Consular and Visa
What are the work timings for consular/visa section ? |
What is the service fee for processing visa for a) Cambodian b) Foreigner ? |
How long will it take for processing any Visa? |
Are there any different fee if one wants to stay in India for one month or more ? |
Can one/s apply for one year / two years or longer period Visa ? |
What are the documents required for applying for an Indian Visa? |
Is it possible to get an arrival visa at Indian airports? |
Do Cambodian official/service passports and diplomatic passports require Indian visa? |
Whether one could download the visa application from the website? |
What is the fee for a new Indian Passport ? |
What are the fees for an attestation of different documents? |
Do I need a visa to go to India? |
Can I get a visa on arrival to enter India? |
I want to visit India for tourism/to attend a friend's marriage/to meet my friends. Which visa should I apply for? |
Can I study in India? |
Can I work in India? |
I travel to India frequently for business meetings/to explore opportunities for partnerships with Indian companies. Which visa should I apply for? |
I am a Cambodian national and I go for one or two months every year for tourism. Which visa should I apply for? |
I will be changing flights/airports in India to travel to my final destination (say Nepal, Thailand etc.) Do I need a visa to change flights/airport terminals? |
I have to participate in a Conference/Seminar/Workshop in India. Which visa should I apply for? |
I will travel at a much later date. Can my visa be issued to coincide with the date of travel? |
I have to go for internship/training in a university/institute/company in India for a short period. Which visa should I apply for? |
I will be going to India for work/employment along with my family. Which visa should I apply for? Would my children be able to study in India? |
I will be studying in India for one semester/trimester in an IIT/IIM/IISc/Indian university. Which visa should I apply for? |
I had applied for a visa for India but I have changed my mind about visiting the country. Can I claim a refund of the visa fee? |
Do I need a visa for my pet who is accompanying me on my visit to India? |
Will I be allowed to carry liquor to India? |
Do all the applicants need to be present at the time of submitting an application? |
Will the visa and service fee/courier service fees be refunded? |
I wish to visit certain areas in India like Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nagaland etc. Can I obtain a visa to visit these areas? |
Whom to contact in case of any Emergency after office hours/on closed holidays? |
Passport
What is the definition of minor for issue of passport? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I have a one-month old baby? Does the baby require a separate passport or his/her name can be endorsed in one of the parents passport? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In case of minor's passport, whose father is abroad, is it mandatory to obtain father's consent to apply for the child's passport? If so, what is the procedure? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
We are planning to apply for passports for our kids (minors). Is it necessary that my name should be included in my wife's passport? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Is it necessary that both parents should have passport before applying for their child's passport? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I am a minor who is 16 years old. Is it possible for me to obtain a full validity passport of 10 years? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What would be the validity of a minor's passport? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Who can apply for my minor daughter's passport in India as I am on ship at Singapore as second engineer? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Is it true that passport applications for minors under 18 require consent of either both parents or legal guardian?
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My spouse is living in another country. How do I get his/her signature for consent while applying for my child's passport? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I want to apply for my child's passport. Are signatures of both parents mandatory on Annexure H to be submitted along with the application? What if my spouse is refusing to sign the form? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I wish to apply for a passport for my child who is 12 months old. Can I apply for a 60 pages booklet? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If parents have passport with adverse Police Verification Report or they have a criminal background, can passport be issued to minor on an urgent basis? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I want to apply for my minor child's passport. I hold a valid passport but spouse name is not endorsed. Can I apply for my child's passport without submitting my passport copy? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Do I need to carry photographs of my 3 months old child while visiting the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)/Passport Office (PO)?
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I am a pensioner or have a senior's card; can I have a senior's passport? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What benefits do senior citizens get for issuance of passport? |
Employees of Government/PSU/Statutory Body
Is Identity Certificate mandatory for Government/Public Sector/Statutory body employees? |
What benefits do government employees and retired government employees get for issuance of passport? |
If a Government employee wants to apply for major change in name in passport, is he/she required to publish declaration/advertisement regarding change of name in a leading newspaper?
Hence, advertisement / declaration in a reading newspaper is not required. |
Explain citizenship of India by birth, descent, registration, naturalization.
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Can an Indian passport be issued to applicants born outside India? |
Dependent Family Members of Government/PSU/Statutory body employees
Can dependents of Government/Public Sector/Statutory body employees apply for a passport in the normal process without submitting any affidavits?
Otherwise, passport would be issued to them on pre police verification basis, or post police verification basis - if they apply under Tatkaal scheme. |
Applicants who are convicted or if a court case is pending against them
What do I do if I have a Court Case against me? |
Applicants who have been repatriated/deported
The applicant has repatriated from abroad at Government cost and wants to apply for a fresh passport. However he/she does not have a proof of refund of repatriation cost to Ministry of External Affairs. What should he/she do? |
Damaged Passport
What is the definition of damaged passport?
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What is the procedure to apply for duplicate passport in case of lost or damaged passport? |
Lost/Stolen Passport
What do I do if I lose my passport? |
I lost my passport recently. I've applied for a duplicate passport. I want to know if the new passport will have the same number as my old passport, or a new number? |
What can I do if I have lost my passport and have to travel to India urgently due to an emergency like serious illness or death in the family? |
I am an Indian living abroad. I lost my Indian passport but I don't have photocopy of the same. What should I do? |
The pages in my passport booklet have exhausted, but it has a validity of 5 years. What is the procedure to apply for new booklet? |
: When an additional booklet/additional pages issued? |
Validity Due to Expire
My passport will expire in 2 years. What should I do? |
How long is a passport valid? |
My appearance has changed. What should I do? |
Change of Name
What documents are required when there is a change in name on account of divorce?
Deed Poll or Sworn Affidavit as per Annexure "E" given in the Passport Instruction |
There is a mistake in the spelling of my name in the passport. What can I do? |
The Surname field is blank on my passport. And my full name is written in the Given Name field. What is the process to add the surname to my passport? |
Explain major and minor change in name? |
If the applicant changes his/her name from:
The above change would be considered a major change or a minor change in name? |
Is No Police Verification (PV) possible in case of change in name of Govt./PSU/Statutory Body employees? If yes, what documents are required?
Re-issue of passport: In case of change in name of Govt./PSU/statutory body employees, if the old passport has clear or exempted PV Report and required documents are |
I want to get the DOB changed in the passport since there is a typing error. What should I do? |