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New Passport Change of Address, Addition of Spouse Name, ECR Deletion New Passport in lieu of Change of Address, Addition of Spouse Name, ECR Deletion. Exhaustion of Visa Pages Documents Required: Online passport application form (http://embassy.passportindia.gov.in). (Form Filling services are available in the BLS center) After submitting the form online, take a print out of the application. Affix recent photograph (size 51mm X 51mm) Passport size having frontal view with both ears clearly visible with plain white background and the dress in preferably in colour offering contrast with background for clarity at designated place. (Photograph services are available at the BLS center) Signatures are required to affixed before the Submission Officer of BLS. Original passport of the applicant. (Photocopy services are available at the BLS center). Additional documents for Addition of Spouse Name: Passport Copy or Aadhar card copy of spouse. Addi…

Police Clearance Certificate A Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) is normally issued by the Police Station authorities in the concerned State/UT in India under whose jurisdiction an applicant has resided while in India. PCC is usually required to be submitted to foreign government authorities for various purposes, e.g: Residency status, Employment, Long term visa, Immigration, Dependent Visa, etc. A PCC from India may be applied for and obtained in the following ways: Documents Required: Online passport application form (http://embassy.passportindia.gov.in). (Form Filling services are available in the BLS center) Affix recent photograph (size 51mm X 51mm) Passport size with plain white background and the dress in preferably in colour offering contrast with background for clarity at designated place. (Photograph services are available at the BLS center) Signatures are required to affixed before the Submission Officer of BLS. Original Passport is req…

New Passport with Change of Name (Minor) Documents Required: Applicants are required to do onetime registration at https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in (Passport Seva at Indian Embassies and Consulates) and create a USER ID Login using the newly created USER ID and fill in the user-friendly application form online at the same portal After submitting the form online, take a print out of the application. Affix recent photograph (size 51mm X 51mm) Passport sizes having frontal view with both ears clearly visible with plain white background and the dress in preferably in colour offering contrast with background for clarity at designated place. (Signatures are required to affixed before the Submission Officer of BLS.) Submit the print out along with required documents and prescribed fee at the nearest BLS Centre with original existing passport. Original passport of the applicant. Attach applicant’s Civil ID copy. Attach both parent’s passport a…

New Passport with Change of Name (Major) Documents Required: Online passport application form (http://embassy.passportindia.gov.in). (Form Filling services are available in the BLS center) After submitting the form online, take a print out of the application. Affix recent photograph (size 51mm X 51mm) Passport size having frontal view with both ears clearly visible with plain white background and the dress in preferably in colour offering contrast with background for clarity at designated place. (Photograph services are available at the BLS center) Signatures are required to affixed before the Submission Officer of BLS. Passport copies of the applicant. (Photocopy services are available at the BLS center). Gazette notification published in the Indian Union/State Official Gazette; OR Original newspaper cuttings announcing the change of name published in two leading daily newspapers (one popular daily newspaper in the area of the applicant’s prese…

New Passport in lieu of Lost / Damage Passport Documents Required: Online passport application form (http://embassy.passportindia.gov.in). (Form Filling services are available in the BLS center) After submitting the form online, take a print out of the application. Affix recent photograph (size 51mm X 51mm) Passport size having frontal view with both ears clearly visible with plain white background and the dress in preferably in colour offering contrast with background for clarity at designated place. (Photograph services are available at the BLS center) Signatures are required to affix before the Submission Officer of BLS. Original damaged passport / copy of lost passport along with lost report issued from CID office. Photocopy of the Civil ID of the applicant (Photocopy services are available at the BLS center). Annexure ‘F’ (For lost/damaged passport only). Processing Time: Application processing at the Embassy of India involves Docu…

New Passport for Minor below 18 years Documents Required: Online passport application form (http://embassy.passportindia.gov.in). (Form Filling services are available in the BLS center) After submitting the form online, take a print out of the application. Affix recent photograph (size 51mm X 51mm) Passport size having frontal view with both ears clearly visible with plain white background and the dress in preferably in colour offering contrast with background for clarity at designated place. (Photograph services are available at the BLS center). Signatures are required to affixed before the Submission Officer of BLS. One of the parent must accompany the minor child at the time of application submission. Passports of both the parents must be present. To issue passport to a minor child, consent of both the parents in the form of Annexure-'D' is required for the fresh issue as well as for every re-issue of such issued passport. However, the cases …