(Only copy of self-attested Alien Registration/Residence Card is required, if application is sent by post)
Original Alien Registration Card or Residence Card and a copy thereof Completely filled in and signed passport application form Issue of ordinary fresh passport/reissue of passport/due to changes in personal particulars/deletion of Emigration Check Required Stamp, having validity of ten years (also applicable to minors in the age group of fifteen to eighteen years Revised Rates of Passport and Passport related fee applicable with effect fromġ. Best Cleaning practices from Japan to Learnįrom 10 November 2017 onwards, only filled online passport applications will be accepted.
Office Working Hours for the Visa Services.The Passport Office has recently increased the number of appointments for normal processing, allowed round-the-clock booking of appointments and also introduced a mandatory online payment of processing fee. Karthigeyan, meanwhile, specified that tatkal applicants who had immediate need to travel could still approach the Passport Office with proof of emergency, so they could be accommodated on the same day at the PSKs. We are just trying to ease the system and streamline it,” he said. There would be hardship, irritation and flared tempers. Those with appointments were also affected due to the rush this was creating. Others would have to wait a long time for service. “These two categories formed the bulk of walk-ins. Regional Passport Officer P S Karthigeyan said that tatkal appointments and applications for minors aged 5 to 15 formed the largest chunk of walk-ins.
* Those who have started the process and returning with necessary documents * Central government employees and their dependent children
* Those refused tokens after taking appointment and returning within three days with relevant documents endorsed by PSK officials * Infants below 3 years who parents hold valid passports The Passport Office has also restructured the category of applicants who can avail the walk-in system of appointments at the PSKs.įrom September 20, only the following categories of applicants can avail the walk-in facility between 9.30 am to 11 am. About 115 appointments will be available at the Lalbagh PSK per day, with 60 at Marathahalli PSK, 25 at Hubli PSK and 30 at the Mangalore PSK.Įarlier tatkal applicants were allowed to apply at the PSKs under the walk-in category and did not have to make appointments online. For instance, appointments for September 20 will be announced two days before on September 18 at 6.30 pm and later. Appointment slots for tatkal will be announced two days in advance. In the new system, applicants will have to reserve appointments online and visit the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) only at the given time. The Regional Passport Office, Bangalore has decided to withdraw the walk-in facility for passport applications through the tatkal scheme and to offer appointments starting from September 20.