How To Apply For
Passport Online In India
Every Indian
citizen should have an Indian passport, as the greatest proof of citizenship.
The offline process to request passport is really take so much time. Thus, over
time, the State Department launched the online procedure for passport
applicants. Nowadays, most people follow the online procedure for the Indian
for a passport.
You must maintain no funds for this purpose. This is a simple
procedure which you can follow by yourself and would just Cost you Rs.1500
whereas agents could charge you anywhere between Rs.6000-Rs.10000 or even more.
A passport is
one of the most important forms to identify a person can possess. These days,
the number of students travelling abroad for study tours has increased
exponentially, thus arranged, the first document is a passport.
It is important
to have a passport if you plan to travel in different countries, so you will be
able to prove who you are and where you are. Given that travel security
measures have increased, it is almost impossible to travel without passport. Currently,
a passport is the only form of national identification. Available in the US In
addition, happening in India is valid for 10 years, so you have plenty of time
to explore and use to plan at this time.
Passport
Application Online
Step 1 – Creating Account / Login ID/Registration
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Visit the passport seva
website.
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Follow the left side corner and
click on New User, Register now? (red colored).
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Fill up the form for
registration with login id and password details.
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Select the passport office in
the city you are staying now or the nearest one.
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Complete filling up the form
and click on register.
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This will create your login id
at the passport seva website.
Step 2 – Fill this User Registration Form
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Return to the passport seva
website after creating your login id.
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Click on the existing user /
login button (green colored).
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Key in your login id and click
Continue.
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Follow the option of Apply for
Fresh Passport / Reissue of Passport.
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At the next page select option
of Normal or Proceed further with Next button.
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You can download the form and
upload it after filling it. Or just start filling up the form online to save
your time.
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Fill in your personal details
exactly as mentioned and spelt in your other documents.
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Click on Submit button at
bottom once you complete filling up the form.
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After submitting your
application you will be redirect to the page as in step no. 4.
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You will be able to see your
submitted/saved applications here by clicking on View
Step 3 – For booking an Appointment at your Passport
Seva Kendra (PSK) or Regional Passport Office (RPO)
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You need to select your ARN
Number in Applicant Home Page.
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Just below your details click
on the link to Book an Appointment.
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You will get the availability
of dates and respective PSK and/or RPO.
Step 4 – Pay the Passport Fee
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Online Payment has been made
mandatory for booking appointments at all Passport Seva Kendras/Passport
Offices.
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A fee of Rs.1500 will be
charged for Booking the Appointment.
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Online Payment can be made
using any one of the following modes:
·
Credit/Debit Card (MasterCard
and Visa)
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Internet Banking (State Bank of
India (SBI) and Associate Banks Only)
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SBI Bank Challan
Passport Appointment:
When you reach
the Regional Office of passports or passport Seva Kendra Due Date and Time
·
Your original documents are
reviewed, and you will be asked for documents Photostat.
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After reviewing your documents,
you will be asked to give your biometric information such as fingerprints and
thumbprints of both hands. Your photo will be clicked for online registrations.
In this step also, to show that you have asked your original documents.
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Once both have completed the
steps above, you will be given a receipt for final confirmation that you keep
secure.
Police Verification
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2-3 weeks after your
Appointment Date, you will be the beginning of the police verification
application for your passport application dossier to the police station / Thana
you specified hinted during filling application form.
·
If you have not received any
indication, you can track the status of your Passport Application by entering
your File Number and Date of Birth.
LIU (Local Intelligence Unit) Verification
Finally, you
will under LIU Verification, in which you will be asked basic questions about
your family, your profession, your permanent address, Father / Husband Name and
occupation, etc.
Once you have a
clear LIU Verification, your passport will be delivered within about a month to
your mailing address. You will receive an e-mail and SMS when your passport has
been delivered with the Speed post details.
Documents required:
1. Proof of residence (Attested photo copy):
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Ration card
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Voters' identity card
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Utility bills - water tax bill
or telephone bill or electricity bill
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Running bank account or income
tax assessment order of last three years
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Appointment letter of reputed
companies on letterhead
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Certificate from Tehsildar or
Gram Panchayat/ Sarpanch as proof of residence in a village
2. Proof of date of birth and educational qualifications - any one of the
following (Attested photo copy):
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Birth certificate
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School certificate
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In case of illiterate/
semi-literate persons a sworn affidavit is to be attested by a Magistrate,
Tehsildar or Sarpanch as per specimen given in the form.
3. Six photographs (black &
white or color)
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Furnish 7 identical photographs
(black & white or color) , Size 35mm x 35 mm
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Frontal view of full face
against a light background; photos taken with colored or dark glasses and in
uniform are not acceptable
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4 photographs pasted on the
form and signed across partly on the photo and partly on the form and 2
photographs unsigned to be pasted on page 5 of the application form and one
unsigned photograph on the Passport Application Registration Form
Note: For more information candidates may go through the official website
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