Passport Services

• It is an offence under the Passport Act 1967 to furnish false information in the application. Passport facilities would be denied on grounds of suppression of material information, submission of incorrect particulars, wilful damage/loss of passport or for unauthorized change/tampering. The passport can be impounded or revoked for violation of one or more of the provisions of the Passport Act.
• Change of personal particulars: If someone wishes to change his/her personal particulars in the Passport, he/she needs to apply for re-issue of a new passport as the practice of hand written endorsements on passport have been ceased.
• Split of name: Splitting of given name into First Name and Surname is allowed subject to production of at least two public documents in the said name.
• Change of surname due to Marriage / Remarriage / Divorce: Only details to be provided in the application form.
• In other circumstances for change of name, the applicant (both male and female) should furnish the following:
  • Clippings of two prominent newspapers (one in India and one in current place of residence) or the Gazette Notification of the concerned State Government, as the case may be at least two public/school documents issued in the desired/applied changed name to ascertain that the applicant has actually change name. In case of applicants and their dependent family members who have been staying abroad on long term work visa (CERPEC etc), two public documents in the changed name issued by local authorities may also be accepted. This would not be applicable for temporary residents and visitors from India.
  • Delivery of the serviced document would be done, preferably to the applicant himself/herself or to the person authorized by the applicant in writing and accompanied with the official receipt given to him/her at the time of submission of the application for service.

Submission of application for reissue of passport Requirements:

• The passport application should be filled online on the following link: https://passport.gov.in/nri/Online.do. Please check that all columns are correctly and legibly filled and no column is left blank or unfilled/un-responded or vaguely filled with a dash, tick etc. Application for the service in any other form is not acceptable. Kindly ensure to mention one Indian and one local address in the Passport application form
• One passport size photograph. Photograph should be preferably in bright colour, against white background and should be of the size of 2inch x 2inch (Passport size). Photograph should have a frontal view, with both ears and chin to forehead being visible. Eyes should be open. There should not be any distracting shadows on the face or on the background. Head coverings are not permitted except for religious reasons, but the facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of the face must be clearly shown.
• Original passport of the applicant.
• A copy of first and last page of the current passport.
• A copy of legal status in Libya.
• Duly filled in Personal Particular Form 1
• Proof for stay abroad for over five years on the date of application
• A copy of local proof of address (A letter issued by current employer on the letter head etc.)
• in case of request for ECNR proof of stay abroad for three years or more or any other relevant document
• Annexure ‘E” Click here
• Lost/Stolen Passport: In case of lost/stolen passport original copy of police report regarding lost/ stolen passport and Annexure F Click here are also required. The Police Report should contain the lost passport number.
• Re-issue of passport for minor: Consent of both the parents is required. Therefore, both parents should sign the application (as consent for issuance of a passport for the child) and (Annexure ‘D’) Click here and provide copies of their identification proof (self-attested/signed), e.g. passport. However, in case of single parent, applicant’s parent has to produce (Annexure ‘C’) Click here .
• Issuance of Passport to Child born in Libya: The Government of India has simplified the procedure for acquisition of Indian Citizenship by descent. The application is required to be filled online. The new procedure is available on MHA's website and the online form is available at (Click here) https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/Home2.aspx?formcode=09
• A hard copy of the online application for grant of citizenship under Section 4(1) of the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 is to be submitted to the concerned Indian Mission/Post where the applicant was born along with birth registration fee of CFA 12000/- + CFA 1200/- (ICWF). On the basis of above registration Birth Certificate will be issued by the Embassy of India, N’Djamena. After getting the Birth certificate, passport for new born child may be applied.

Additional Documents required:

• Copy of the birth Certificates of the Child (one issued by the Embassy of India and one by the concerned hospital)
• Copy of passport of both parents, copy of legal status of parents in Libya and proof of local address.
• Copy of marriage certificate of the parents
• Declaration letter that child does not hold citizenship/passport of any other country
• Annexure C/Annexure D as the case may be

Processing Time:

• The processing time for normal passport is 5-7 weeks and only after the receipt of fresh Police verification report from India.
• Email/Telephonic intimation will be sent to the applicant once passport is ready for collection.

Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) :

As per extant rules PCC for Indian nationals is issued only after receipt of fresh police verification on the PCC application. Applicants are requested to assess their requirements for obtaining PCC for India well in advance and submit their applications accordingly.

Requirement

• Fill in the application form https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in
• Affix recent passport size photograph

• A copy of first and last page of Indian passport of the applicant (original passport at the time of endorsement).
• A copy of legal status in Libya
• A copy of local proof of address (A letter issued by current employer on the letter head etc.)

PCC request by foreign nationals who have previously resided in India:

Fill in the application form (click here) affixed with a recent passport size photograph, a copy of the proof of their stay in India (Visa/Entry/Exit Stamp /Passport) along with a copy current passport, proof of current address in Nigeria. PCC to foreign nationals to be issued after clearances from the concerned authorities in India.

• Annexure C
• Annexure D
• Annexure E
• Annexure F

Guidelines for ICAO Compliant Photographs for Passport Applications *

Here are the photograph guidelines as per ICAO standards to be adhered to photograph capturing or uploading for passport services.

• Close up of the head and top of the shoulders such that the face takes up 80-85% of the photograph.
• The photograph should be in color and dimensions should be 630*810 Pixels.
• Photos should be unaltered by computer software.
• Background of the photograph should be White
• The photographs must
  • Show the applicant looking directly at the camera.
  • Show the skin tones naturally.
  • Have appropriate brightness and contrast.
  • Show the applicants eyes open and clearly visible.
  • Should not have hair across the eyes.
  • Be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows or flash reflections on the face and no red eye.
  • Mouth should not be open.
  • Be taken from distance of 1.5 meters from a camera (not too close)
  • Should not be blurred
• It should have full face, front view, eyes open.
• Photo should be present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin.
• Centre head within frame (head should not be tilted).
• There should not be any distracting shadows on the face or in the background (should not have reflection of the glasses; glasses to be taken off to avoid reflections).
• Illumination shall not cause any red eye effects visible in the eyes or other effects reducing the visibility of the eyes.
• Head coverings are not permitted except for religious reasons, but the facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of the face must be clearly shown.
• The expression on the face should look natural