crome only.

4. Now that you are in crome , use the incognito browsing mode(In Private). It will disable all the unnecessary add-ons, cutting the webpage load time.
If you are using proxy, remove it. However you would know best, use proxy or no proxy for your connection settings.
Try avoiding being behind the company/institute firewall, as they are configured to scan all incoming and outgoing data, which may cause delay. Use your home connection(high speed internet) instead.

Okay we have configured the system and tools as required. Now the following steps for the PSK portal.

5.  Login to the portal at least 10 minutes in advance. Starting from the time you are asked to enter the first CAPTCHA(in password screen) make sure you got the CAPS ON. In all the following screens the captcha's will appear in cap letters only, helps you to save time and avoiding mistake of entering the captcha in small case.

6. Keep doing something in portal page, to avoid auto logoff. I prefer going to the webpage which has the drop down for the PSK centers and Show Available Slots button, and then keep entering the captcha and hitting enter button to avoid logging off.
Then at the final minute (XX:59:00) I enter the captcha for the last time and wait for the magical number to appear on the clock. I told you in Step 2, it was not silly. You know the importance now.

7. So once it's time, just click on 'Show Available Slots'. You will be taken to the next page where you will see the available slots; down below in the screen in BLUE color. Do not waste time deciding which one to choose, just pick any of the slots. Here you do not have the privilege to pick and choose; important is to the book the passport appointment...what time you get it; is not important(remember it's a rat race). One very important thing to note, you will see the captcha box appearing in this screen as well, but do not bother to fill it. In this screen you just have to click on one of the time slots available, that's all.

8. Next screen will be a summary screen, giving details of the time slot you chose, etc. etc. (DO NOT START READING IT, until you think you did something wrong). Remember you are not done yet, the passport appointment is still NOT BOOKED. So, as soon as you are on this screen, enter the captcha (it is required in this screen) and then start clicking on the Book passport Appointment button(you need to continue clicking the book passport appointment button multiple times). At times even after you have clicked the Book Appointment for passport the status bar will just get stuck and nothing will happen and when frustrated you click for the second time, the annoying message reading "Appointment slot has been booked ......" will appear.
Basically, your hitting of the book passport appointment button regular keeps pushing your application number to the server again and again. (I have personally experienced both the situations, mistake of not hitting 'book appointment' regularly and by doing this and celebrating).

9. If all works fine, you will see the confirmation in GREEN and if you are unlucky GREY.

10. Hope my experience, which I gained from my suffering, helps you all as well. Golden rules:
BE PATIENT. It will be long before you finally crack it. It took me 2weeks to be successful.
Remember PRACTICE MAKES A MAN PERFECT. You may(will) not be able to book passport appointment the very first time, but relax and learn from the mistakes and delays.
Last but not least, TRY AND TRY TILL YOU SUCCEED!!

However, unfortunately none of these guarantee your successful scheduling of appointment. These are just measures which may increase your probability of successfully managing the appointment.

This completes your online Passport Application process. Now, just visit your concerned PSK at the date & time on which you managed the appointment.

5. View Application Status Online:

To get the current status of your application :

i) Click on “Track Application Status” on the left side of the passport seva portal.
ii) After complition of process at PSK you wil get the file no. Enter that file number along with your Date of Birth & click on “Track” button.

6. Police Verification:

Always keep your phone with you because POLICE will you to your phone number mentioned in your passport application form. And be prepare all the documents asked by him. He will call you and tell you the date and time of the visit.

7. Passport Dispatch:

As soon as your passport is ready, you will get a Dispatch informtion (Speed Post tracking no) SMS in your mobile & will also get a mail in your email ID mentioning the date of dispatch & your passport number. So, give your correct mobile no and email address.

Except the passport Appointment booking process, all the steps are very simple. It doesn't required very high  computer knowledge. Managing appointment requires a bit technical knowledge with high speed internet & your own typing speed. But with some patience it is easily achievable.

Whats new in passport appointment online process

Want to leave for a vacation at the soonest possible time? You can do it through online passport application. One may think that it cannot be possible but it is possible now a days. This is because online passport application and online appointment for passport are now offered through the use of internet. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has also taken the advantage of online passport application and other online transactions like appointment online concerning the agency. With that effort, the agency has launched the website Passport Seva where everybody can avail the services of the agency at the most convenient way possible.

You may think that availing your passport and appointment online is not good as it is not part of the norms that people are used to. But looking into it critically, you may know its different advantages as compared to other modes of application. One is convenience. This is because an applicant no longer need to stand in long queue, now just fill up online form, get passport appointment online and visit your preferred PSK. What is more important is all these (get passport appointment online) can be done at the comfort of one’s home. Another thing convenient in online passport application through appointment online portal is that you do not have to spend much which can be true especially if you come from a far place. The more exciting part that you would appreciate in having your online passport application form from www.passportindia.gov.in is the easiness in navigating the website. This is true as the website is designed to be used by all kinds of clients even those who are not that knowledgeable in using computers and the internet.

However, there are also things that you should remember in having pass port from this website. One of them is that passport servicing has its limited passport appointment online slots everyday but slots are available on a daily basis. Also, if applicants failed to secure appointment online , they can always visit their concerned RPO. However, such applicants should fill the applications that are available online to easily facilitate their requests. In addition, applicants should be sure enough of the schedule that they must be in the RPO or otherwise if they miss their schedule, the office and the website have the right to delete their application and the information that they gave. Applicants should also be frugal enough to provide the necessary information needed to process their travel documents to avoid delays. Applicants should be worried about the information that they provide to us because they are in safe hands.

Online application such as the one offered by www.passportindia.gov.in is a thing that is mostly patronized now a days. This is because of the convenience that such service provides to its clients. For this and in the case of this website, clients will surely appreciate transacting with this website as it can be done with much comfort and easiness.

Experience of Gurgaon Passport office

This post was sent to me by one of my blog reader from Gurgaon, who is sharing his experience of Gurgaon passport office and help the reader who are not able to get passport appointment for gurgaon

Gurgaon Passport Seva Kendra

I am not very fond of going to a govt. offices and I think not many of us would be. There is always an exception but in general the ignorant, indifferent and inhuman attitude of the staff towards people and the work disgusts me.

My three and half year old son did not have a passport so I thought to apply for a minor tatkaal passport. As usual I did the due diligence by going through the internet forums/websites. There was a lot of information as well as confusion. It seems every RPO in this country has its own rule, so what might apply to Bangalore passport office might not hold true for online passport application Gurgaon office.

The system has also changed to online passport application since the last time I renewed in 2010. In February 2012 PSK project was launched, which is a partnership between TCS and the Government of India.

Right now there are two government websites serving different information regarding passport application. The old and defunct website http://passport.gov.in/ and the new website http://passportindia.gov.in. When you use google to search, the results are returned from both websites. This is some what confusing as many things  advocated on old website are no more applicable.

I live in Gurgaon so it was logical for me to go to Gurgaon PSK. The steps to online passport application Gurgaon are simple:

1. Visit http://www.passportindia.gov.in
2. Register yourself.
3. Login to the website.
4. Fill the online application form.
5. Take an online appointment for passport.
6. Get the printout of the appointment for passport in a sheet.
7. Take the documents required for application of passport (original and photocopy) with the passport appointment sheet.

For more help on Application process follow the link Application of passport.

Although these steps seem to be easy, the last step (#7) is where the complication occurs. On the official website there is a Document Advisory where you can enter the information about which kind of passport you want to apply for and it will show you the documents required. Everything works great except whatever it says is rubbish. In my case it said that I did not need Annexure F for minor tatkal which was not true. To be on the safer side I decided to go to the PSK and ask for the required documents.

MM Tower, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon

Gurgaon PSK is located at MM Towers, Plot No. 8 & 9, Phase IV, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon – 122002. If you are going from IFFCO Chowk then drive in the side lane instead of NH-8, else you will have to take a long detour. There is a sign board Atlas Chowk, from there turn left and go straight. Around 1 km you will see the MM tower on your left hand side. The location is easily accessible but the there is no parking (just 4-5 slots in front of the building), so you have to park on the road side. During my 4 visits I either went early or went with the driver to avoid any inconvenience.

There are few notary services located nearby so if you have to get any affidavit it can be easily done.

At the entrance the guard checks your online passport application for gurgaon sheet. I told him that I have come to ask few questions and he let me in. There is a token/information counter where I asked the staff about the documents required for minor tatkal application. He said:

1. Parent’s passport.
2. Marriage certificate or name endorsed of spouse in the passport.
3. Annexure H
4. Annexure I
5. Annexure F
6. Birth certificate.
7. Residence proof.

For full list of Documents visit Required documents for application of passport.

He also told that the child needs to be present.

1. Parent’s passport: We both have passport so no issue here. There is no need to get the photocopy attested by gazetted officer.
2. Marriage certificate or name endorsed of spouse in the passport: I have the name of my wife endorsed on my passport and we also have marriage certificate.
3. Annexure H: This is a declaration by both parents with signature. Just to be printed on plain paper. No need to be notarized.
4. Annexure I: This is an affidavit by the applicant but in case of minor it has to be written by parent. This needs to be printed on a low denomination stamp paper. If you go to the notary service they know what to write in there. The guy at the notary service charged me Rs 200 for printing it on Rs 10 stamp paper and notarizing it.
5. Annexure F: This is also known as VC (verification certificate). There are limited number of Govt. officials who can issue this certificate. The list is mentioned in the Annexure F form. There is a friend of my father at rail bhawan from whom I got this issued.
6. Birth Certificate: We have the birth certificate issued by NDMC.
7. Residence proof: If you have not lived at the same residence for last one year then you need to show the address proof of all previous residences. For Gurgaon residence I had only Bank account statement of a private sector bank. I went to the bank and got the printout of monthly bank statements (the one you get in the mail) signed by the staff. For previous residence I had Voter ID card.

I made 2 photocopies of all the documents and my wife and I self attested it. I printed out the passport application form and pasted a photo of my son and put a left hand thumb impression on it. Now next is to taking appointment online. I tried several times but unable to took the appointment online. At last I go through agent and he provided me the online appointment for passport @ 1500. I got an appointment for passport on Thursday, 4th October at 2:30pm. For tatkaal I got an appointment for passport Gurgaon on the next day but I have heard that for normal it take weeks.

Visit 1

We reached the PSK, Gurgaon at 2:15pm. I had the driver with me so parking was not an issue but things look chaotic on the road. There is Maruti Suzuki and other factories nearby so you see constant flow of trucks and trailers.

First you need to take the token at the reception. To get the token you have to stand in the queue. They have batch numbers which is a number allotted to a group of people according to online appointment time. Only people from the current batch (having same appointment group) need to stand in the queue. Things were little chaotic here but nothing compared to my earlier experience at Bhikaji Cama Place RPO. The whole setup is fully air conditioned with proper sitting arrangements. Also there is refreshment counter in case you get hungry or thirsty. There was also a photocopier installed.

At the token counter TCS staff does a preliminary scrutiny. If they approve it then all the photocopies are put in a file with a printed token sheet stapled at the top.

With this token you can enter inside the designated area. There are many electronic information boards where token numbers keep flashing with a counter number against it. When your token number flashes you have visit the respective counter. The whole process involve 4 steps  A Counter > B counter > C counter > Exit counter.

A counters at Gurgaon PSK

A Counter: There are approximately 15-20 A (A1, A2, A3 etc.) counters. Here the TCS staff takes your original document to scan and upload it. You can also upload the documents through the website, which I did, but the lady at the counter did it a fresh.Do not staple any document as the paper gets stuck in the document feeder of scanner. She printed the passport form again, so the one I brought with photo and thumb impressions was not used.

For 4 years and above they take a photo there only but my son was below that age so she took the photo I brought with me. Here is a funny moment, she asked about my three and half year old kid, “Can he sign?” I almost replied, “Yes, but he might not able to restrict his creative urge inside that small signature box”.

B counters at Gurgaon PSK

B Counter: Once you are through with A counter you have to go to B counter. There is nothing you have to do other than wait; your token will flash again with B counter information. There are three B counters (B1, B2 and B3) this is where the real deal starts. These are the passport officers which check your document. Unfortunately I had few shortcomings with Annexure F:

• Annexure F had to be on printed stationary (no computer printout) the one which comes out of printing press. They differentiate it by checking if emblem or logo is embossed or not.
• I had put the two addresses where I stayed for last one year under present address marked as i) and ii). The correct format is:
  Present address: Residing since [date] and then the address
  Previous address: Resided since [date] till [date]
• I did put NA in front of Permanent address. It has to be filled with present address in case you do not have a permanent address.

So for that day my journey ended there only. I asked the passport officer if I need to bring my son again, he said, that would not be required. This whole process took around two and half hours.
At the exit counter you have to deposit the file. On my file the staff wrote On hold and gave me an acknowledgement letter which mentioned that I can bring the required document from Mon to Fri, 9:00am till 10:30am

Visit 2

I went to the rail bhawan again on Friday, 5th October and got the new Annexure F with corrections. I took an online appointment for gurgaon passport office from that agent again paying the same charge for Monday, 8th October 9:00am. On that day I departed from home at 8:00am to beat the traffic. I reached at Gurgaon Passport office at around 8:30am. There were not many people around at that time and there was ample space for parking.

Road outside Gurgaon PSK

The PSK opened exactly at 9:00 am. I gave the new Annexure F at the token counter and he issued me a token number. I went to the counter A where the lady scanned the Annexure F and uploaded it. For some reason the work for the passport officers start at 10:00 am so despite being issued the first token, I had to wait.

This time I appeared in front of another passport officer. He checked the document and Okay it. Next was the C counter.

C Counter: This counter also has three desks C1, C2, C3. The passport officers here are senior to the one at B counters and their job is to scrutinize the documents again.  Here the officer rejected my Annexure F.

Annexure F has a fixed format (which can be downloaded from the website) in which there is a line which says “Applicant has been staying at his/her address continuously for the last one year”. This needs to be amended if the stay is less than a year. The officer who checked earlier should have pointed this out with other mistakes but then in govt. office the onus always lies with the applicant. I tried to argue this out since on the same form both the address have been mentioned with respective period of stay. I also went to APO (Assistant Passport Officer) but in vain. That lady did not look like decision making type. She even tried to convince me to covert that application to normal. I deposited my file again at the exit counter to be put on hold.

I visited the rail bhawan on the same day just after leaving the passport office and got that line changed to reflect the current tenure of residence.

Visit 3

I took an online appointment for passport on Tuesday, 9th October 9:00 am. This time I was issued a token number which said to visit APO. Yippie!! I was promoted. Seems second rejection was some kind of flag. If the junior officers start at 10:00 am so you cannot expect any less from their in-charge. She came at around 10:15 am. Thankfully I was first in the queue. She checked the document and said it was OK. She told me to go to C counter. I thought I will pick up from where I left yesterday but after C counter I had to go through the same drill again: A > B > C > Exit.

If you want to learn virtues like patience, humility then there is no place better than a govt. office. After having an unfruitful conversation with APO and TCS in-charge I went in to the queue again. By that time there were already lots of people. When I reached at the C counter again, it was more than 3 hours.

Despite having three counters there was only one officer at C1 since morning. A lady passport officer arrived at 12:30 pm but she did not seem in hurry. Finally my turn came. The officer at C1 counter cleared the VC this time.

Now all I had to do was deposit the file at exit counter and get the acknowledgement receipt.

On Thursday, 11th October I checked the status on website and it said, “Passport printed, ready for dispatch”. On 12th I got an email as well as SMS that the passport has been dispatched via speed post. They also provided a tracking number. On 13th afternoon my passport was delivered.

Same day in the evening a policeman came for verification. He asked for an address proof, some details from my two neighbors (with their signature) and finally my signature. Surprisingly he did not show any sign for want of money.

I am quite satisfied with the overall experience. I can say that this is an almost a perfect example of private and public sector venture. Keeping the govt. staff at minimum (only passport officers), Passport Seva Kendra does not make you feel that you are dealing with a govt. entity. I applaud both the parties for their effort.

Feel free to ask if you have any questions. A question asked might save you a trip to PSK 

How to get Passport Seva Appointment Online.

If you are looking for information on how to get passport appointment online, you have come to just the right place.You can schedule an appointment for getting your passport application at a regional passport agency by visiting their office under some catagories. Some offices also offer the facility of scheduling appointments online using their web portal. In fact, if you are computer friendly, you may find the option of getting a passport appointment online more convenient. You can get appointment for passport online by following a few easy steps listed below. Following are the guidelines, from a local agency that offers this service.Simply log in the online portal from your personal computer or laptop. It is highly recommended that you login 30 minutes before the time that is given in the website. This will ensure that you do not encounter any server delays during peak traffic time. You can increase your chances of getting an appointment online by opening multiple tabs in the browser, so that you can take advantage of multiple sessions. You can use the same id and password to log in to online portal on all three tabs. This way you can quickly move on to the next tab for booking a online slot if the previous session fails. You will not find this tip elsewhere while looking for information on how to get passport appointment booking online.Once you are in the home page, you need to go to the slot booking page and carefully enter the captcha code that flashes on your screen. Be especially careful while distinguishing between lower “L” and capital “I” in the captcha code. Filling the correct captcha code will ensure that your session remains active till the time slotted for you to. While providing information in various forms for getting appointment for passport online, you should not use any special characters. You need to keep this in mind especially while entering personal details about yourself in the slot registration form.Since the appointment for passport online is snapped within minutes of opening of the slot for an area, you need to be both careful and fast while filling the booking page. You can enquire your PSK about the slot reserved for your area and act quickly as soon as the slot timing is released. Thus, if the slot timing for your area is 3pm, you should be online at least 30 minutes before the given time. To get a passport appointment online you need to enter the captcha code in a text box at the end of the page and then swiftly move on to choose a convenient option from among the list of online appointment time slots provided in the page. Make sure that you are using high speed internet connection while booking an online slot to avoid unnecessary delays in page loading.Since most people who are simultaneously trying to get passport appointment online are likely to opt for the first few online appointment time slots from the list provided, these get filled in a matter of seconds. Thus, it is best to select the last time slot available for appointment for passport online. Simply enter the correct captcha code and click on the last time slot listed. Next, you will be directed to a confirmation page where you will have to enter the captcha code once again. It is as important to be correct as fast to get an online appointment for passport. Finally, take the print out of your passport application that will have the date and time of your passport appointment at your local agency. This essentially sums up how to get passport appointment online.

Documents required for application of passport.

The required documents for passport appointment are as follows :

1. Present Address
Proof :

(The following are the list of documents that are accepted as present address proof)

A.   Electrical Bill

B.   Telephone Bill (Land line or postpaid mobile bill)

C.   Water Bill

D.   One year statement (with transactions)/Passbook of running bank account (Scheduled Commercial bank excluding Regional Rural banks and local area banks)

E.    Income Tax Assessment Order

F.   Election Commission Photo ID card

G.  Proof of Gas Connection

H.  Certificate from Employer of reputed companies on letter head

I.    Spouse's passport copy (First and last page including family details), (provided the applicant's present address matches the address mentioned in the spouses passport)

J.   Applicant's current and valid ration card

K. Parent's passport copy, in case of minors(First and last page)

Note (For Document No. A, B, and C) : Atleast 2 bills are required - One bill should of be of last year and the other bill of current year.


Note (For Document No. H) : Only public limited companies can give address proof on company letter head along with seal.
Computerized print-outs shall not be entertained.



Note (For Document No. J) : If any applicant submits only ration card as proof of address, it should be accompanied by

one more proof of address out of the given categories.

2.Date of Birth (DOB)

Note :- The following are the documents accepted as the date of birth proof by the passport authority of India for those who had there date of birth before 26/01/1989

A. Birth certificate issued by a Municipal Authority or any office authorized to issue Birth and Death Certificate by the Registrar of Births & Deaths

B. School leaving certificate / Secondary School leaving certificate/ Certificate of Recognized Boards from the school last attended by the applicant or any other recognized educational institution

C. Affidavit sworn before a Magistrate/Notary stating date/place of birth as per the specimen in Annexure 'A' by illiterate or semi-illiterate applicants (Less than 5th class).

Note :- Those who born After 26/01/1989

A. Birth certificate issued by a Municipal Authority or any office authorized to issue Birth and Death Certificate by the Registrar of Births & Deaths.

Documents Required For Minor Applicants (Age below 18)


Those whose age is below 18 year will counted minor category for application of passport.

A 1 month baby is also
required to have a passport which is considered as minor  child

the following are the required documents to get the passport for minor

1.Either of the parents should have a valid passport (with spouse name endorsed).No need of both the parents to have the passport any one with valid passport is enough to apply a passport for minor

2.Passport application of minor in consent of both the parents "Annexure H " should be completely filled and submitted with the both the parents attestation.

The "Annexure H" is used by the legal Guardian and also single parent(on parenet deceased) for applying fresh passport for minor


If  both the parents are not giving consent then "Annexure G" has to be submitted by the parent who is applying passport for minor

The parents who are separated but not divorced can us "Annexure C " for applying passport for minor

Passport Appointment Booking

All about Passport appointment & online Registration

Online Registration & Appointment

The online passport appointment booking system has been introduced to ensure avoiding congestion at the PSK and cutting down waiting time for applicants. Passport Appointments are allotted according to handling capacity of a PSK and are based on an electronic queue management system.

Following steps may be followed to obtain and manage slot:

Step 1: Visit the website www.passportindia.gov.in  ;

Step 2: Register ‘user name’ and assign a ‘password’;

Step 3: Log in using your ‘user name’ and ‘password’;

Step 4: Fill online application form as the case may be and submit online (alternatively, download e-form, fill up and upload the same at the portal). Uploading of documents is optional;

Step 5: Take printout of Application Reference Number (ARN);

Step 6: Now take an passport appointment to visit the nearest PSK ( Online slots are released region-wise). It is advised that the citizen should be ready with step ‘1’ to ‘5’ above before the ‘ passport appointment release time’. As soon as passport appointments are released (please see region-wise timings), they should click on ‘manage appointment’ button to book the slot as per available slots. In case you are not able to get passport appointment for a particular date, you may revisit the portal to take slots again;

Step 7: Visit the PSK with requisite original documents and their photocopies. Photograph is not required. The list of requisite documents is available at the website;

Step 8: Some categories are allowed as Walk-in applicants and obtaining online appointment is not mandatory.

[Please see below:- Walk-in Appointments with online Registration]

Step 9: In case you are not able to get passport appointment or don’t fall under Walk-in category, you may visit concerned PSK for submission of manual passport application form. [Please see below:- Manual Submission of Applications]

Walk-in passport appointments without online Registration:

In order to facilitate submission of applications at PSK, some types of services such as ‘Tatkaal’ and issuance of Police Clearance Certificates and some categories of applicants such as senior citizens, minors and physically-challenged persons are 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 PSK at their convenience (no prior appointment required). In addition, applicants should also refer to any advisory issued by the concerned PSK from time to time.

Manual submission of applications:

i) As an interim measure, in order to address rising demand for passport services, RPO may also allow manual submission of applications at PSK. Applicants should refer to advisories and notifications issued by concerned PSK from time to time.

ii) The procedures and modalities for acceptance of applications for passport services is as under:

iii) For manual submission of application form, an applicant is required to visit PSK in person with duly filled in application form, a complete set of self-attested copy of requisite documents and original thereof along with a recent colour photograph of the size 4.5 cm X 3.5 cm with white background. Applicant will have to submit application with requisite fees. Further details as well as the prescribed application form could be obtained from the website: www.passportindia.gov.in .

iv) Manual submission of applications will be accepted by PSK until further orders.

Passport applicants- General Obligations:

i) Applicants having confirmed appointments and who are unable to visit PSK due to some reason, are advised to reschedule/cancel their appointments at least 15 hours prior to the scheduled date/time. In case of ‘no show’ of the applicant on the scheduled day & time, the data captured for that applicant will be deleted from the system including ARN number and such applicants will be required to fill up the ‘data’ again for obtaining fresh appointments.

ii) Statutorily, all passport applicants are required to submit their applications with correct information and valid and genuine documents. As per provisions of the Passports Act, 1967, an applicant should not furnish any false information or suppress any material information with a view to obtaining passport or travel document. Any such action shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years with fine which may extend to Rs. 5000/- or both.

General:

i) There are 37 RPO in the country delivering passport services to citizens. Besides, the Ministry of External Affairs (CPV Division) in respect of diplomatic and official passports issuance and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration also act as Issuing Authority.

ii) With the implementation of the Passport Seva Project, 77 PSK are working as extended arms of RPO. An applicant may ascertain the jurisdiction of RPO and PSK before submitting an application.

iii) Under Passport Seva, the new measures and procedures have been introduced in order to improve governance in PSKs. The new measures and procedures are aimed at ensuring citizens’ comfort, improvement in delivery of passport services, transparency and enhanced security. Applicants are now required to present themselves at the respective PSK to enable the Passport Issuing Authority to obtain applicants’ photographs, bio-metrics and granting decision in their presence