How to Apply for a Passport In India!!!

 

1. Get the Passport Application Form: One can apply for Passport through Online Registration, (after doing online registration, get print outs of the application form) click here for details for Online Registration. Apart from this applicant can submit directly in the respective passport office/ DPCs/Speed post centers, get the relevant application form from here.

2. How to fill the Form: The Passport Application Form is Machine Readable. Please follow the instructions as follows:

    Use capital letters only. Particulars given in the form will be printed in the passport. Therefore, please be careful in filling up the form and avoid any mistakes.

    Use black/blue ball pen only

    Do not fill the form with pencils or ink-pen.

    While filling up the boxes, kindly leave one box blank after each completed word.

    Write clearly within the box without touching the boundaries.

    Adjust the information to fit within the number of given boxes.

    Do not write anything outside the box.  Avoid over-writing

    Incomplete application will not be accepted.

Columnwise Guidelines for filling the application form can be had from here.

Note:   All original documents are to be shown at the time of submission of the passport application form. With the Original Passport Application Form, self-attested copies of all required documents need to be attached. Illiterate applicants should put only thumb impression in the box meant for thumb impression/signature. In case an applicant has stayed at more than one address during the last one year, he/she should furnish two additional photocopies of the PP form for each additional place of stay.

3. Where to Apply : For Online Registration, the applicant has to submit the print outs of the application form along with required documents to the respective passport office in the appointment date and time printed. Apart from this Passport Applications can be submitted at

    The counter of the Passport office

    The Speed Post centers

    District Passport Cells

    Passport Collection Centers

An application for a passport may be submitted personally OR through a representative (any close member of the family or recognized travel agent(s) only) carrying an authority letter.

ONLINE APPLICATION:

JUST GO TO WEB: http://passport.gov.in/

CREATE THE PERSONAL LOGIN

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION TO APPLY ONLINE

FILL THE FORM

UPLOAD WITH THE UPDATED DETAILS IN THE FORM (xml Format)

Then

Apply for Appointment based on your location

Once you get the appointment page… Fix your appointment based on your convenient timing…

Then

Go to the respective passport Kendra with the supporting document with original and Photo copy… (1set)

No need of Photo…

It’s a simple process…. Everyone can do it personally. No need to get into Brokers or Agent!!!

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