Passport

A passport is issued under the Passports Act, 1967. It is an offence knowingly to furnish false information or suppress information, which attracts penal and other action under relevant sections of the said Act. Passport is a valuable document. All holders are required to take due care that it does not get damaged, mutilated, lost. Passports should not be sent out to any country by post.

Loss of passport should be immediately reported to the nearest Police Station and to the nearest Passport Office/ Indian Mission. Passport holder shall be responsible for misuse of the passport, due to non-intimation of loss to the concerned Passport Office/ Indian Mission. Passport is a Government property and should be surrendered when demanded in writing by any Passport Issuing Authority.

Fees Structure:
The following all-inclusive fee is to be paid along with the application form, either by Bank Draft in favour of the Passport Officer concerned or in cash.

In case of DD, full name of applicant and application number to be written on the reverse of the draft. The Bank Code of Issuing Bank, the Demand Draft.

Number and date of issue of the Demand Draft should be mentioned. Details of payment of fee may be mentioned in the relevant boxes in the application form.

1. Fresh Passport (36 pages) of 10 years validity (including minors between 15 to 18 years of age, who wish to get a 10 years full validity passport) Rs 1,000/-

2. Fresh Passport (60 pages) of 10 years validity Rs. 1,500/-

3. Fresh Passport for Minors (below 18 years of Age) of 5 years validity or till the minor attains the age of 18 which ever is earlier. Rs 600/-

4. Duplicate Passport (36 pages) in lieu of lost, damaged or stolen passport Rs. 2500/-

5. Duplicate Passport (60 pages) in lieu of lost, damaged or stolen passport Rs. 3000/-

6. Police Clearance Certificate/ ECNR/Additional Endorsements           Rs.300/-

7. In case of Change of Address, Name, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Appearance, Spouse Name, Name of Parents/Legal Guardian
Rs.1000/-   [Fresh passport booklet will be issued]

If the application for a new passport is made under Tatkaal scheme, tatkaal fee is to be paid in addition to the application fee mentioned above.

Applying for a fresh Passport:
While applying for a fresh passport attach two copies of the following documents:
(a) Proof of address (attach one of the following):

Applicant’s ration card, certificate from Employer of reputed companies on letter head, water /telephone /electricity bill/statement of running bank account/Income Tax Assessment Order /Election Commission ID card, Gas connection Bill, Spouse’s passport copy, parent’s passport copy in case of minors. (NOTE: If any applicant submits only ration card as proof of address, it should be accompanied by one more proof of address out of the above categories).

(b) Proof of Date of Birth (attach one of the following):
Birth certificate issued by a Municipal Authority or district office of the Registrar of Births & Deaths;
Date of birth certificate from the school last attended by the applicant or any other recognized educational institution; or an Affidavit sworn before a Magistrate/Notary stating date/place of birth as per the specimen in ANNEXURE ‘A’ by illiterate or semi-illiterate applicants.

N.B.: In the case of applicants born on or after 26.01.89, only Birth Certificate issued by the Municipal Authority or the Office of the Registrar of Births & Deaths is acceptable.

(c) Citizenship Document if applicant is a citizen of India by Registration or Naturalization.

(d) Government/Public Sector/Statutory body employees should submit “Identity Certificate” in original (ANNEXURE B) along with Standard Affidavit Annexure I.

(e) If the applicant is eligible for “ECNR” attach attested copy of supporting document (see COLUMN 15 of the INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR FILLING UP THE APPLICATION FORM).

(f) If the applicant was repatriated at Government cost, enclose documents to show that the expenditure, if any, incurred by the Government of India on his/her repatriation has been fully refunded to the Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs.

(g) If the applicant was ever deported to India, give details of Emergency Certificate/Passport.