{"id":57835,"date":"2022-04-12T01:25:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T19:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=57835"},"modified":"2022-04-12T13:38:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T08:08:55","slug":"how-to-apply-for-passport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/government\/how-to-apply-for-passport","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply for Passport Online, Step by Step Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you want to travel from your country to another country, then getting <\/span>a passport becomes essential. <\/span>You can apply for a passport through online and offline modes. While\u00a0<\/span>both ways are equally prominent among the citizens of India, the online\u00a0<\/span>method of applying for a passport takes less time compared to the <\/span>online mode.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A passport is a 36 or 60-page booklet containing complete\u00a0<\/span>information about the applicant’s name, address and identity.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ministry of External Affairs verifies all the applicant’s documents very closely, and then after that, the passport is issued. To go out of India, the applicant must have a visa, and it is necessary to have\u00a0<\/span>a passport with him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To apply through online mode and to locate the nearest passport\u00a0<\/span>Centre, click on the following link:\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/passportindia.gov.in\/AppOnlineProject\/online\/procFormSubOnl<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can apply for or track the application status of your passport by following <\/span>these steps.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Here are some essential things to remember before filling up the\u00a0passport form:<\/h3>\n

\u2022 Use capital letters instead of small letters and leave a blank box between writing your surname.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Prefer using a black or blue pen instead of an ink pen or pencils.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Don’t overwrite and try to write all the information within the provided <\/span>several boxes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are the details of the passport fee:<\/h3>\n

If you want to get a passport made online sitting at home, then you\u00a0<\/span>should know how much you may have to pay the fees. <\/span>According to the Indian passport service, a fee must be paid at the concerned office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 If the age of the applicant is less than 18 years, then they can apply <\/span>for a new passport with 36 pages and an application fee of \u20b9<\/span>1000.<\/p>\n

\u2022 If made in Tatkal, \u20b92000 may have to be paid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 If the beneficiary applies for issuing a new passport of 36 pages, <\/span>then \u20b91500 and a tatkal fee of \u20b92000 have to be paid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Payment fees can be done through online mode.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 The passport is considered valid for ten years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Essential documents needed for a new Passport:<\/h3>\n

\u2022 Proof for date of birth and citizenship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 A xerox of human resource certificate, or a genuine certificate from the\u00a0<\/span>school\/college.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Valid address proof\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Bank account statement and Voter identity card.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Updation and Re-issue of Passport:<\/h3>\n

If the validity period of your passport has expired, then you can quickly\u00a0<\/span>get it renewed. For this, first of all, you have to log in by visiting the\u00a0<\/span>online portal of Passport Seva and click on the link Apply for Fresh\u00a0<\/span>Passport \/ Renew of Passport. After this, click on the alternative <\/span>option, after which a new page will be opened.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can also fill out the form for passport renewal online. Click on the “fill out the application form online and submit all the\u00a0<\/span>necessary information” option. For payment, you have to select the option of Pay and Schedule Appointment. Then, you can book an <\/span>appointment at the passport office according to the date and time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember that it is necessary to carry a xerox copy of the\u00a0<\/span>appointment while going to the Passport Seva Kendra. By submitting t<\/span>he xerox appointment copy at the passport office, You\u2019ll be allowed to <\/span>enter inside. After this, you will have to get your photo clicked and\u00a0<\/span>the necessary documents there. Apart from this, they will ask you for your signature.\u00a0<\/span>The passport process gets completed when a police officer pays\u00a0<\/span>a visit to your house to verify everything and sign the documents.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you want to travel from your country to another country, then getting a passport becomes essential. You can apply for a passport through online and offline modes. While\u00a0both ways are equally prominent among the citizens of India, the online\u00a0method of applying for a passport takes less time compared to the online mode.\u00a0\u00a0 A passport […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5010,"featured_media":57954,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,11315],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-57835","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-government","8":"category-india"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5010"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57835"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117642,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57835\/revisions\/117642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}