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The document provides answers to 20 frequently asked questions regarding Indian passport rules and regulations. It addresses questions about changing addresses, applying at different passport offices, getting an ECNR stamp, including spouse or child names, renewing or reissuing expired passports, and documentation requirements for various passport services.

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Frequently Asked Questions Passport

The document provides answers to 20 frequently asked questions regarding Indian passport rules and regulations. It addresses questions about changing addresses, applying at different passport offices, getting an ECNR stamp, including spouse or child names, renewing or reissuing expired passports, and documentation requirements for various passport services.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF EXTERNA L A FFA IRS


CPV DIVISION, DELHI

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding Passport Rules and


Regulations

Question 1: I got my passport from Delhi. Now I have shifted to Bangalore.


Should I change my address in the passport? …. If change is required, what are
the documents required and how much time will it take?

Ans. It is up to you to change the address. It is always better if your passport


indicates your current address. For this purpose, you need to fill up form-II and
submit it along with valid proof of your residential address at Passport Office of
the area of where you reside.

Question 2. My Passport has been issued by one Passport Office. Can I apply
for services in another Passport Office? Ans. Yes. You can apply for
miscellaneous services at Passport Office where you are presently residing.

Question 3. I don’t have ECNR stamp in my Passport. Can I get it on the basis
of my provisional matriculation or above certificate issued by the
University/Board concerned? Ans. We are no longer affixing ECNR stamp in
passports. In fact it is not even printed in the new passport booklets. Currently,
only ECR stamp is being put in passports if applicant is not eligible for
ECNR. However, you are entitled to ECNR status if you possess qualification of
Matriculation or above. Even you can get ECNR status on the basis of provisional
matriculation certificate if the mark sheets of all semesters of your course are
available with you.

Question 4. I have downloaded the application form from your website. Can I
fill it up & submit? Ans. Yes.

Question 5. I have downloaded the application form for passport from the
website. However in the column where specimen signatures of the applicant
are required it says put the signatures also on the stickers option, which is not
available on the net. What should I do in this case. Ans. In this case, you need
to put your signatures only below column 19 of the application form.

Question 6. Is Identity Certificate mandatory for State/Central


Government/PSU employees? Ans. Yes. Identity Certificate (Annexure-"B")
issued by the competent authority in prescribed Performa is a must for these
employees for getting their passports, without police verification.
Question 7. I am working in ICICI Bank? Am I required to furnish the Identity
Certificate? Ans. Only those persons working in companies, which are owned by
the State/Central Governments, need to submit “Identity Certificates”.
Employees of Private Banks are not required to submit “Identity Certificates”
for getting passports.

Question 8. I got my passport 2 years ago. I got married recently. Should I


include my spouse’s name in my passport? If so, what is the procedure? Ans.
It is better to include your spouse’s name in your passport. For this, please file
up Form No.II(EAP-II) form and submit it along with marriage certificate,
photocopy of spouse’s passport (if she has one) and proof of stay (if the
present address is different from the one in the passport). Note : The procedure
is the same if one wants to include her husband’s name in the passport.

Question 9. I have a one-month-old baby? Does the baby require a separate


passport Or his/her name can be endorsed in one of the parents’ passport?
Ans. Endorsement of child’s name in parents’ passports is not allowed anymore.
As per the amended law, minors should have separate passports.

Question 10. In case of a minor child passport, whose father is abroad, whether
consent is to be obtained to apply for a passport? If so, what is the procedure?
Ans. Yes. Consent of the spouse, who is abroad, is required for submitting the
application. It should be in the form of a Sworn Affidavit duly attested by the
Indian Embassy/Consulate abroad.

Question 11. What is the difference between Re-issue and Renewal of a


passport? Ans. Passports are Re-issued after the expiry of their 10-year
validity period.If you had been issued a Short Validity Passport (i.e. a passport
of validity less than 10 years) apply for renewal to extend the normal validity of
the existing passport to 10 years. In the case of Re-issue of passport a normal
fee of Rs.1000/- will be charged whereas for extending the validity (renewal)
no fee is charged.

Question 12.My passport expired 4 years ago. Can I renew it? What is the
procedure for it? Ans. In such a case, you have to fill up Application Form No.
I(EAP-I) form and submit it along with original/photocopy of your expired
passport and proof of your residence/address. However, since the passport
expired 4 years ago, fresh police verification will be required in your case.

Question 13. I am a student staying away from my parents. Where do I apply


for passport and what proof of residence shall I have to furnish? Ans. For
instance, if you are a student staying in Rohtak (which falls under the
jurisdiction of RPO, Chandigarh) and your parents are staying in Hissar which
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also falls under the jurisdiction of RPO Chandigarh , You can apply at RPO,
Chandigarh. For this purpose, along with your form you have to provide four
Personal Particulars forms. Please also indicate your hostel address/the place
where you are staying in Rohtak as present address and your parent’s address
as Permanent address. In case you are studying and staying in Bangalore ,
you can either apply to the Passport Office Bangalore or in the Passport Office
in whose jurisdiction your parents’ address (permanent address) is located.e.g
Delhi. In the later case , fill up an additional set of Personal particulars form
giving the address in Bangalore. For proof of residence at your hostel/place of
stay, either you should provide a letter from the Principal/Warden or proof of
residence of the guardian with whom you are staying along with the
guardianship affidavit. You should also provide proof of your parents address
(i.e. permanent address).

Question 14. What is the difference in procedure between applying in person


and by Post? Ans. While you apply in person, two copies of all the documents
duly self attested have to be handed over at the counter along with the
originals, which will be returned after verification at the counter immediately.
While applying by post, you have to submit two copies of all the documents
duly attested by a Gazetted Officer bearing his name seal and address of his
office.

Question 15. I am a salaried person and Income tax is deducted from salary.
What are the documents I need to submit for ECNR status?Ans. Form 16(a) for
the last 3 years along with copies of acknowledgement of your returns.

Question 16. I shifted to Delhi 7 months back from Bangalore. I have to apply
for a passport. As per instructions, one should have stayed for atleast one year
at a given address. Can I apply for a passport at Passport Office, Delhi? If so,
please let me know the procedure.Ans. Yes. You can apply at Passport Office,
Delhi. For this purpose, you have to submit proof of seven months’ stay in Delhi
and also mention the previous address in the application form for which you are
also required to submit 2 additional Personal Particulars forms along with the
application.

Question 17. I have to travel to the UK next week on a company assignment. I


don’t have passport. Can I get a new passport under the Tatkal
Scheme?Ans. Yes. You can apply under Tatkal scheme and pay the Tatkal fee
of Rs. 1,500/1000 as the case may be, and a Verification Certificate
(Annexure-F) or three documents as mentioned under Tatkal Category of
Passport Information Booklet along with Standard Affidavit (Annexure-I).
Question 18. What documents are required when there is a change in name on
account of Divorce.

Ans. (i) Divorce deed duly authenticated by Court and (ii) Deed Poll or Sworn
Affidavit as per specimen in Annexure –D given in the Passport Information
booklet attached to the application.

Question. 19. Is it mandatory to submit Birth Certificate in cases of those who


are born on or after 26.01.1989. Ans. Yes, Birth Certificate issued by Municipal
authorities only is acceptable for those born on or after 26.01.1989.

Question 20.In a case of Muslim passport holder, whether entry of second wife
name is allowed on passport. Ans. Yes. But the entry of first wife
name will remain intact if divorce is not obtained.

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