OVERVIEW
With effect from 02 January 2018, handwritten application forms for Renewal of Indian Passport or New Indian Passport will no longer be accepted. All passport applicants will be required to fill out their application forms online and carry the printed version to the application center.
Announcement of new Passport Rules- 23 December 2016
Applications can only be submitted with prior appointments.
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Indian Passports are issued with a validity of 10 years (except in the case of children up to the age of 15 years where it is initially issued for a validity of 5 years). Wherever any change is to be effected in personal particulars in the laminated pages of the Passport, a new Passport needs to be obtained as the practice of handwritten endorsements in the existing Passport has been done away with. Similarly, a new passport needs to be obtained when the existing Passports have run out of available pages.
Applications for Passport Services should be submitted in person with a prior appointment at the authorized Indian Visa & Consular Application Centres. If, due to any reason, an applicant is not in a position to apply in person, only an immediate family member (Spouse or blood relatives) can apply on behalf of an applicant with a proper authority letter authorizing the immediate family member (Spouse or blood relatives) to apply on applicant’s behalf. The immediate family member will be required to produce this authority letter and his/her original passport/identity paper/document establishing the proof of his/her relationship with the applicant while applying on behalf of the applicant.
Jurisdiction information
Applicants must fill ‘Online Application’ as per the Jurisdiction Applicable.
Applicants residing in the consular jurisdictions of the High Commission of India, London are advised to submit their applications at any of the 2 offices in London (Goswell Road and Hounslow), Cardiff, and Belfast. Such applicants must select UK- London as Jurisdiction while filling out the application form Online for Indian Passport Services.
Applicants residing in the consular jurisdiction of the Consulate General of India, Birmingham are advised to submit their applications at offices in Birmingham, Leicester, Manchester, Liverpool, and Bradford. Such applicants must select UK- Birmingham as Jurisdiction while filling out the application form Online for Indian Passport Services.
Applicants residing in the consular jurisdiction of the Consulate General of India, Edinburgh are advised to submit their applications in Edinburgh or Glasgow. Such applicants must select UK-Edinburgh as Jurisdiction, while filling out the application form Online for Indian Passport Services
Collection Procedure for New or Renewed Indian Passports:
New & Renewed Passports will be delivered by Post/Courier only once ready. Applicants are required to provide one self-addressed return envelope (Royal Mail Special Next Day Delivery, Silver, tamper proof envelope only) or seek information from the advisor at the application center for courier services.