Friday, March 16, 2012

PASSPORT-ONLINE

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How to apply for a fresh passport online

Here in this post we show how to obtain a fresh passport. Ministry of External affairs has recently launched Passport Seva Kendras(PSK) which drastically simplified the overall procedure for obtaining passport. Citizens can now use the new system to obtain a passport within 3 days.


Here is the step by step process to obtain a fresh passport :

There are two ways of applying for fresh passport.
  1. Online form submission.
  2. Procedure for submission at Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs)/Mini Passport Seva Kendras (Mini PSKs)

  • Online Form Submission Procedure
For filling and submitting your application online,you need to be a registered user on the Passport Seva website. To create your user account for online form submission


Step 1: Log into your Passport Seva user account. 

Step 2:Select the Apply Passport Online menu option in the left navigation menu.

Step 3: Fill in the required details in the form and submit the form online.

Step 4 (Optional): Upload the required documents using the Upload Document link on the Applicant Home Page. The documents to be uploaded must be self-attested (signed by the applicant) and must be in pdf format.

Step 5: You are required to be present at the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)/Mini Passport Seva Kendra (Mini PSK) along with original documents for completion of the application submission process. Schedule an appointment with the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)/ Mini Passport Seva Kendra (Mini PSK) that comes under the jurisdiction of applicant residence.Online appointment is mandatory to walk into PSK for further processing.Only emergency/medical cases may go to PSK without appointment - service will be provided at the discretion of PSK in -charge. You will need to re-submit the application in case the form submission process at PSK is not completed within 3 month of submitting the application online.
 
  • Steps for form submission at Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)/Mini Passport Seva Kendra (Mini PSK) (Walk-in)
1.      Only applications with prior appointment will be processed at Passport Seva Kendra.  Walk-in applicants will be allowed in emergency cases only.
2.      From 1st MARCH 2012 onwards, full appointments as per the total capacity at PSKs will be opened to public while Regional Passport Office will stop accepting applications, except for emergency cases.
3.      Applicants who have already taken appointments in the existing system should visit Regional Passport Office to submit their applications.
4.      Appoints are made available on the website on a first-come-first-serve basis, with a 3 day lead time.
5.      In the new system, all miscellaneous services will fall under ‘Re-issue) category.  Therefore, the services will be classified as Fresh, Re-issue and PCC. 
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