Documents Required for Fresh Passport Application
General Category- Given below is a list of documents that needs to be submitted in order to apply for a General Passport under different categories
- Address proof- One of the following documents can be submitted as address proof for Passport.
- Election ID card with present address
- Aadhaar card
- Phone bill with current address
- Gas connection
- Bank passport
- Rental agreement if staying in a rented house
- Income Tax Assessment order
- Water bill with current address
- Electricity bill with current address
- Certificate from employer on letterhead with a seal and signature
- Passport of the spouse
- Parents’ passport
- Age proof- One can submit any of the following documents as age proof for passport:
- Birth certificate issued by the municipal authority or any other office authorized to issue the birth certificate.
- School leaving certificate/ Secondary school leaving certificate.
- Certificate sworn before a magistrate.
Documents Needed for Tatkal Passport
Listed below are the documents required to apply for a Tatkal passport.
- Address proof- One of the following documents can be submitted as address proof for Passport.
- Election ID card with present address
- Aadhaar card
- Phone bill with current address
- Gas connection
- Bank passport
- Rental agreement if staying in a rented house
- Income Tax Assessment order
- Water bill with current address
- Electricity bill with current address
- Certificate from employer on letterhead with a seal and signature
- Passport of the spouse
- Parents’ passport
- Age proof- One can submit any of the following documents as age proof for passport:
- Birth certificate issued by the municipal authority or any other office authorised to issue the birth certificate.
- School leaving certificate/ Secondary school leaving certificate.
- Certificate sworn before a magistrate.
Documents Required For Passport For Minors
Is parents wish to procure passport for minors, the following are the documents that will have to be furnished by them –
Unless specified, it will be assumed that both parents have given their consent for the same.
- Current address proof in the name of the parent(s) will have to be provided.
- Original and self-attested copies of the parents’ passport will have to be provided to the Passport Seva Kendra in case both parents possess the passport.
- Documents of minors will have to be attested by parents.
- Until the minor is 18 years old, he/she will be eligible for Non-ECR passport wherein Emigration check is not required.
- Original documents along with a set of self-attested photocopies of the originals will have to be furnished at the Passport Seva Kendra for processing.
- A Declaration confirming the details mentioned in the application about the minor applicant as per: Annexure ‘D’