Documents Required For Passport Renewal

What is Passport? Passport is an official document issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, MEA, stating the Identity and Nationality of the passport holders. A Passport contains photograph, nationality, date of birth, address and signature of the holder. Although Passport is used to travel abroad, it can also be used as a document for identity proof, address proof and age proof. Ministry of External Affairs thoroughly verifies all the details furnished by you, at the time of application.

If there are any discrepancies, then your application would be rejected or put on hold, until you furnish the legitimate information through respective documents. Passports issued in India have a validity of 10 years from the date of issue.

What is passport renewal? Passports will have a validity of 10 years from the date of issue and need periodic renewal. Your Passport will not be valid after the expiry date and you cannot travel abroad. You can renew your passport 1 year before its expiry date. Renewal of passport is required when the passport has expired or when it is due to expire.

Short Validity Passports (SVP) issued, maybe renewed as per the decision of the Regional Passport Office or the Assistant Regional Passport Officer.  SVPs are generally issued to the students who require Passports to appear for an International exam/test and will be valid for 5 years. SVPs are also issued to the applicants having allegations of criminal charges and have a case running in a court. SVPs are issued to these applicants on the condition that they get an approval in writing from the court. The validity of a minor’s passport is 5 years and can be renewed when the applicant reaches the age of 15 years.  

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Documents Required For Passport Renewal

How to renew passport? Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) will not serve any applicants who do not have an appointment at that particular time they walk in. The applicants must submit an application by filling in the Passport renewal application for Passport renewal online on www.passportindia.gov.in. Prior appointment is mandatory to appear for document verification at PSKs. The applicant must be visiting the Passport Office to renew Passport in person at the time of appointment.

Registering Online for Passport renewal process: Registering online for Passport is extremely simple, all thanks to outsourcing of PSKs to TCS. The applicants are well supported at each and every stage in the process. Obtaining a passport (be it fresh or re-issue or renewal) is very easy and hassle free, if you have all the documents required. In general, an applicant needs to produce a document each for identity proof, age proof and address proof. If applying under Tatkaal scheme, then you need to produce annexure E.

Below mentioned are the documents required for Passport renewal if the reason is ‘exhaustion of pages’ and ‘validity to expire’;

• Old Passport in original along with the two self attested photocopies of the same, of the first and the last pages.
• Proof of address (If the residential address mentioned in the old Passport is different from the current address)
• Documents supporting ECR or non-ECR status of the applicant (not applicable for minor applicants)
• Annexure D (in case of minor applicant)
• Annexure E if you are applying under Tatkaal category

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Below mentioned are the documents required if the renewal reason is ‘extension of validity of SVP’;

• Old Passport in original along with two self attested photocopies of the same of the first and last pages
• Address Proof (If the residential address mentioned in the old Passport is different from the current address)
• Documents which eliminate the cause of issuance of Short Validity Passport

• Documents supporting ECR or non-ECR status of the applicant (not applicable for minor applicants)

• Annexure D (in case of minor applicant)
• Annexure E if you are applying under Tatkaal category

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Below mentioned are the documents acceptable as proof of address;

• Aadhaar card;
• Voter ID
• Electricity bill
• Water bill
• Telephone bill
• Gas bill
• Rental agreement
• Property tax assessment
• Passbook (attested by the branch manager) of a running bank account
• Certificate from reputed companies on the company letter head
•  Spouse’s passport copy
• Parents’ passport copy (in case of minor applicants)

Steps to follow for booking a slot to get renewed passport: If you have the required documents ready, then all you need to do is to follow the steps mentioned below;

• Log on to www.passportindia.gov.in
• If you already have an account, then click on ‘existing user’, if not then you must first create an account.
• Click on ‘apply for fresh/re-issue of passport’
• Click on ‘application form online’
• You will be asked to select the category in which your applying for, click on ‘re-issue of Passport’ option. Now, you will be asked to click on the reason for re-issue.
• Choose the category; either normal or Tatkaal. If you choose Tatkaal, then you need to pay an additional fee of Rs 2,000.
• You need to choose the number of pages that you would want in the passport.
• Fill out your personal details and make a submission.
• Please note that you cannot modify any details post submitting the application, so make sure that you don’t make any mistake while filling up the form.
• Post submission, you will be taken to a payment gateway, you can either pay online through net banking, debit card and credit card or you can pay offline through the bank deposit. 
• After the payment is successful, you will be allotted (appointment is given) the earliest available slot at the PSK you chose earlier.
• The applicant must be visiting the Passport Office to renew Passport at the given appointment with the required documents for verification.
• Make the payment (if any) at the PSK.
• You will be given a passport tracking number if the application status is ‘successful’.
• Your Passport will be dispatched by speed post and delivered at the address mentioned on the Passport.
• Police verification would be done accordingly, depending on the category you have applied under (normal and Tatkaal).

Difference between Renewal and Reissue of Passports;

• Renewal of passports are done free of cost whereas reissue of Passports are done at applicable charges, depending on the category applied.
• If your passport is damaged or lost, then your passport is reissued. Passports will be ‘renewed’ when your passport has expired or is due to expire.
• Your passport would be reissued in case there are any changes to be made such as change in name, change in spouse’s name, change in address and change in signature.

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