What are Miscellaneous Services ?
Miscellaneous Services on ordinary Indian Passport are for :
(i) Renewal.
(ii) Issue of additional booklet on used up pages, deleting names of children, change of name, inclusion of new name and date of birth.
(iii) Change of address.
(iv) Police Clearance Certificate.
(v) Additional endosement.
(vi) Particulars of children whose names are to be deleted.
(vii) Any other service(s).
In which Form should you apply for Miscellaneous Services ?
An application for miscellaneous services on ordinary Indian Passport should be made in the revised Form No. 2.
Where from to obtain Application Forms ?
Revised Application Forms are available free from the Regional Passport Offices as per list given at Annexure I and Chief Passport Officer's office at Ministry of External Affairs, Patiala House Annexe, Tilak Marg, New Delhi. These forms, are also available from the Head Post Offices on payment of Rs. 3 per form.
As there is huge rush of persons seeking application forms the RPOs and one form is generally issued to one person only, the Ministry of External Affairs has recently authorised M/s Jaina Book Agency (Sales), C-9, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110 001 Ph. : 3326728, Fax : 011-3731117 to print, distribute and supply the application forms. Printing by any other person is strictly prohibited. Any unauthorised person printing and/ or supplying the form can be prosecuted under the law. Unauthorised printing of the form without approval of Ministry of External Affairs is not acceptable. M/s Jaina Book Agency (Sales) in turn has authorised a number of Bookshop & Stationers to distribute/sell these forms. A complete list of such outlets is given at Annexure II. The form is readily available at these outlets. Maximum retail price of the form is Rs. 2.00 (inclusive of all taxes).
What is the prescribed fee and how it is paid ?
The following all inclusive fee is to be paid alongwith the application form either by Bank Draft payable in favou of the Passport Office or in cash. In case of bank draft full name of the applicant and application number should be written on the reverse of the draft.
(i) Additional Booklet (36 Pages)
(ii) Additional Booklet (60 Pages)
(iii) Change of address
(iv) Police Clearance Certificate
(v) Deletion of particulars of address
(vi) ECNR Stamp
(vii) Additional endorsements |
Rs.300
Rs.500
Rs.100
Rs.100
Rs.100
Rs.100
Rs.100 |
No renewal fee will be charged for renewals upto ten years f initial validityis less. However, for renewal of duplicate passport with normal validity fee of Rs. 200 shall be payable.
How to Apply ?
An application for miscellaneous services on passport may be submitted personally or through a representative or by egistered post. Only once copy should be submitted. second copy may be filled & kept by the applicant for future reference.
You must be extremely careful while filling the forms, which have now been further simplified. as there are alot of discrepancies in the information given in the form and the documents. There is considerable delay in issuing the passport on this account for which the RPO is unnecessarily held responsible.
Documents
Attested copies of the documents are required to be attached with the application form. Originals should, however, also be produced for verifiction and return.
Photograph
Applicant must paste one photograph (35x45 mm) on the box provided with half the signature on the photograph & half on the application. The photograph should be in black and white or in colour showing frontal view of full face against a light backgroung. The signature across the photographs should be the same as the specimen signature given by the applicant in the form.
Photos taken with coloured or dark glasses and in uniform will not be accepted.
Delivery of Passport
Passport is delivered only to the applicant or despatched by registered acknowledgement due or speed post to the address given in the application form.
In case a passport has already been granted in the normal course, the applicant may approach the Passport Office for counter deliver. Such passports are delivered at the counter.
Time frame for issue of additional booklet
If you have applied for an additional booklet for a passport issued by he same passport office, then you should get your passport within two weeks. However, in case of emergency , your Passport Officer can expendite issue of passport.
Caution
A passport is issued under the Passport Act, 1967. It is an offence to knowingly furnish false information or supress material information which attracts penal and other action under relevant sections of the said Act. Passport is a valuable document. All holders are required to take due care that it does not get damaged, mutilated or lost. Passports should not be sent out to any country by post.
Loss of passport should be immediately reported to the nearest Police Station and to the nearest Passport Office/Indian Mission. Passport holder shall be responsible for misuse of passport, due to non-intimation of loss to the concerned Passport Office/Indian Mission. Possport is a Govt. property and should be surrendered when demanded inwriting. by any Passport issuing authority.
Redressal of Complaints
For any complaint please approach the RPO/PO heading the office in you area. (Annexure I) If you are not satisfied with the service you can either wirte to the Chief Passport Officer or Fax or telephone him at the following address:
Chief Passport Officer
Ministry of External Affairs,
Patiala House Annexe,
Tilak Marg, New Delhi-110 001.
Ph. : 3384519, Fax : 3384461 |
