Apply for Passport

The Consular Passport and Visa (CPV) Division of the Ministry of External Affairs is responsible for the issuance of the Indian Passport to Indian Citizens. Passports are issued to Indian citizens from 30 locations across the country and 163 Indian missions abroad.

All information pertaining to the issuance of Passports can be availed from the Central website passport.gov.in (External website that opens in a new window). All the Passport offices (External website that opens in a new window) located in India have an online Status Enquiry Service (External website that opens in a new window) , whereby one can check the status of a passport application by entering the File Reference Number available in the receipt. Applicants can also avail the facility to submit their grievances online, in case there are any.
How to Apply For a Passport (External website that opens in a new window)

To apply for a fresh Passport, re-issue of Passports/ issue of Passports in lieu of lost & damaged Passports and for miscellaneous services, obtain the relevant Passport Application Form from any of the Passport Offices or the designated Speed Post centers or any of the designated outlets in your city. The Passport Application Form (External website that opens in a new window) can also be downloaded by clicking here.

Click here for the detailed eligibility rules and instructions for filling up the form. (External website that opens in a new window)

The carefully filled up Application Form has to be submitted, along with proof of residence, proof of date of birth, personal particulars form (if applicable), 'No Objection Certificate' (in case of Government of Public Sector Employees), necessary affidavits and other supporting documents at any of following locations, under the jurisdiction of which the applicant is presently residing:

1. Across the counter of the Passport office
2. At the Speed Post centers
3. District Passport Cells
4. Passport Collection Centers

For further information and details, kindly visit the central website of the Passport Office.

www. passport.gov.in

Passport India Fee Structure

The following all-inclusive fee is to be paid along with the application form, either by Bank Draft in favour of the Passport Officer concerned or in cash. In case of DD, full name of applicant and application number to be written on the reverse of the draft. The Bank Code of Issuing Bank, the Demand Draft Number and date of issue of the Demand Draft should be mentioned.Details of payment of fee may be mentioned in the relevant boxes in the application form.

1.	Fresh Passport (36 pages) of 10 years validity (including minors between 15 to 18 years of age, who wish to get a 10 years full validity passport)	Rs 1,000/-
2.	Fresh Passport (60 pages) of 10 years validity	Rs. 1,500/-
3.	Fresh Passport for Minors (below 18 years of Age) of 5 years validity or till the minor attains the age of 18 which ever is earlier.	Rs 600/-
4.	Duplicate Passport (36 pages) in lieu of lost, damaged or stolen passport	Rs. 2500/-
5.	Duplicate Passport (60 pages) in lieu of lost, damaged or stolen passport	Rs. 3000/-
6.	Police Clearance Certificate/ ECNR/Additional Endorsements	Rs.300/-
7.	In case of Change of Address, Name, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Appearance, Spouse Name, Name of Parents/Legal Guardian	Rs.1000/- [Fresh passport booklet will be issued]

If the application for a new passport is made under Tatkaal scheme, tatkaal fee is to be paid in addition to the application fee mentioned above.

Passport India

INDIA- IMPORTANT:

• Birth Certificate: Applicants must submit a copy of their birth certificate when applying for a visa.
• Processing time: Continues to be an issue at some consulates. In all cases you should allow a minimum of 5 business days for processing. In some cases the processing time can be as long as 10 business days. It is very difficult to determine the exact processing time due to the inconsistency of the consulate or embassy. The Indian Consulate in Houston in particular should be noted.

Royal Thai Embassy, Washington Public Holidays-2011

Royal Thai Embassy, Washington Public Holidays-2011

Monday 3 January 2011 Substitute New Year's Day
Monday 17 January 2011 Martin Luther King Day
Friday 18 February 2011 Makha Bucha Day
Monday 21 February 2011 President Day (Washington's Birthday)
Wednesday 6 April 2011 Chakri Memorial Day
Wednesday 13 April 2011 Songkran Festival Day
Thursday 5 May 2011 Coronation Day
Tuesday 17 May 2011 Visakha Bucha Day
Monday 30 May 2011 Memorial Day
Monday 4 July 2011 Independence Day
Friday 15 July 2011 Asarnha Bucha Day
Friday 12 August 2011 H.M. The Queen's Birthday
Monday 5 September 2011 Labor Day
Monday 10 October 2011 Columbus Day
Monday 24 October 2011 Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
Thursday 24 November 2011 Thanksgiving Day
Friday 25 November 2011 Thanksgiving Day
Monday 5 December 2011 H.M. The King's Birthday
Monday 12 December 2011 Constitution Day
Monday 26 December 2011 Christmas Day (observed)

How to check US passport application status

In the wake of new travel rules imposed by the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), being able to check your US passport application status has never been so important -- without this crucial document, US citizens can no longer return to the US from Mexico, Canada Bermuda and most of the Caribbean by air (land and sea are a different story until June 1, 2009). And if those countries are in your travel plans and you've submitted a US passport application, you need to be able to find out what's going on with it well before you travel. Learn how to check your US passport application status:

Check Your US Passport Application Status Online

You can gauge your app's progress by looking online at the Department of State's website:

• Check US Passport Application Status Online

Be prepared to enter this information:

• Your last name, including suffixes without punctuation except the hyphen (for example: Smith III, Crislip Jr, Jones-Smith)
• Your date of birth in the following format: MM/DD/YYYY
• The last four digits of your Social Security Number

The guv says you should know that it is currently (winter 2011) taking 7-10 days to see what's going on with your app online (in other words, wait that long after submitting and before looking).

Check Your US Passport Application Status by Phone

You can also check your US passport application status by phone between 6 a.m. - 12:00 midnight Monday-Friday and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (excluding federal holidays). The Department of State says the best time to call is between 8:30 p.m. and 9 a.m. EST.

Phone numbers:
• 1-877-4USA-PPT (1-877-487-2778)
• TDD/TTY: 1-888-874-7793

Passport Complaints

Passport Complaints in Delhi

Shri Anurag Bhushan, IFS,
Regional Passport Officer
Trikoot - 3, HUDCO Building,
Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi.
Fax: 011-26165870/ 26161783
E-mail: rpo.delhi@mea.gov.in

Status of Application of Passport:

Status of Application of Passport:


To know the status of your application click here.

Passport SMS Status Equiry

Passport SMS Status Equiry

All the mobile and landline phone holders,who have SMS facility, could get their passport application status on their phone from now on. All they need to do is message "Ppt < FileNo >" and send to "57272". In addition,CDMA numbers of MTNL and Airtel mobile users can use "55352" to avail of SMS passport status enquiry.

File number always contains an "English Alphabet" followed by eight digits. For eg: A00018009, The Cash receipt contains only an Alphabet and six digits. Therefore, one needs to add two more digits which represent the year in which he/she applied. For eg, if the year of application is 2007 add 07, 2008 add 08, 2009 add 09 and so on.

Passport Adalat

A PASSPORT ADALAT will be held on 8th January,2011 from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. to consider applications dated upto 15.11.2010 that are pending at Regional Passport Office,Delhi.

Prior to the Adalat,applicants of Delhi region as well as concerned Districts of Haryana falling under the jurisdiction of RPO,Delhi, are requested to send details of their pending case(s) mentioning Name,File number and copies of representation made,if any, to reach to by January 6,2011. These representations be sent by post or dropped at Regional Passport Office,Hudco Trikoot-3, Bhikaji Cama Place,R.K.Puram,New Delhi. The envelope/post card should be clearly super scribed "Passport Adalat-8th January,2011". On the day of Adalat, the applicants should bring with them their original documents relating to proof of age,proof of present address and self attested photo copies of the same along with a passport size photo and a copy of the original application form,if available.

Passport Office in Delhi

The Regional Passport Office, Delhi was set up in 1954. It was among the first five Passport Offices to be setup. The others were at Bombay(Mumbai), Calcutta(Kolkata), Madras(Chennai) and Nagpur.RPO Delhi is located at Trikoot - 3, HUDCO Building, Bhikaji Camaji Place, New Delhi.

Regional Passport Office,Trikoot - 3, HUDCO Building, Bhikaji Camaji Place, New Delhi.

It provides passport services to the residents of Delhi, and also to the residents of nine Districts of Haryana namely, Gurgaon, Rewari, Faridabad, Sonepat, Jhajjar, Rohtak,Mewat Nuh and Mohindergarh.

Passport Office working hours are from 9.30 AM to 6.00 PM, from Monday to Friday except on public holidays. Application counters for all services on Form No. 1 (all services except Miscellaneous Services are given on Form No. 1) are open from 10 AM to 2.30 PM. Counters for Miscellaneous Services are open from 10 AM to 1.30 PM. Miscellaneous services are given on day of application itself.

Passport office officers meet the public only on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10.00 A.M to 1.00 P.M.

Applicants / visitors should collect submission / enquiry tokens available from the token distribution windows from the other side of the RPO building before entering the office. There are entries on either side of the RPO Delhi main gate leading to the token distribution counters. Senior citizens (those above the age of 65 years )need not obtain tokens to gain entry into the office.

A Drop Box is kept at the entrance of the RPO building. Applicants whose applications are pending at RPO Delhi should drop their replies to letters from the RPO calling for additional documents etc relating to their pending cases into this box. Action will be taken on these letters or position conveyed to the applicant within five working days.

43 officers and 90 staff are currently (as on 31-10-2010) working at RPO Delhi . The following is the list of officers at RPO Delhi. >

Name of PIA / Officer	Designation
Mr. Anurag Bhushan	Regional Passport Officer
Mr. Prabhash Kumar Das	Dy. Passport Officer
Mr. Krishan Kumar	Asstt. Passport Officer
Smt. Savita Nanda	Asstt. Passport Officer
Smt. Kamlesh Bagai	Asstt. Passport Officer
Sh. Y.K.Kaushal	Asstt. Passport Officer
Sh. Ghanshyam Kansra	Suptd.
Mr N. C. Mitra	Suptd.
Mr S. P. Kothari	Suptd.
Mr. Krishan Chander	Suptd.
Mr.N K Verma	Suptd.
Mr. Rajender Prasad	Suptd.
Mr. Tulsi Das	Suptd.
Mr. Raj Singh	Suptd.
Smt. Kshama Sarin	Suptd.
Mr. R.D.Sharma	Suptd.
Smt. Geeta N.Bhagat	Suptd.
Sh. Pawan Kumar Gupta	Suptd.
Sh. Atanu Mazumdar	Suptd.
Smt. Ravi Kanta Sharma	Suptd.
Smt. Sudesh Kumari	Suptd.
Smt. Sudershan Gambhir	Suptd.
Sh. S.S.Khanna	Suptd.
Sh. V.K.Sharma	Suptd.
Smt. Prem Lata Taneja	Suptd.
Sh. S.K.Awasthi	Suptd.
Sh. P.K.Mamgain	Suptd.
Sh. Govind Lal	Suptd.
Sh. Brij Mohan	Suptd.
Smt. Manorma Sharma	Suptd.
Sh. Sri Kant Sharma	Suptd.
Sh. Prem Kumar	Suptd.
Sh. Subhash Chander	Suptd.
Sh. Gurmohan Singh	Suptd.
Sh. U.S.Ghughtyal	Suptd.
Sh. S.K.Sehgal	Suptd.
Sh. A.P.Rastogi	Suptd.
Smt. Anita Rastogi	Suptd.
Smt. Usha Mehta	Suptd.
Smt. Veena Gupta	Suptd.
Smt. Sushila Chopra	Suptd.
Smt. Veena Khanna	Suptd.
Sh. Surender Kumar	Suptd.

Grievances:

Shri Dilpat Singh,
Dy Passport Officer
Trikoot - 3, HUDCO Building,
Bhikaji Camaji Place, New Delhi.
E-mail: rpo.delhi@mea.gov.in