An Emergency Certificate (one way travel document) which authorities an Indian to enter India, is issued to a citizen of India whose passport has been lost, stolen or damaged and to whom new passport cannot be issued without approval from India. This is primarily with the objective of ensuring...
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Every child should have a separate passport. For applications for passport for a child, it is necessary to submit photocopies of the child’s birth certificate, passports of the parents, Residential Permit, and family certificate. The originals of these documents are also required to be presented before the Consular Officer...
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Applications for change in date of birth are not entertained unless accompanied by a Court Order issued by a judicial officer not below the rank of First Class Magistrate in India. Clarificatory orders/certificates of other authorities (who had issued the Date of Birth certification presented to the original Passport...
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For change of name or surname, consequent to marriage/divorce, please submit original marriage certificate or the original ‘order’ from the court pertaining to divorce along with photocopies and husband’s/wife’s passport. In all other cases of change of name/surname in the passport, the change has first to be advertised in...
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Please submit your application with the following documents:  Original Police Report intimating about loss of passport Eight photographs  Additional information form for issue of duplicate passports. Form to be obtained from the Embassy  Clear Photocopy of previous (lost) passport. Statement giving details of the date/place/circumstances of the loss of...
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An Application for a new passport can be made within one year before expiry of the old passport. For this purpose, an Application Form for an Indian Passport along with your expiring passport, three recent photographs, a copy of ‘Resident Permit in Ethiopia’ and an affidavit should be submitted.
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Please check the following points before submitting the passport application: The application should be complete. If a column is not applicable to you please write ‘Not Applicable’ Please write Surname and Given name separately Signature should be within the box provided in the application form Current passport in original...
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i) Please go through the guidelines for the various categories of Passport, photograph specifications, requisite documents required for making a Passport application and the fee structure for each type of passport prior to preparing the application for submission. All applicants should submit the application in person for identification (including...
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