On the public interest, I am posting this blog which will explain the detailed process of applying for a fresh passport at Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) / Mini Passport Seva Kendra (Mini PSK) through online, from the Government of India initiative website called - http://www.passportindia.gov.in/.
Those who want to learn about this process directly from the website can click on the above link and try to gather the information. But due to my personal interest, I did all that research (on this website) and gathered the below information for the ease of my friends and blog visitors, which should help them in applying for their passports:
Earlier, it was a huge hindrance to apply for a passport and it used to take a hell lot of time. But thanks to the government for initiating this process, which is definitely new at the current time but would certainly succeed in the long run. Everyone can see the below details on the website directly, but if your question is "what is the need of reading this article here on this blog", then my answer would be - one can find all the required information at one page!
For filling and submitting your application online,you need to be a registered user on the Passport Seva website. To create your user account for online form submission, Register now. Once you register,follow the steps mentioned here-
Step 1: Log into your Passport Seva user account.
Step 2: Select the Apply Passport Online menu option in the left navigation menu.
Step 3: Fill in the required details in the form and submit the form online.
Step 4 (Optional): Upload the required documents using the Upload Document link on the Applicant Home Page. The documents to be uploaded must be self-attested (signed by the applicant) and must be in pdf format.
Step 5: You are required to be present at the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)/Mini Passport Seva Kendra (Mini PSK) along with original documents for completion of the application submission process. Schedule an appointment with the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)/ Mini Passport Seva Kendra (Mini PSK) that comes under the jurisdiction of applicant residence.Online appointment is mandatory to walk into PSK for further processing.Only emergency/medical cases may go to PSK without appointment - service will be provided at the discretion of PSK in -charge. You will need to re-submit the application in case the form submission process at PSK is not completed within 3 months of submitting the application online.
I want to submit application at Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) or Mini Passport Seva Kendra (Mini PSK) - (Preferred Way of applying a passport).
You can apply in-person for various passport services at Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) or Mini Passport Seva Kendras (Mini PSKs). Assistance for filling up the form is available at nominal charges at all Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) and Mini Passport Seva Kendra (Mini PSK). Schedule an appointment with the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)/ Mini Passport Seva Kendra (Mini PSK) that comes under the jurisdiction of applicant residence. Online appointment is mandatory to walk into PSK for further processing. Only emergency/medical cases may go to PSK without appointment. Service will be provided at the discretion of PSK in-charge for emergency/medical cases.
Step 1: Collect a token from the Token Issuance Counter after showing your filled passport application form and supporting documents along with the originals(original documents not to be attached with application).
Step 2: Wait for your turn in the waiting area till the token number is displayed on the display board. Submit the token, filled application form and self-attested (signed by the applicant) photocopies of the supporting documents to the Citizen Service Executive (CSE) at the service counter displayed with your token number.
Step 3: Complete activities at the counter, such as signing / thumb impression, the printout of the application form, getting your photograph and fingerprints captured, and making fee payment.
Note: Minor applicants below 4 years of age should carry a passport size photograph (on a white background) while visiting Passport Seva Kendra (PSK).
In case you are paying the fee through Credit/ Debit card, only card of self or family member whose details have been mentioned in the passport application form are acceptable. Only Master and Visa Credit/ Debit cards are accepted (This service will be available soon).
Step 4: Collect the fee acknowledgement receipt from the Citizen Service Executive (CSE) (after successful data entry) and go to the Verification counter, when Token number is displayed on the display-board for verification of your application with original documents. All original documents must be produced.
Step 5: Go to the Granting counter, when Token number is displayed on display-board for further processing of your application.
Step 6: Collect the print-out of the final status of your application (acknowledgement letter) at the exit gate.
Type of Application
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Type of Police Verification
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Expected Time of Passport Dispatch
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Tatkaal
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Police Verification is
not required
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Within one working day
excluding the date of submission of application.
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Police Verification is
required on a Post-Passport Issuance basis
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On third working day
excluding the date of submission of application - without waiting for the
Police Verification Report.
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Normal
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Police Verification is
not required
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On third working day
excluding the date of submission of application.
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Police Verification is
required on a Post-Passport Issuance basis
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On third working day
excluding the date of submission of application - without waiting for the
Police Verification Report.
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Police Verification is
required on Pre-Passport Issuance basis
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Within three working
days of receipt of a "Recommendatory" Police Verification Report
(PVR) from the Police Department. This does not include date of receipt of
"Recommendatory" PVR.
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i. In complex cases, such as adoption, application on behalf of a minor from single parent, major change in name, duplicate passport, doubtful documentation, the processing time will be approximately 30 days excluding the date of submission of application. Mandatory Pre-Police Verification cases such as J&K and Nagaland subjects would also need additional processing time.
ii. Issue of passport is subject to data check in the system and finding no adverse entry/ report.
In case you have been charged with a penalty, you need to make the penalty payment by cash only.
We should now know, nearest Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) < Click on this link.
How do I fill my application form?
Detailed and clear instructions are provided for each field in the form. You can refer the help provided in the online application form.
If Applying on printed form
Detailed and clear instructions are attached with the form for filling it up correctly. There is an instructions booklet attached with the form that you should go through carefully before filling up the form. Forms to Download
General instructions for filling up the form are as follows:
- Use CAPITAL LETTERS only, throughout the application form.
- Use standard fonts and avoid stylized writing.
- Use black or blue ball point pen only. Do NOT fill the application form with pencil or ink-pen.
- Write as clearly as possible. Use a pen with a thinnest possible tip.
- Put a cross (X) in the boxes where you have to choose one or more options as your answer and leave the other option(s) blank.For example, if your gender is male, put a cross in the box against male.
- Do NOT put dots, tick marks, etc, in the boxes, to choose the appropriate option as your answer.
- Write clearly within the boxes without touching the boundaries. Try and write in the centre of the box.
- Leave one box blank after each complete word, while filling up the boxes.
- Do NOT write anything outside the given boxes. Adjust the information you need to fill, within the given number of boxes.
- Do NOT overwrite in case of a mistake. Just strikeout the character and continue to write in the next box.
- Do NOT fold or smudge the application form.
- Do NOT write "NA" or "N/A" or "NOT APPLICABLE" in any boxes in the form to convey that the column is not relevant for your case. Leave that column blank.
- Proof of Present Address - List of Acceptable Documents
- Proof of Date of Birth - List of Acceptable Documents
- Documentary proof for any one of the Non-ECR (previously ECNR) categories Documents Required for Non-ECR
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1
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Water Bill
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2
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Telephone (landline or postpaid
mobile bill)
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3
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Electricity bill
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4
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One year statement (with
transactions)/ Passbook of running bank account (Scheduled Commercial bank
excluding Regional Rural banks and local area banks)
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5
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Income Tax Assessment Order
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6
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Election Commission Photo ID card
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7
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Proof of Gas Connection
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8
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Certificate from Employer of
reputed companies on letter head
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9
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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)
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10
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Applicant's current and valid
ration card
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11
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Parent's passport copy, in case of
minors(First and last page)
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Note (For Document No. 1, 2, and
3): At least 2 bills are
required - One bill should be of last year and the other bill of current
year.
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Note (For Document No. 8): Only public limited companies can give address proof on
company letter head along with seal. Computerized print-outs shall not be
entertained.
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Note (For Document No. 10): 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.
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1
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Birth certificate issued by a
Municipal Authority or any office authorized to issue Birth and Death
Certificate by the Registrar of Births & Deaths
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2
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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
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3
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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).
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Non-ECR Category
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Document(s) Required
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All persons having educational qualifications
of matriculation and above
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Matriculation Pass Certificate
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Hello Indianist,
ReplyDeleteFirstly thank you for visiting my blog and to answer your question, yes it is simple to apply for a passport through internet - but you would certainly need to visit a nearest PSK (Passport Seva Kendra) to your place to complete the process.
Steps are:
1) Register yourself in http://www.passportindia.gov.in (as a new user - if not registered already)
2) Click on Apply for Fresh Passport (if you need fresh one/click on reissue - whichever suits your req).
3) Fill the application error free..
4) Submit it and save an acknowledgement (also take a printout of the application - which is optional, just for your reference)
5) Select a timeslot at 6PM/stipulated time by the PSK (you can reach them Toll Free at 1800-258-1800 to find exact info).
6) goto PSK at the booked time slot along with all the original proofs (Address / SSC / Identity / Marriage Cert etc.,) and spend about an hour there to complete the formal process.
7) Wait for the passport - you should get it in a couple of months at the max.
- Chaitanya Kumar Vummethala
hello ... i wanted to ask that address proofs issued within 1 year of application of passport are not valid ?? like i want to apply now ... nd i got my voter id in january .. is it valid or not ??
ReplyDeleteAnonymous Sir,
DeleteAs per my understanding you wanted to know if "the Voter ID issued within one year is a valid address proof or not?" then the answer is NO! it is not a valid address proof as per PSK officials.
- Chaitanya
hello sir u r giving very good information about passport applying.
ReplyDeleteI have one doubt sir when pay the money at the time of appling passport or at psk.
Yes, one needs to pay the money for passport - during the verification process at PSK only.
ReplyDeleteHi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteThanks for ur valuable information
I have already applied for the passport thru RPO around 10 months ago and police verification has been already done but not yet recd my passport. So now i want to cancel the applied application and want to apply fresh passport thru PSK and what is the timeline for issuing a passport thru PSK.
Kindly advice ..
As I mentioned previously about the services offered by Govt. of India through PSK - it generally takes about 2 months for any citizen to get his/her passport upon successful submission of the passport application at any PSK.
DeleteI hope you got the answer!
All the best...
- Chaitanya Kumar Vummethala
http://bit.ly/chaitub
hi chaitanya
ReplyDeletei have done some mistake in my address while filling my application form. what to do now? either shall i apply for one fresh passport or reissue the same or to cancel the application? m not finding any option to cancel. how to cancel d form? please suggest me what to do now.
Hello Snishka,
DeleteThank you for visiting my blog and sharing your experience, but you need not worry about the same. I hope you have filled the application form through PSK website (passportindia.gov.in), if that is the case - you will actually have a provision of correcting your address at PSK center (if it is a small correction), otherwise (i mean if you want to change the complete address then) you should cancel the application (or leave it as it is) and fill a new application with correct details and submit that fresh application.
I hope you got the answer....
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteBecause the pdf could not been saved to xml if I apply for Tatkal, I had to change it to Normal to generate the xml file and have scheduled an appointment on July 2nd for reissue of passport. Is there this can be converted to Tatkal? If so, please let me know the steps. Does for Passport reissue, there will be a police verification?
Hello Sir / Madam,
DeleteFirst thing, I really did not understand your motive on the above comment - sorry to be straight forward but that is the fact!
But as per my understanding you wanted to renewal your existing passport and have applied for re-issue of the same (using Normal mode). But you now want to change it for Tatkal - I don't think it is possible at this point in time (as your slot is already booked for 2nd July 2012).
Also for re-issue of passport it generally takes less than a month's time (if the address is same as your existing address), even if you have applied it in Normal mode.
Police Verification will be there in any case, so don't worry about it.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya
ReplyDeleteThanx for this friutful information,but I have a query , i wonder if you could help me out in that.
I submitted the application online on 18-5-12.
But as reading your blog, I came to know that Voter id is not valid as proof for address if its less than 1 yr and I dont have any more documents to support it.
But my Passbook of running bank account will cross 1 year mark on 17-7-12.
So I want to know from you that
1) is ARN valid till 60 days or 90 ?
2) if its 90 days then, will my Passbook of running bank account be considered 1 year old after 17-7-12 or is it should be 1 year old on date of submission of online application ( i.e 18-5-12)?
So I need suggestion whether I can go on previous ARN no. or I need to start the process again?
Hi Vipul,
DeleteYou don't need to worry, your ARN is valid for 90 days! So you can book a slot for mid to late July 2012 (once your bank passbook becomes eligible as a valid address proof) also you might want to take a separate bank statement (for 1 year) along with a covering letter to use it as a valid address proof (if your bank is not nationalized).
So you just need to wait for one more month to pursue this...
In the worst case, you have to fill a separate application form.
All the best!
Chaitanya
Hi
ReplyDeleteThanx for your reply.
1) Do I need separate bank statement or photocopy of all the enteries of 1 yr passbook.
2) What is a Covering letter? (is it cover page of passbook with address)
Although my bank is nationalized(Andhra Bank),then I think I dnt need it as you mentioned.
3) Again will my passbook of running bank account need to be 1 yr old on date of submission of application( online)
Or
I submitted application before ( 18-5-12) and my passbook become 1 yr old later (17-7-12).
will that do?????
Hey Vipul,
DeleteIts my pleasure to reply back to you.
Again to clarify,
1) If your account is in Andhra Bank then your updated passbook itself is enough, no need of a covering letter or a bank statement. (Covering letter is a separate letter apart from statement of account - with an additional information such as the a/c. holder name, date since he/she is holding that a/c., purpose of the letter i.e., for passport, address of the a/c. holder as per their records etc.,)
2) For those who are not having account in Nationalized bank they are supposed to take these two documents (hard copies - of covering letter and statement of account for the last one year) from their respective banks - these include ICICI, AXIS etc.,
3) In your case you need not bother about the date of your application submitted, but the date of verification at PSK is considered - (i.e., You should have a bank account from the last one year with transactions, on the date of verification at PSK).
So you need to take the bank statement and appointment at PSK only after 17th July 2012.
I hope you got all the answers now?
All the Best!!
Keep Visiting my blog @
www.chaitanyakumarv.blogspot.com
Chaitanya Kumar Vummethala.
Hi Chaitanya
ReplyDeleteThanx for this friutful information. I have some question.
In case of online applications what are the exact steps I need to take after submitting the application online.
Anonymous Sir,
DeleteThanQ for your time visiting my blog and I really appreciate it.
Once you submit the application online, you need to book a slot for in-person verification (they will scan your original documents) at PSK (as per availability).
You need to pay the money there itself and wait for a couple of weeks for the police to visit your residence for the verification.
Then its all done, you will receive your passport through Registered Post in the next couple of weeks. That all about it.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI had submitted my online application on 9th April 2012. Now, I have managed to get an appointment for 16th July 2012. However, the online application will expire on 8th July. So, is this appointment of no use? Can I re-submit the same application again-I don't find an option to do that though!
Rgds
Sid
Hey Siddarth,
DeleteAs per my knowledge the validity of an unsubmitted online application is 90 days (I mean if the application is partially/completely filled but not submitted within 90 days then it will expire, but not the submitted application.
And that is the reason why you could get the appointment for 16th July 2012 - which is beyond the 90 day limit from the date of submittion, otherwise how can you get the appointment if it is not possible? (You cannot). So dont worry just visit the PSK with all the required documents.
But still if you have any doubts, then create a new application using the same ID and try submitting the same to get a new time slot / appointment.
All the best!
Chaitanya
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for all the information. Helped a lot :-)
One clarification i need, its not mandatory for one to upload all the documents, he can submit self attested photocopies of them when in psk for verification, right?
I am in chennai,
For dob proof is my SSLC (10th) marks card sufficient (born in 1988)?
Do i need a place of birth proof (a friend of mine was asked to get a notary signed place of birth proof in Mumbai)?
ThanQ for visiting my blog friend, its my pleasure share such useful information on my blog.
DeleteYes, it is not mandatory for any applicant to upload all the documents online. After visiting the PSK - the authorized people will scan all the verified documents of the applicant there itself.
And if your date of birth is before 26/01/1989, then no need of submitting Birth Certificate (SSC / SSLC certificate is sufficient).
Place of birth proof is required for Tatkal applicants only (that needs to be notarized on a Rs. 20/- stamp paper).
Hope you got answers for all your queries.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Peace :) :) :)
DeleteThanks a ton for your kind replies.
Hello sir,
ReplyDeleteI have submitted my application on may 22,2012.Still i could not get appointment in online.They told ARN will be valid for 90 days.Whether it is enough to book appointment within 90 days or all the procedures such as police clearance need to be finished within 90 days.
You can book the time slot before 21st Aug, 2012! it is valid until then!
DeleteHello sir,
ReplyDeleteWhether we need to book appointment within 90 days or such as police clearance everything should be finished within 90 days?
90 days is the time limit to book your appointment, not anything else.
DeleteAll the best!!
Chaitanya Kumar Vummethala
Hello sir,
ReplyDeletei have submitted my application online on 5 may 2012 and i have managed to get an appointment on 7th august 2012.
but ARN expires in 90 days. is my appointment valid r do i have to re submit my application?
Hello My dear friend,
DeleteYou don't need to worry about the validity of ARN as long as you managed to get the time slot, you can visit the PSK and submit all the required documents on 7th August.
All the very best.
Note: ARN expires in 90 days if you do not book a slot within that time.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya
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ReplyDeleteOne year statement (with transactions)/ Passbook of running bank account.If my bank account proof has 4months old with account statements its enough proof to apply a passport in PSK
ReplyDeleteIt is mandatory to have a one year old valid bank account (with statement & covering letter / a passbook with one year statements) to use it as a valid address proof for applying a passport.
Delete- Chaitanya.
Hoaw to check the status, passporty applied at PSK,HY2061500912412
ReplyDeletelogin, go to status... and check with your application number (mentioned above)..
DeleteChaitanya thanks for your information.i had doubt in covering letter mean require any letter from bank
ReplyDeleteYes you need to get a covering letter from the bank - (Covering letter is a separate letter apart from statement of account - with an additional information such as the a/c. holder name, date since he/she is holding that a/c., purpose of the letter i.e., for passport, address of the a/c. holder as per their records etc.,)
Deletethanks Chaitanya, i have a passbook with one year statements its enough to apply for passport in PSK or the covering letter from bank is mandatory
DeleteHello chaitanya I am Ajay. My voter ID card is 4 months old can I apply for a fresh passport? If no then what is the proof that I should use to apply passport and I am a student. All I have is pan card and bank account in State bank of hyderabad but there will be no fathers name in bank pass book or bank statement and my bank pass book is of different address. What should I do please help.
ReplyDeleteAjay,
DeleteYou can apply for a fresh passport by using your SBH Bank Statement / Passbook (with last one year transactions) but you cannot use your Voter ID Card as a valid address proof.
You need to visit SBH and request them to change your address in their records by producing the Voter ID Card. This is very much possible and get the statement (last one year) along with a covering letter (mentioning the purpose) on the next day - as it takes at least one day to reflect the changed address in their records.
Thats all, you will get your passport.
Note: you should also have your SSC Certificate, Birth Certificate along with the above mentioned address proofs.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya
i have ration card and passbook with one year statements its enough to apply the passport in psk or covering letter from bank is mandatory
ReplyDeleteSir / Madam,
DeleteRation Card is not a valid address proof until and unless the name mentioned in it is yours. Otherwise you can use the bank statement from the last one year / passbook from the last one year along with a covering letter is required.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeletei have 1 problem regarding my Birth Certificate.
I was born on 16.02.1989 but my bith certificate was in Kannada and was translated in English by the Advocate n original was submitted to the school so i can use translation copy of birth certificate in PSK for applying of Fresh Passport or i can use School Leaving Certificate
Hi Karthik,
DeleteThank you for visiting my blog, I appreciate it.
No problem with the language on your birth certificate as long as it is the document provided by the Municipal Corporation of your particular city / place.
You can submit the same certificate for this purpose.
However, it is also advisable to keep all your academic certificates handy in case if they are required at PSK.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Thanks for the information but i donot have the xerox copy of the certificate in kanada i only have translation copy made by my parents through advocate.I had 1 original copy which was with my school. So can i submit my School LC or the Translation birth certificate in english as birth certificate Please help me i m in grt confusion.
ReplyDeleteKartik,
DeleteWhile I appreciate your regular visit to my blog, I really cant help you in this matter - due to lack of experience.
But I suggest you to meet the officials in PSK to get all the clarifications on this.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Again back with a query.
ReplyDeleteI have applied for the passport of my wife.
As documents:
1) Proof of address - I will attached my passport copy,this has my spouse name in it.
2) date of birth - 10th class certificate .
And obviously her 10th class certificate have surname different ( before marriage) then what is mentioned in my passport ( which is attached as proof of address).
ques- Do I need to attach any more documents to co-relate them?
Any affidavit or something else?
Hello Vipul,
DeleteThank you for re-visiting my blog and posting your comments.
To answer your queries -
1) Your passport is absolutely a bestt address proof for your wife (provided you should have a valid marriage certificate issued by a Sub-Registrar).
2) For Date of Birth - 10th Class Certificate is suffice (provided if she is elder than 26th Jan 1989) it is also holds good for ECNR.
Regarding the change of name, it will be clearly mentioned in your marriage certificate so no worries. Alternatively a simple affidavit on a 20/- non-judicial stamp paper with notary would fill this gap.
However, I strongly suggest you to use your marriage certificate and in case if you donot have it - apply for the same in the concerned registrar office. the process is very simple (all you need to apply for a marriage certificate is both of your ssc certificates, marriage photograph and marriage invitation etc.,)
Let me know if you need further assistance.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
hi. thnx for all the good information. i got one question. i'm from bathinda.
ReplyDeletei have submitted all the information online and i've taken out the print out of the filled-in form.
can i submit the same form to the district passport cell (DPC) in bathinda, as i don't have a passport seva kendra in my city.
Hello Friend,
DeleteThank you for visiting my blog and your appreciation.
You can actually visit the Chandigarh Passport Seva Kendra office - this will cover all the following areas (including Bhatinda):
SAS Nagar, Chandigarh, Panchkula, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ropar, Bhatinda, Sangrur, Barnala, Patiala, Mansa
DPC is processing only 600 applications per day - so it will take a long time, instead you can visit the Chandigarh PSK to submit your passport application (carrying all the above mentioned documentary proofs).
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya
ReplyDeleteThanks for your valuable information on online passport application
This is Pramod I have some couple of queries.
1) I applied online for a fresh passport yester day.I mentioned the police station in online application which is not available in the list provided by web site (I provided BTM 2nd Stage but which is not available in list).Is there any problem with it.
2) What about the police verification these days.We need to go to nearest police station or police will come to our address mentioned for verification?
If we have to go to police station what is the procedure for it?
3) Can i take the print out of actual pasport application available in website and fill it or we need to fill the hard copy of the application provided by the government ?
Regards
Pramod
Hello Pramod,
DeleteNice to see your comments on my blog, I really appreciate your time.
Answers to your queries follows:
1) I can see there is a police station in BTM 2nd Stage (it is actually called as MICO Layout Police Station) so no worries - it will get processed smoothly.
2) Police verification will be done at your residence (as mentioned in your application) - unless if you opt for pre-verification process to get your passport through Tatkal.
3) If you want to submit the hard copy of application then you have that option of filling the form online and download it / print it to submit at PSK. No need of purchasing the old forms, which are available at RPOs.
I hope your queries get clarified with all my answers.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Thanks Chaitanya for your clarifications and valuable time.
Delete1)Yes any way i resubmitted one more application form through online with MICO LAYOUT police station after checking the police station list mentioned in web site.
2) Yes in web site mentioned about applying for police verification process but not sure it is applicable for Tatkal or normal
3) I downloaded the application form, filled the application form offline and submitted through online. Any way i carry the hard copy of the submitted application form and acknowledgment.
2 more clarifications
1) While filling the application i wrote mail id in small letters and all other fields in CAPITAL letters, is that cause any problem? Upload of the application form successful anyway.
2) I am trying at 6 o clock since 3 days in order to book the time slot but every time its giving no free slots available try tomorrow 6 'o' clock
Is there any change in timings, i googled it but some people say time has been changed to 8 'o' clock morning and some people say they tried at 1 AM and they got the slot. Don't know which one is true. May be in Bangalore there might be more traffic
Any way you set very high standards to follow for the people like me. keep it up.
Pramod,
DeleteIts my pleasure sharing such useful information on my blog.
To clarify your latest queries -
>> Email in small letters is not at all a problem.
>> Slot booking time was revised from 6 PM to 7:30 PM - so you have to try booking the slot sharp at 7:30 PM IST.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a informative blog.
My mother's surname on her Voter ID card is printed as DEY which should be corrected to DE. Nothing else in the ID card will change.
Can we use to Voter ID card as address proof for her Passport application immediately after making the change in her surname?
or do we have to wait for a year before we could use the corrected ID card?
Thanks and best regards,
Subham
Dear Subham,
DeleteAs mentioned in blog posts don't depend on Voter ID cards.
Most of the PSKs are not accepting it as a valid address proof.
So rely on Bank Statement & Covering letter for the same.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteThanks for replying so quickly.
My mother has a joint savings account with me at ICICI bank. Can the statement of a joint account from ICICI (along with the covering letter) be used as address proof?
Thanks and regards,
Subham
Dear Subham,
DeleteSorry for the late reply, I was in holiday remotely without access to internet.
Certainly it is a valid address proof document!
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
DeleteThank you so much for the information. This made everything so much easier. One last thing, do you happen to have a sample covering letter the banks issue? I would really appreciate it. :)
Thanks once again.
Best regards,
Subham
Dear Subham,
DeleteI don't have any sample covering letter but the format is pretty simple.
The letter mentions about your full name, address as per their records, date since you are operating that account with their bank and finally they also mention the purpose of this covering letter (along with the one year statement) as "for applying passport" .
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Dear Chaitanya Sir,
ReplyDeleteI have taken tuesdays(28th august) appointment and now after reading this blog of yours i understand that i dont have a valid address proof.I do have a bank account(ICICI) but the address in it is of a company's flat where i used to stay.I left that job but m still using that account.But it seems that account wont be of any help to me(as i have just one working day to change my address and all).
Also i do have a account in a regional bank and also i have a passbook of the same.So is it ok if i manage to get a covering letter from that regional bank as a Address proof.
Please help me asap
Dear Chetan,
DeleteSorry for the delay in my response - my calendar was very tight yesterday.
You have an option to update your address in ICICI bank account by submitting any Insurance Policy or any other valid proof - may be your regional bank passbook.
Not sure if the covering letter along with the passbook of a regional bank would suffice the need but you can always try for it. However if the bank is a scheduled bank then it will certainly valid.
Last option would be to visit the PSK and submit whatever you have - they will give you one extra day to get back to them with a valid address proof then you can immediately visit your ICICI Bank (any branch) to make the changes in your address and next day get the bank statement and covering letter from the bank to use at PSK.
I did the same way and I could do all this in 2 days.
All the best!!!
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi
ReplyDeleteCan I use IDBI bank account statement with one year and cover letter as an address proof for applying passport in Hyderabad
Thanks
Gangadhar
Gangadhar,
DeleteYes you can as IDBI is a schedule bank, it will work.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Sir,
ReplyDeleteThank you it was a helpful guidelines for me to get passport . i have a small doubt i have submitted a the online form and in that i availed for a 60pages (jumbo)passport but now i have to change it to 36pages (small)can i make that at the PSK or should i fill in new one online ?? and you have mentioned that there is non police verification , pre police verification and post police verification , how can i find out which of the above 3 categories i fall ?????
please see the below reply....
DeleteSir,
ReplyDeleteThank you it was a helpful guidelines for me to get passport . i have a small doubt i have submitted a the online form and in that i availed for a 60pages (jumbo)passport but now i have to change it to 36pages (small)can i make that at the PSK or should i fill in new one online ?? and you have mentioned that there is non police verification , pre police verification and post police verification , how can i find out which of the above 3 categories i fall ?????
yes my dear friend,
Deleteyou have that option of changing it from 60 to 36 pages at PSK itself you can request them to make that change (while they take your certificates scanned), no need to fill another form once again!
Until and unless u opt for pre-police verification, it will be post police verification by default so the police verification will happen only once your application is submitted successfully at PSK (after 2 weeks from that date).
Best Regards,
Chaitanya
hi chaitnaya
ReplyDeletei submitted my online application on 20 th august and got the appointement on 4th of september. problem is my date of birth was updated wrongly. now i have to go tomorrow, is there any procedure by which i can change my dob at PSK, or i have to apply again. well it will take another 15-20 days to get an appointement. please suggest..
Rupesh,
DeleteNo problem in your case..
You have an option to rectify your mistake in the passport application at PSK itself during your certifications scanning process, you will be asked to check if everything is filled correctly. Then you can make this change by producing your original date of birth or SSC Certificate.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
hi,
ReplyDeleteI had applied for fresh passport on 7/09/2012. Please tell me how much time it will take for police verification.
Thanks
Vikas
Hi Vikas,
DeleteIf you have applied it at PSK, then it would take about 3-4 weeks from now.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya
Hello, Chaitanya.
ReplyDeletewonderful blog!. My question might seem obvious but still I wanted to confirm if I can use my citibank statement as a address proof while applying for passport online. Since the statement would be of one year i am supposing there would be several transactions on it and it would consist of several pages. Is there any kind of risk of rejection if I use this as an address proof as its the only address proof I have.
Regards,
Nikunj
Nikunj,
DeleteThank you for the appreciation, keep visiting my blog.
Your Citibank Statement (from last one year) along with the covering letter issued by the Bank (with their stamp and Signature) will be the perfect/most suitable address proof for applying Passport, irrespective of the number of transactions you made.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hello Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteGreat Blog, really helpful.
I wanted to confirm If I can use my citibank statement as an address proof while applying for passport online. Since it would be of one year, I was wondering there would be many pages in the statement. Is that okay? Is there any chance of rejection for giving this as address proof? I only have my bank statement. Your suggestions would be really appreciated.
Regards,
Nikunj
As I mentioned above, it will never get rejected!!
DeleteBest Regards,
Chaitanya
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteI m working in PSU, and I need to submit Annexure-B issued by my office as an additional document to avoid police verification. As per my understanding, police verification will not be done in my case, verification done by my company will be accepted. If my understanding is correct, in how many days will I get my passport after visiting PSK.
I hope for PSU's Police Verification will not be there (as you will be submitting a NOC / Annexure-B from your Organization and that itself is sufficient as a police verification) - in such cases, it will take about 4 to 5 weeks for you to get your Passport.
DeleteBest Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeletePlease let me know what all documents required for re-iisue of passport under tatkal scheme? it very urgent and I would be happy to see your reply.
Thanks,
Ashu
Ashu,
DeleteIf the address remains the same and no other changes required to it, then you can renewal your old passport and get the new one in 2 weeks. And I don't think Tatkal is required for the same..
If you want to opt Tatkal, then you should have Annexure I (Verification Certificate issued by IAS/IPS) and Annexure F (Notarized Affidavit).
You will find the formats by googling using the above names.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeletethanks for the information..
I have a query regarding address proof..i am recently married and want to apply new passport for my wife.she does not have any address proof on her name.Her voter Id has different address in it.
can i use my 1 year bank statement as a address proof for my wife's passport .please suggest.
Regards,
Raj
Dear Raj,
DeleteI really appreciate your time visiting my blog and rising your query.
To solve your situation there are two options -
1. If you have your passport and your marriage certificate then it is the best address proof.
2. You can make your wife as a joint account holder, with the same bank account that you have and wait for a couple of days and then approach bank to obtain the bank statement and a covering letter. This should be acceptable address proof.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteMany Thanks for your suggestion..
Keep blogging..
I think it will be useful for readers if you write a blog post on "how to get a PAN card" also in your blogspot !! (not sure if u have already written about this in your blog?)
Cheers,
Raj
Raj,
DeleteSure, I will do that - thanks for your suggestion.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
hi this is karun,
ReplyDeleteactually my nativity is andhrapradesh machilipatnam,actually i registered vijayawada in passportseva login and i submitted normal appication in html but i didnt get slots,but i am staying last 1.5mnths onwards in banglore i want urgent passport,can i apply here banglore tatkal ,is it problem or registering there i can apply here freshely tatkal is it ok,give me reply urgently.
Hello Karun,
DeleteSorry for the late reply, I was on a holiday today and could not reply back to you sooner...
Please see my response below (to your latest comment).
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
hi this is karun actually i registered in passport seva kendra in vijayawada,but i didnt get slot in there,but i want urgent to get the passport ,but i am staying in banglore last 1.5 mnths,so i planned to apply here tatkal can i apply here,there is any conflict for applying here,becoz i registered there na thats why any problem is there,plz give me quick reply yar?
ReplyDeleteKarun,
DeleteI could not reply back to your comment sooner sorry for that, but I appreciate you reaching me out and rising your query.
As per my suggestion, do not apply from bangalore (thru middlemen) even though if they promise to show you the way to apply it through Tatkal. Instead go to vijayawada PSK and apply on a normal mode.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Sir,
ReplyDeleteI had filled and submitted online passport application form.but before booking appointemnt date, i noticed mistake in filling fathers name and i would like to redo it. What would i have to do to cancel my earlier application and fill a fresh one with correct details?? will i be able to fill a new application with the same user id that iv created for the earlier one?? Wouldnt that show as 2 applications under my name??
Dear Grace,
DeleteYou need not do anything now, just wait for your appointment and you have an option to correct your details at PSK. So no need of doing any changes to your submitted application.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI submitted my application and got appointment also.But when i re-checked my form i found out that i have given wrong place of birth and it is different in my birth certificate.How can i correct my place of birth in the form after submitting.Is there any option of doing that in passportindia.gov.in
Dear Friend,
DeleteYes the option is you can correct it in the PSK, where you will be given such option of rechecking your application once again before final submission.
So no worries, you can correct it on the day of your appointment.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
sir,
ReplyDeleteI would like to have a passport,my permanent residence is warangal and the proofs that i have are [pancard,driving licence,and newly isssued voter id]and my temporary residence is hyd[ecil] and the proofs that i have are[sbi bank statement]
and my father is central govt employee[head constable{cisf}],he has been recently transfered to tamilnadu.
so,i would be thankfull if u please show me a way to have my passport in 15 days
.
thanking you sir!
Dear Prasad,
DeleteIn your case, getting a passport in 15 days is bit difficult. But if you have a valid address proof of Warangal Address along with your SSC Certificate and Birth Ceritificate (if your date of birth is after 26th Jan 1989), then it is possible for you to obtain your passport from 50 days from the date of your submittion.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Kindly go through the latest post of mine from the home page of my blog - to know the process of obtaining Verification Certificate for applying passport through Tatkal..
Deletehttp://chaitanyakumarv.blogspot.in/2012/09/procedure-for-applying-passport-tatkal.html
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
hello sir, i have submitted 3 application forms but there is mistake in 3 of them, what is the procedure of submitting the next form ?
ReplyDeleteThis time submit without error....may be with another user id.
DeleteHi chaitanya
ReplyDeleteAs i stay in J P nagar 6th phase area there is no police ststion available with that name inthe list.So where do i look for my nearest police station??
Thanks in advance for the reply...
Kindly visit your nearest eSeva Centre for this information.
DeleteBest Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hello chaitanya
ReplyDeleteCan u let me know dat jp nagar police station fall under which police station for verification??
Kindly visit your nearest eSeva Centre for this information.
DeleteBest Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hello chaitanya..Your information was really valuable..Thanks for that..My question is:
ReplyDeleteI am a student,doing my B.tech in warangal..My parents stay in Hyderabad..I entered my college address as present address and parents address as permanent address.I have found that the documents i need(From document advisor on passportindia website)are 1)Proof of present address 2)Birth certificate 3)Bonafide 4)student Id card....DO i need to submit a proof for my permanent address as well??I have my voter ID...and gas connection on my fathers name..I have booked a slot on 26th october..can you please help me with this...??
Thanks in advance
Please see the below link for more information:
Deletehttp://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/popuponline/AttachmentAdvisorSub?subDocID=7001&confirmDOB=DOBVarNo&minorFlag=1
Hello Chaitanya ,
ReplyDeleteYou are doing quite a fab job here with this passport blog.I am an NRI about to apply for my passport renewal in India.As there is a change of address, and I dont have a valid proof for address in my name i have included my name as joint account holder with my father's running bank which is functinal since 2009.My name was included only in August 2012.Kindly suggest if I can use this as a valid address proof along with family ration card( its in my mum's name:( ]
Secondly, while doing the online application i have erred. So can i modify it at the PSK or should i restart the entire process again ?Kindly suggest .
Thanks a lot,
Regards
Swaroopa
Hello Swaroopa,
DeleteTry taking a statement of account from the bank (for the past one year) along with the covering letter mentioning your correct address on it. As the account is being operated since 2009, it should be a valid address proof document.
And all the online errors or mistakes can be rectified at PSK while verification and final submission.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hello Chaitanya,
DeleteThank you for your suggestion.Its quite encouraging .I do have the letter from the bank and 1 year statement.Just that I am apprehensive about my name inclusion which is only 3 months old.
I have another doubt :((( !!
I still use my maiden name( esp in india) along with my husband's surname and intend to do so as all my identity docs in india are in my maiden name .As am keen to get my re-issue of passport asap i am not to eager to go about permanent surname change for the time being.So in the passport application which column would be more appropriate for my case --the alias or the change of name ?
If I use alias are they any documents/affidavits/paper cuttings to be produced?
Thank you once again .
Regards
Swaroopa.
Hello Swaroopa,
DeleteThank you for being a regular visitor of my blog, I really appreciate it.
If it is mentioned that your name has been included just 3 months back in the covering letter/statement issued by the Bank authorities, then it is a problem - otherwise it is a valid address proof document.
And based on your situation and current need, don't raise the request for the change of name now. Which would unnecessarily complicate the application process.
For mentioning the alias name (as you wanted to mention both your maiden and husband's surname) you must have your marriage certificate, which suffices the need.
Only if you want to change your name completely then you need to submit an affidavit along with your marriage certificate to incorporate your husband's name in your passport.
If you can able to gather all the above mentioned documents, then by using your husband's passport it will become easy to renewal your passport.
All the best!
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi chaitanya.....thanks for your valuable information..but i have a doubt.
ReplyDeleteI have already submitted my application on 19th Oct'12 at PSK but there was some prblm in my birth certificate so they asked me to resubmit the document again at PSK....Now my question is do i need to take appointment online again to resubmit the dosument as i did before or i can visit anytime at PSK?? ....pls clear my doubt as soon as possible.....
Thanks in advance...
Mr. Jha,
DeleteNo need to book a new time slot, you can directly visit the PSK with the birth certificate document for the submission.
Carry the application/form issued by PSK authorities while visiting the PSK.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hai chaitanya, i have long doubt, please claify. I have voter ID from the last 1 year but recently i have modified the address and date of birth by submitting form-8, can i put that as one of proof, and another doubt is i have andhra bank account from 4 years, due to lack of transactions the account is dead and i reactivated 2 months ago, is it able to put this as a proof
ReplyDeleteI am sure, the date of issue remains the same on the new corrected voter id card (with one year older date), if that is the case then it is a valid address proof document.
DeleteElse, you can also use the Andhra Bank Passbook with updated transactions from the last one year would become a valid address proof document (see to it that there are transactions between Oct-Nov 2011 and now).
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hello chaitanya my name is vijay, I want to clear my doubt regarding address proof, please clarify. my voter ID is recently issued(1 month old), water tax bill(on my father's name & of previous address, which is also our own house), gas connection bill (previous address), property tax bill (on my mother's name), bank passbook(7 months old). Now tell me which address proof should i have to kept for applying passport. please reply me as early as possible.
ReplyDeleteHello Vijay,
DeleteNone of the above mentioned documents are valid address proofs if you are major (18+ years) you might want to wait another 5 months to use your bank passbook as a valid address proof document.
Please see to it that your name and address (permanent) details are exactly saved in the bank records, that will make your process easy.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hello Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your suggestion.Its quite encouraging .I do have the letter from the bank and 1 year statement.Just that I am apprehensive about my name inclusion which is only 3 months old.
I have another doubt :((( !!
I still use my maiden name( esp in india) along with my husband's surname and intend to do so as all my identity docs in india are in my maiden name .As am keen to get my re-issue of passport asap i am not to eager to go about permanent surname change for the time being.So in the passport application which column would be more appropriate for my case --the alias or the change of name ?
If I use alias are they any documents/affidavits/paper cuttings to be produced?
Thank you once again .btw i guess i posted this part wrongly before under reply column.apollogies for that.
Regards
Swaroopa.
Hello Swaroopa,
DeleteAs mentioned in my above reply, if it is mentioned that your name has been included "just 3 months back" in the covering letter/statement issued by the Bank authorities, then it is a problem - otherwise it is a valid address proof document.
And based on your situation and current need, don't raise the request for the change of name now. Which would unnecessarily complicate the application process (you are supposed to submit additional documentation such as annexure f, marriage certificate).
For mentioning the alias name (as you wanted to mention both your maiden and husband's surname) you must have your marriage certificate, which suffices the need.
Only if you want to change your name completely then you need to submit an affidavit along with your marriage certificate to incorporate your husband's name in your passport.
If you can able to gather all the above mentioned documents, then by using your husband's passport it will become very easy and fast to renewal your passport.
All the best!
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hello Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the details.Well the bank letter does mention my inclusion as from august 2012 only .In spite of several requests, the bank manager refused to avoid that !!!!!:((((
Regarding surname confusions, i guess i shall go by your suggestion to mention my husband's surname as alias and apply for renewal in my maiden name( as it was when my passport was issued first time).I do have my Marriage certificate but husband is a foreigner.so not quite sure if his passport will help.
Will do a trial visit to passport office with my current docs and see what the 'babus' have to say !!!!!
Thanks again for your suggestions :)
Regards
Swaroopa
Perfect,
DeleteYou can visit the nearest PSK or RPO for this enquiry.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
This is really useful peace of information .
ReplyDeleteHIghly recommended
Thank you and appreciate your time.
DeleteBest Regards,
Chaitanya.
Sir I am a student and i have Birth certificate, Address proof, 10th cls certificate, is any thing required like student id in addition to these?
ReplyDeleteAbove mentioned documentary proofs are sufficient, however keep your bonafide certificate issued by your college also with you in case if they ask you to produce.
DeleteBest Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteI have doubt i have two address for last 3 years present address is 2 months old for that i am giving bank statement for remaining i am giving voter id will it be sufficient or i need anything else
It is mandatory for you to reside at your present address for at least 1 year to apply for a passport. So I suggest you not to mention about your present address unless if it your permanent address.
DeleteOn a different note, Voter ID Card should be at least one year old and should have the accurate details in it - if you want to use it as an address proof.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteI had got an appointment on June 27, 2012. I submitted all the documents and paid a fee of Rs.1000/-. All the details like finger prints, name, address, education, etc., were filled in their electronic system. But, in the verification stage, they said my Birth certificate was very old and that I needed to get a new one with all the details filled in. So they said that I can bring the new one next time directly without an appointment and that my application will be processed. I have my new birth certificate, but I have not yet submitted it. It has been more than 4 months now. I wanted to know if my application would've expired and if I have to pay the processing fee again or if they would process my previous application. FYI, the person at the verification stage said that I can submit my birth certificate within 1 year. So, could you shed some light on this matter?
Thanks
Mr. Arjun,
DeleteYou must visit the same PSK with the new Birth Certificate at the earliest with the acknowledgement copy they have provided you on 27th June 2012 upon your successful submission.
As per my knowledge there is no need for you to pay even a single extra pie unless there is some fraud in the Birth Certificate that you have provided them earlier.
Hope it resolves in a day or two from the date of your re-submission (Birth Certificate).
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
sir ,
ReplyDeleteam enginng graduate, what should i write in non ecr category Yes or No, pl suggest me.
thanking you.
If your qualification is SSC or above then you are eligible for ECNR (Emigration Check Not Required)- opt for ECR as NO - i.e., ECNR for you.
DeleteBest Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya Kumar Vummethala,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the valuable information you are providing in this blog
I have the following query
I have a valid passport with marital status not updated with my spose name and the address is not my present address
Can I apply the following application simultaneosly
1)Reissue of my passport
i)Cange of address to my present address
ii)Include my spose name in the passport
2)Apply for fresh passport for my wife
3)Apply for fresh passport for my kid
Note:I have read in http://www.passportindia.gov.in/. that the parent(s) passport needs to be documented with spose name brfore applying for the child passport.
Is there any way so that I can apply all the above 3 application at one go so that I dont need to wait for one to complete before applying for another
Also please let me know the time that would be reqiuired to get the passport in each of the above 3 points
Thanks,
Ayan
Dear Ayan,
DeleteThank you for visiting my blog and raising your queries, I appreciate your time.
Yes, while applying for re-issue of your passport - you can change your address (by producing a valid address proof doc) and also include your wife's name in it (by enclosing the marriage certificate) along with applying a fresh passport to your wife by showcasing the same documentary proofs.
But before applying for the passport for your baby it is mandatory to have passport to your wife (baby's mother should have a passport to apply passport to the infant child). However there is an advantage that you/your wife can take an appointment directly to apply for the passport of your baby.
Generally it will take 30 to 60 days to get fresh passport and hardly 10-15 days for re-issue of your passport.
While for baby another 30 days from the date of application.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
hii,
ReplyDeletei had applied fr fresh passprt on 8th aug..but i've not been able to get a slot for document verification since then..and now see theere is a 90 day limit ..so wots d status now?
do i need to re-submit?..if yes, then how?
i try to book a slot at 6 every evening ..but smehow i haven't managed to get one yet...so could you please guide me and respond to my queries...i really need to get my passport in 2 months...please help.
thank you
Hi Friend,
DeleteSlot booking time was revised from 6 PM to 7:30 PM - so you have to try booking the slot sharp at 7:30 PM IST (this happened almost 50 days back).
If you still unable to get a time slot then, go for a new application.
I hope you will get the passport in less than 60 days.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya Kumar Vummethala,
ReplyDeleteThanks again for all the help
But I didn't understand the following abstract of your mail
"However there is an advantage that you/your wife can take an appointment directly to apply for the passport of your baby."
Is that mean that we do not have to take the baby to PSK or we can directly go to PSK without having a prior appointment for the baby?
Thanks,
Ayan
Dear Ayan,
DeleteYour understanding is absolutely correct - you don't need to take prior appointment for your baby. You/Your wife can directly visit any PSK for applying passport of your baby.
Also apologies for creating confusion with my language (it was due to fatigue).
All the very best!
Chaitanya Kumar Vummethala.
hello chaitanya k v...
ReplyDeletei have done with the police verification, ie, the form filling n submitting the required documents and also the police check of residence. now when i check my status in PSK site, i get a message of "pending police verification at the nearest police station" and i need the passport by nov end, its almost 21 days from the completion of police verfication. am really worried about this. can u help me out with some information as the status doesnot gets updated from PSK or i am pending with some more procedure..
thanks...
Hello Sneha,
DeleteFrom the date of police verification it generally takes 2-3 weeks time to obtain your passport, provided the verification is successful and if the police submits the report immediately.
In your case I doubt if the police has submitted the report to the Passport Authority. You can know the status by calling the toll free number: 1800-258-1800.
All the very best.
Regards,
Chaitaya.
hello sir,,
ReplyDeletewel i did called them up. and the fact is tht thy are not aware if the documents are dispatched from my area police stn.
thnks for d info.. m glad
hello sir,
ReplyDeletecan u provide me with the procedure of PCC and how much time does it takes??
Hello Sneha,\
DeleteCan you elaborate more on PCC?
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
police clearance certificate...
ReplyDeleteOh OK,
DeleteLet me answer to your question in the below reply (to your latest comment).
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
i have applied for fresh passport, n now its in printing process. so wanted to know about PCC (police clearance certificate). i read few blogs on net n found tht it takes 7 working days, n even a day... confused now about the procedure as PSK site says to submit the documents with 300/- and 2 photo's.. but it also says that their is a procedure of visiting assistant commissioner n local police again with the same documents... so can u help me with this PCC thing...
ReplyDeletethank you..
Hello Sneha,
DeleteThis is for the people who want to go for Tatkal scheme.
In such case, please go through my post to understand the complete process:- http://chaitanyakumarv.blogspot.in/2012/09/procedure-for-applying-passport-tatkal.html
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
If the police verification officer has not visited your residence for verification then you should submit the PCC at PSK.
DeleteBut for regular PCC it would take about 7 to 30 days..
However if the status of your passport is "In Printing Process", then your address verification must have already done.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Is there any necessity of showing original bank passbook during document verification at PSK
ReplyDeleteYeah,
DeleteOne needs to take all the original documents to the PSK for verification (in fact that is the actual objective of this verification process).
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Any idea how much time it takes to dispatch n deliver at residence??
ReplyDeleteNo! I am unaware of this service.
DeleteBest Regards,
Chaitanya.
hello sir,
ReplyDeletemy grand father has passed sslc and has no birth certificate.n he was born before 1988.does he need to take birth certificate r can we show his sslc mark list as proof of dob..wil there be any rejection while checking??
Hello Anonymous, if your grand father's birthday was before 26.01.1989 then you can submit your Grand Father's SSLC / Matriculation Pass certificate. I think Chaitanya will also reply the same. Thank you.
DeleteRegards
Sudipto
For your Grand Father - SSLC is sufficient as a DOB certificate, in fact for people who born before 26th Jan 1989 DOB Certificate is not mandatory.
DeleteIn his case SSLC would work as both DOB and for ECNR category.
His application will never get rejected, just because of lack of DOB certificate.
All the very best,
Chaitanya.
Dear Sudipto Sinha,
DeleteThank you for helping my blog visitors, I really appreciate it.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hello Chaitanya, Thanks a lot for your article. This is so helpful.
ReplyDeleteI am a B-tech Final Year Student and I have to apply for a New Fresh Passport. I have checked that I have to submit Voter ID Card as Address Proof, Birth Certificate as Date of Birth Proof and Matriculation Certificate as Non-ECR proof.
My Date of Birth is 11/06/1989. All my documents like Voter ID Card, PAN Card, Matriculation Certificate, Other Educational Certificates, Bank Pass Book show my date of birth as 11/06/1989 except the Birth Certificate! My Birth Certificate has the Date of Birth as 11/08/1989. So, there is a conflict between my Birth Certificate Date of Birth and all other documents Date of Birth.
So, what should I do? Can I submit an Affidavit along with the Original Birth Certificate?
Please guide me as I can get my Passport.
Thanking you.
Dear Sudipto Sinha,
DeleteI don't think there would be any such problem because of this.
However you should go for change of date of birth in your DOB certificate, as the your DOB is wrongly printed on your DOB Certificate.
But for now, I don't see a strong reason for Passport authorities to object on this.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya, thank you very much for replying me. Its my pleasure.
DeleteSo, you are telling that I should go at Passport seva Kendra with my existing Birth Certificate which has my DOB as 11/08/1989 instead of 11/06/1989 and Passport authorities will not object on that. I'll be very grateful to you if they accept my DOB certificate. :)
Actually, I am afraid of one thing, that is, if I submit the existing Birth-Certificate which has wrong DOB printed then if Passport Authorities accept the DOB as 11/08/1989 against my Passport then there will be DOB mismatch between my Passport and my other documents. Then a big problem will arise. :(
I am so worried about this situation.
I have a hard request to you that please do one thing for me, that is, ask any passport official about my situation. Is there any problem will arise at Passport Seva Kendra with the DOB conflicts between DOB Certificate and other Documents? Which steps should I follow?
I cannot find any good advise from anyone. I have only you who can give the right informations.
Thank you once again.
Regards
Sudipto
I can completely understand your situation, Sudipto
DeleteMy sincere suggestion for you would be, to convince the PSK authorities that your DOB is 11/06/1989 and it was a mistake (wrongly printed) on your DOB Certificate.
Thus submit your all other academic certificates, it would also be great if you can take an affidavit, notarized on a 20/- stamp paper that your correct DOB is on 11/06/1989 and is wrongly printed on your DOB Certificate.
If possible make the correction on your DOB Certificate by producing relevant certificates at eSeva....
Note:- Otherwise as mentioned by you above, even on your Passport your DOB will be printed incorrectly.
All the very best.
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya, very very thanks to you. I will do what you suggest me to do. Thank you for your all valuable suggestions. :)
DeleteThen I'll do an affidavit, notarized on a 20/- stamp paper that my DOB is incorrectly printed on my Birth Certificate.
Hope that will work.
Thank you a lot once again.
I'll inform you the whole experience after the Passport Seva Kendra Visit.
Take care and wish you a great life.
Regards
Sudipto.
Sure Sudipto,
DeleteI appreciate your swift reply.
All the very best and do let me know (post your comment) with your experience.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Obviously I'll do reply to you here.
ReplyDeleteThank you once again for your best wishes.
Have a great life...
oh, good night. :)
Regards
Sudipto
All the very best :)
Delete- Chaitanya Kumar Vummethala.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteI have ing vysa bank account in madhapur,But now im shifted to Motinagar then how i can apply for passport with that bank account.I dont have any other address proofs.
Ravi,
DeleteYou can actually request your bank authorities to change your address from Madhapur to that of Motinagar, then you can request for one year bank statement along with the covering letter from the bank authorities (mentioning the updated address in it).
Note: At the time of police verification, 2 of your neighbors should supposed to sign as witnesses.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteOne of My friend having only mobile postpaid bill is it enough to apply passport.
And i have one more doubt i have voter id but im not staying in that address then how i can use that voter id for passport.
Hello Ravi,
DeleteOnly mobile postpaid bill is not a valid address proof document for applying passport.
Also you can't use your voter id card for the purpose of applying passport as a valid address proof document if the current address is not matching with that of the one which is mentioned on your card.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hello chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteI have applied for fresh passprt on 21st may..but i've not been able to get a slot for document verification since then..and now see there is a 90 day limit ..so whats the status now?
do i need to re-submit?..if yes, then how?
so could you please guide me and respond to my queries...i really need to get my passport in 2 months...please help.
thank you
Hello Raju,
DeleteThank you for writing on my blog, I really appreciate your time.
I would love to answer your question, but unfortunately I don't have sufficient info to give you a correct answer.
However, what I suggest you is to call the PSK (Toll Free) at 1800-258-1800
They should be giving you complete information (if possible share your experience with PSK customer support, on my blog - with a small comment).
All the very best,
Chaitanya.
Hii chaitanya..
ReplyDeleteI have lost my voter id card and got a new one one month back,can i submit this as my address proof.
thanks in advance!
If the date mentioned on the back side of your card is one year old, then it is a valid address proof document. Provided all the details mentioned on it should match with that of your application.
DeleteOtherwise, it is not considered as a valid address proof document.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
I tried to take a 1 yr bank statement from SBI,but its nearly 24 pages.Can we take the bank statement from online,which is just 4-5 pages(but includes all transactions)..
ReplyDeleteAnd the problem with online is we can get only 6 month statement,so can we two contiguous 6th month statements and get attested from the bank??
thanks in advance!!! :)
Online statements are not valid address proof document.
DeleteYou need to have statement / updated passbook issued by bank authorities.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
sir i wud lyk 2 kno if i can deactivate my account on passport seva portal n delete the submitted form.....i havent fixed an appointment yet.....i m considerin the submission of application thru district passport cell as better option....
ReplyDeleteNo need of that Dear Naseem,
DeleteIt will automatically gets deactivated and deleted after 90 days from the date of your registration.
But I personally feel that online application through PSK is the best method for applying passport.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteMy Full Name in SSC memo is Krishna Ch. Will this create any problem in applying for passport as surname has two letters in it and not complete surname?
Thanks for your help in advance
Dear Krishna,
DeleteAs long as you want the same name on your passport, it is not at all a problem.
But even in your other documentary proofs (such as in address proof) it should be like Krishna Ch. only.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya
Hi Chaitanya.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a bank account. So what shall i do for address proof. And they require 1 year bank statement
Please help me out.
If you have a Gas Connection on your name (at least from the past one year) then it would be a valid address proof document for applying passport.
DeleteAs per the PSK website, the following are the valid address proof docs:
Click this link to find out http://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/popuponline/AttachmentAdvisorSub?subDocID=7001&confirmDOB=DOBVarNo&minorFlag=1
All the very best,
Chaitanya.
ok sr tel me 1 thing how cn i make payment at psk? i mean in wt form....do i need to carry a demand draft or payment with cash cud b accepted?....n 1 more thing sr.....
ReplyDeletecopy of ration card( of my dad...my name mentioned)...date of brth certificate...domicile certificate.....high skul marksheet ....these r the documents i m carrying wit me ...r these enough?
Dear Naseem,
DeleteYou need to pay Cash at PSK.
Documents you need to carry with you are:
1) DOB Certificate
2) SSC Certificate
3) Address Proof (not the ration card with your father's name - it is valid only if the card is on your name, not just if your name is mentioned in it).
I am not sure about the domicile certificate, but you should try with it. So for address proof you might have to carry another valid doc (only in case if domicile certificate is not accepted by them).
Note:- Look at my recent response above for more details on valid address proof document.
Keep me posted about domicile certificate, if it is acceptable at PSK.
All the very best,
Chaitanya.
Ok sr on ur advice i m giving it a try.....i need to clarify smthns....in wt form cn i make the payment at psk? do i have to carry demand draft or payment thru cash cud b accepteD? one more thng sr....dob crtfct...domicile crtfct.....ration card(of my dad..my name mentioned) ...high skul marksheet( as proof of non ecr)....these r d documents i m caryng....r these enough?
ReplyDeleteDear Naseem,
DeleteYou need to pay Cash at PSK.
1) DOB Certificate
2) SSC Certificate
3) Address Proof (not the ration card with your father's name - it is valid only if the card is on your name, not just if your name is mentioned in it).
So for address proof you have to carry another valid doc.
Note:- Look at my recent response above for more details on valid address proof document.
All the best,
Chaitanya.
hi sir,
ReplyDeletemy passport is dispatched yesterday but I am unable to track it using tracking no.I am getting the result as "Consignment details not found" when I entered in INDIAN POST website.Please tell me how to know the details.
I am not sure about this :(
DeleteBut, what I can suggest you is to wait for another 3 to 4 working days to have your passport in your hands.
Don't worry unnecessarily.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
hello chaitanya,
ReplyDeletei'm applying for passport, and for address proof i have gas receipt which i get during gas delivery, the gas bond paper has my old address. and my beam internet bill has my address and name. do u think both proof are acceptable at PSK ?
No, they are not valid address proof documents.
DeleteBest Regards,
Chaitanya.
thank q
Deletehello chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteim applying for new normal passport through online. i'll filled the online form and submitted. do i also need to submit pcc? or it is not necessary for new passport and police verification will be done when passport authorities contact police to verify the person and submit report. So DO I NEED TO SUBMIT PCC ONLINE?
Yes, PCC is not mandatory.....
DeleteYou can just wait for the police to visit your residence for verification. Once you are done with the application process, PSK authorities would request police to get back to them with a report.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
thank q
DeleteHello Sir,
ReplyDeleteIn my case I wasn't knowing the police station of my temporary stay i.e., the college police station. As a result I entered a wrong Police station and hence the verification went wrong. I have been called to the PSK for furnishing wrong info. What should I do? What documents am I suppose to take with me.
Hello Friend,
DeleteVisit the PSK with all your original address proof documents.
Inform them that you are not aware of the police station that falls under your constituency.
I hope they would just need to update your application accordingly.
All the best,
Chaitanya.
hi
ReplyDeletehow many months bank statement is mandatory for application of normal passport?
Bank Statement with at least past 12 months (one year) transactions.
DeleteBest Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteDoubt regarding address proofs:
1) Can I produce Residence certificate issued by Mandal office /driving licence as my address proof.
2)I have Andhra bank account since 3 years with my old address on passbook.since one year I am staying in different address.Can i update my current address in passbook and use the same as address proof for passport.Please clarify..
Thanks
Yes, the second option would be fine but the first one would not be a valid address proof document.
DeleteNote: Make sure that your bank authorities should update the passbook with updated address and all the transactions (at least from the last one year) on it. Also it is better if they won't print the date of issue of the new passbook on it.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
sir i m having trouble in getting an apointment....evry tym i get notified to try nxt day at 6 pm.....bt as soon as i log in at that tym n try scheduling,the date again get xtended....tel me if it is a normal thng that happens....n wt shud i do 2 get an apoinment fast
ReplyDeleteOh my god! Naseem - the time for booking the slot has changed to 4 PM with effect from 12th September 2012. Please look at the link below: http://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/news/detailNews.jsp#hyderabadRPO
DeleteAll the very best!
Chaitanya.
Hi Sir,
ReplyDeleteI have applied for a tatkaal passport in August and have received it after some days. After receipt of passport a verification happened and on that day I was out for an interview.But after returning I completed my verification by going to police station and signing. Now I have received a Show cause notice from PO for my adverse police verification report but not showing the actual cause. What should I do next in this? An early reply would help.
Were anybody there at your residence during the initial police verification, if not were your witnesses responded properly to the police.
DeleteFinally what was the response from the police officer during your actual verification.
Depending on the smoothness of all the above steps, the report from the police verification officer would reach the passport officials and hence the final letter to you.
All you need to do is read the letter thoroughly and understand their question and answer it properly that's all.
All the very best!
Chaitanya.
Yes it was done properly.On the day police officer came for verification my father was there and also the references I mentioned in form. The verification was proper. We even cross checked with the police concern and he told us that he sent clear report but he just mentioned that I was not present on the day of verification when he arrived.
ReplyDeleteShow cause notice letter just mentioned that my PVR is adverse and I am called for an explanation . Its not showing the actual reason in the report.I am trying to reach RPO Jaipur for past 4 days via phones and emails but they are not reachable. No one ever picked the call. Even call centre number is always busy.
This says that you need to visit the RPO in-person to give the simple explanation about the situation....(why you were not there at your residence during the verification).
DeleteBest Regards,
Chaitanya.
Hi Chaitanya,
ReplyDeleteYour info in the post are really heplful but wanna re-check on a specific Query.
I have filled in and submitted forms online for my kids and got an appointment too, later noticed that in surname (which I read from net to be father's firtname) I left blank and filled together under the Given name.I'm unable to change the details after submission,hence I created an account in my wife's id and submitted again the same with surname included.but yet to get an appointment as of today
Questions
1)Should I just cancel my ID's appointment and leave it and go with my wife ID submission or
2)Should I go with my Submission and correct the details at PSK on date of my appointment and leave my wife's id submission
3)Since multiple submission are made though appointment/verification are not done , is that ok ?
please advise...
Thank You Chaitanya
Yes you can correct the details at PSK - this is a preferable option.
DeleteAnd the second submission will automatically gets cancelled.
Best Regards,
Chaitanya.
Thank You Chaitanya
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