Reissue of Indian Passport
I filled the application form online from official website and it generated a downloadable format for me to get the photographs done etc. And the best part , I got a appointment online for submission of the form. Somehow I manage to get all my documents in palce and time (Most difficult being proof of residence.
So a journey of five month has come to an end. I have managed to lay hand on my reissued passport after much delay and followup. For the starter an Indian passport has to be be reissued after every 10 years. My passport was about to expire (actually there were still 9 months to go) so I thought to get the same reissued in time. I was pleasantly surprised to find that system has evolved much since the day I have first applied for the same, year 1999.
ALWAYS REMEMBER :
a) Telephone Bill means only Government line (MTNL or BSNL) no Airtel, Tata Indicom or Mobile bills
b) Bank Statement : Only government banks (No Citibank, ICICI though it is second largest bank in India, No HDFC it may be the largest housing finance banking entity of the country)
AND so on… Anyways, Fortunately I have one sarkari bank account in Bank of Baroda which actually become the passport to my passport application. So two days of effort to collect documents and 1000 RS down I managed to submit my application. They cancelled my current passport and accepted the application for reissue. So now I was practically without a passport (with some 9 months still to spare for expiry ).
This was the beginning of long journey, which was suppose to get over in just 45 days.
The wait begins for the police verification as the passport status site show the status “Awaiting Police verification” from the very next day. After numerous round to ACP office and request for early verification, the same happened some after 60 days.
Now after 90 days I found the new status on the site “Police verification clear, Application under process”. Now starts another round of wait for the processing of passport.
Then the round of mails and personal visit to RPO ensure that I got my passport after 5 months. I feel like being on cloud nine without actually flying 
Update ( Feb 27, 2009 ) Months after I got my passport , I got call for a police verification again. As per them My verification is still pending. this send chill through my spine. But fortunately It was some error and I was saved from any hassle.
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wooooo…. big congrats. now u can plan another trip here.
Haven’t u tried under Tatkal scheme? It says the passport will be given in 3 working days on paying tatkal fees of 1500.
Hi Mayank, I applied under the normal process. There are no less hurdles to gather documents for Tatkaal scheme.
a) You need to have a Verification certificate Annexure F (http://passport.gov.in/cpv/ANNEXUREF_vc_tatkaal.htm) to be signed by competent Authority
b) Continuous stay of more than one year at one address. (On rent you have a lease of 11 months)
c) Documents of proof of residence like ration card etc which obviously are very tough to get on rented house.
dear amit…you seem to hav neglected the ‘catch’ word here…friend you had applied for an INDIAN passport..which has to go through a host of good for nothing , lethargic BAABUS ..what they call processing. now since you had put a lot of effort on your part, did you get to your passport reissue in 5 months…or else you still would have been wondering when would D’day be….online booking is just a peripheral showoff..the client is relieved to see the computr doiing atleast something….ha..ha…!!man I got my tatkal in four and a half months..HOWWZAT???
Hi ..
my passport is just expired ,, and now i have to go to USA in next month ,, how could i manage to get this done asap .. plz suggest.
@ Rahul Buddy that is a close shave. but nevertheless you can try your luck with “Tatkal Service” .
There are certain precondition and extra charges for the same but they promise to deliver the reissued passport within a week.
http://passport.gov.in/cpv/TatkalScheme.htm
i have lost my passport & it was issued from chandigarh .
it was issued in 2007.
its renew date is 2017.
my address on passport is :
ramphal s/o sh. chajuram
v.p.o. pichoppa khurd
p.o. pichoppa kalan
teh. -ch. dadri
distt. bhiwani
haryana
Hi Ramphal,
Loss of passport should be immediately reported to the nearest Police Station and to the nearest Passport Office. Passport holder is responsible for misuse of the passport, due to non-intimation of loss to the concerned Passport Office. In your case you should inform the Chandigarh Passport office immediately.
You can also apply for Duplicate Passport (36 pages) in lieu of your lost passport. The fees for this Rs. 2500/- . You would also be required to furnish following :
F) CASES OF LOST/DAMAGED PASSPORTS: The applicant has to fill the passport application form and submit the same along with following deeds:
i) FIR in original
ii) First and last four pages of old passport.
iii) If there is any change in address, proof of address.
More details can also be found @ http://passport.chd.nic.in/
hii..i m sukhwinder singh..i made my passport under tatkaal scheme in march 30 march 2008..nd while 1 year i have never went any country..but wthin few days i will go 2 uk ..is there any stamp required or notto enxtend it ..nd valadity of my passport is already 10 yrs…..
Hello Dear Amit,
The information provided by you is very helpful. Needless to say that passport re-issue is a lot of mess around here.
I’m going through the same process as of now & its very coinciding.
Thanks & Regards!!
Paresh Kumar
Hi,
I need to apply for a passport reissue with a change of address. Can anybody clarify if I need to submit both form 1 and 2 for the same?
Thanks in anticipation..
Regards
Debs
best of luck buddy now i am facing problem with another psu giant BSNL. Will right soon on that.
hi Debs, if you are staying at your current address for more than two years then my advice to you would be to get the passport renewed first and then apply for address change. this might sound bizzare but two things with RPO will be too much. Best of luck
[...] for BSNl act as a legitimate address proof. Many of you would be aware of my plight while trying to reissue my passport where i run from pillar to post to prove my [...]
You were lucky!!!
My wife was not so lucky though!
Background – We stayed in Gurgaon for around 3 years and then moved to Dwarka. Tenure in Dwarka less than 1 year.
We applied for the passport in Dwarka. Police Verification passed in Dwarka. Police Verification passed in Gurgaon.
Problem – Two police verifications – both PASS.
Now, someone in the Passport office has to take these two files and club them together. We waited for 8 months – in between numerous trips to the passport office. Status – we will get the passport within 2 weeks.
Solution – Jugaad. We all know what that means eh?
my passport application is still under process.. the process has been stopped due to problems regarding police verification.. also my qualification, address have been changed now.. so i need to cancel present application and apply a new one.. how to do it?? can any1 plz suggest me??
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Its actually very pathetic that for something as basic as a passport, you have to run around and do loads of follow up. Passport office is a big mess to go to…
Hey I wanted to know why you had to submit a proof of address for passport re-issue? Passport website mentions, proof of address needed on in case of change of Address.
Do they ask for Address proof even if the address is same?
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