APPLY PASSPORT ONLINE


Apply for a passport online.

1

Register through the Passport Seva Online Portal.

2

Login to the Passport Seva Online Portal with the registered Login Id.

3

Click "Apply for Fresh Passport/Re-issue of Passport" link.

4

Fill in the required details in the form and submit for Passport login.

5

Click the "Pay and Schedule Appointment" link on the "View Saved/Submitted Applications" screen to schedule an appointment.

Online Payment has been made mandatory for booking appointments at all Passport Seva Kendras/Passport Offices.

Online Payment can be made using any one of the following modes:

  • Credit/Debit Card (MasterCard and Visa)
  • Internet Banking (State Bank of India (SBI) and Associate Banks and Other Banks)
  • SBI Bank Challan

6

Click the "Print Application Receipt" link to print the application receipt containing Application Reference Number (ARN)/Appointment Number.

Note: An SMS with your appointment details is also accepted as proof of appointment during your visit to Passport Office.

7

Visit the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)/Regional Passport Office (RPO) where appointment has been booked, along with original documents.

Your passport may be delivered in next 5 to 10 days at your permanent address given in the form.

There are two options to apply for the passport but we will personally suggest you apply passport online because in the online process you don’t need to stand in a long queue at the passport Seva Kendra.

Documents required to apply for passport online for an adult:-

  1. Date of Birth Proof: You can attach Birth Certificate else the mark sheet or certificate of your 10th standard/ matriculation.
  2. Identity Proof with Photograph: You can carry any of the documents such as Voter ID, driving license, Aadhar Card, bank passbook or more.
  3. Proof of Residence: The ID’s must include your permanent address such as Aadhar Card, Driving License, or more.
  4. Proof of Nationality: You can carry Voter ID Card, Driving License, PAN Card, Aadhar Card or any other supporting document

Documents required to apply for passport online for a minor: -

  1. In case of minor applicants, you can attach your address proof which carries the name of the parents.
  2. If the process is being followed by the parents then they are required to carry his/ her passport to the nearest Passport Seva Kendra (PSK).
  3.  As per Passport Authority, the minor applicant until he/ she attains the age of 18, is eligible for Non-ECR.
  4. Parents can attest all the required documents in case of minor applicants.

Note:

ECR stands for Emigration Check Required

ECNR stands for Emigration Check Not Required.

Documents required to apply for passport online for an adopted child:

  1. Valid adoption deed registered as per Indian laws
  2. If you belong to Muslims, Christians, or a Parsi religion, you need to show the court order granting guardianship wherein it is mentioned that you are allowed to take the child out of the country.
  3. Copy of the guarantee executed before the court concerned.

List of acceptable documents

As per the Passport Issuance Authority of India, you can use any of the combinations of documents listed below:

  1. Birth Certificates (Issued under the RBD Act)
  2. Aadhaar Card
  3. Election Commission Photo ID card, also known as Voter ID Card or Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC)
  4. PAN Card
  5. Income Tax Assessment Order
  6. Driving Licenses (Within the jurisdiction of State of submission of application & it must not an expired one)
  7. Telephone (landline or monthly rentals mobile bill)
  8. Arm Licenses
  9. Electricity bill
  10. Water Bill
  11. Proof of Gas Connection
  12. Ration Cards
  13. Kisan/ Post Office Passbooks
  14. SC/ST/ OBC Certificates
  15. Certificate of matriculation
  16. Mark sheet of matriculation
  17. Rent Agreement 


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