It takes a few days to make a normal passport. But if you need a passport immediately, then the Ministry of External Affairs gives the option to apply for Tatkal Passport also. Yes, for this you have to pay higher fees. If you also want to apply for Tatkal Passport then it is important to do homework regarding the documents first. According to the passport office, you will be able to apply only if you have all the required documents and you will be able to get the passport immediately. Let us take a look at the complete list of documents related to this, which you may need.
According to the official website of the Passport Seva, to obtain a passport under the Tatkal scheme, applicants above 18 years of age must produce any three documents mentioned in the acceptable documents list along with address, birth and non-ECR proofs (as applicable). Can do. If you are an applicant below 18 years of age then any two documents will have to be submitted.
You can submit any of these documents
- PVC Aadhar Card/Full Original Aadhar Card/e-Aadhar Card with Digital Signature Verified Mark issued by UIDAI or Aadhar Card (Small cut-out Aadhar cards/Smart cards printed by non-UIDAI entities will not be accepted.)
- Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card
- Student photo identity card issued by recognized educational institutions
- Birth certificate issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (18 of 1969)
- Ration Card (Updated)
- Last issued passport (only in case of renewal)
- Voter Photo Identity Card (Voter ID Card)
- Driving License (valid and in the jurisdiction of the state to be presented by the applicant)
- Bank Passbook or Kisan Passbook or Post Office Passbook (with applicant's photo attested and latest transactions)
- Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe or Other Backward Class Certificate
- Arms License issued under the Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959)
- Pension documents such as pension book of ex-servicemen or pension payment orders issued to retired government employees, widow or dependent certificate of ex-servicemen, old age pension order.
- Service photo identity card issued by State/Central Government, Public Sector Undertakings, Local Bodies or Public Limited Companies
In case of this category, immediate passport will not be made if…
- There is a case of major change in name
- Whose present address is outside the jurisdiction of RPO
- Minor's application with Annex C (for example, minors whose parents are divorced or separated, etc.)
- Applicants brought back from abroad at government expense
- Applicants who have been deported back to India or who are traveling on emergency certificate
- Persons of Naga origin including minors (under 18 years of age)
- People of Naga origin living outside Nagaland
- Persons of Jammu and Kashmir origin including minors (under 18 years of age)
- Applicants who fall under section 6(2)(e) or 6(2)(f) (relating to criminal court cases)
- Applicants with adverse police reports, placed on watch list, habitual passport losers or who have previously traveled on forged or fake passports
In the newly released case
- Citizens of India by registration/naturalization (citizenship granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs)
- Children adopted by Indian or foreign parents
- A child born out of wedlock and whose parents are single
- children born through surrogacy
- single parent minors
In case of reissue
- Lost/Stolen Passport Cases
- Re-issue of short validity passport
- Cases of passports damaged beyond recognition
- change in gender, appearance or signature
- Change/correction in date of birth or place of birth
- Change in name of father/mother/husband/wife.
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