GENERAL INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS:

REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUE OF INDIAN PASSPORT AND MATTERS CONNECTED THERE WITH

1. Applicants should be in possession of a valid Indian Passport. New Passport can be issued to applicants within six months of the validity of their existing Passports.

2. The landed Immigration Paper, in original, and one photocopy must invariably accompany application for new Passports.

3. Applications for fresh Passport should be submitted with 4 Passport size photographs, one of which should be notarized by a Notary Public. In the case of application for issue of duplicate Passport in lieu of a lost/damaged Passport, the application for a duplicate Passport should be accompanied by 8 Passport size Photographs one of which should be notarized by a Notary Public. One photo must be embossed by a Notary Public.

4. Applicants who have been landed Immigrants in Canada for a period of 3 years or more should give a declaration about their holding Indian nationality.

5. Applicants who were wearing turban before and now clean shaven or vice versa are required to submit a copy of declaration regarding change in their appearance duly verified by a Notary Public along with the applications for fresh Passports.

6. If the applications for a new Passport has been presented more than 6 months after the expiry of the present Passport, the application should be accompanied by an Affidavit explaining reasons for delay.

7. For change of name/addition or deletion of surname, the applications should given sworn affidavit and publish notices in a local newspaper of the area in which they are residing and a newspaper of their permanent address in India.

8. Application for change in Date of Birth are not normally accepted.

9. Application for new/duplicate Passport must be complete in all respects. Incomplete applications will not be accepted and may cause delay in processing applications.

PASSPORT FEES.

1. (i) Ordinary Passport containing 36 pages with a maximum validity of 10 years, (no extra fee will be charged for renewals up to 10 yrs if initial validity is less) 65.00
(ii) For Issuing passport booklet containing 60 pages. 85.00

2. Ordinary Passport containing 36 pages with a maximum validity of 5 years for minor children below the age of 18 yrs. 45.00
Special Travel Document

3. Emergency certificate 10.00

4. Certificate of Identity with a maximum validity of ten yrs. 35.00

5. Additional ordinary passport booklet containing 36 pages for any country under the provision to rule 13 up to initial validity of one year (no extra fee will be charged for renewals up to 10 years) 65.00
Renewals of Travel Documents

6. Renewals of ordinary passport with an initial validity of 5 years for a maximum validity of 10 years (The renewal fee will be charged in one lump sum once only even though period of validity may be less than five years depending upon discretion of passport issuing authority or according to instructions from Government authorities. 35.00

7. Renewal of Emergency certificate or Certificate of Identity 10.00
Miscellaneous Services

8. Additional endorsement or other misc. service on ordinary passport (not being a miscellaneous service referred to in entry eight) 20.00

9. Any misc. service requiring issue of a fresh passport booklet containing 36 pages. 35.00

10. Any misc. service requiring issue of a fresh passport booklet containing 60 pages 45.00

11. Additional endorsement or misc. service on an emergency certificate 10.00
Duplicate Passport and other documents in Lieu of Lost or Damaged Documents:

12. (i) Issue of duplicate passport containing 36 pages in lieu of the ordinary passport on the ground that it has been lost, stolen, damaged, destroyed or for any other such reason. 205.00
(ii) For issuing duplicate passport booklet containing 60 pages. 230.00

13. Issue of duplicate Emergency Certificate or certificate of Identity in lieu of the Emergency certificate on the ground that it has been lost, stolen, damaged, destroyed, or for any other such reason. 45.00