My views on applying for a passport based on my experience at Trivandrum passport office. The system at passport office is not big enough to cater the enormous crowd coming to office daily. The officers are doing a stupendous work, but the applicants are guaranteed a horrid time.
The tips given here are aimed at reducing the amount of time one has to spend at the passport office.
ONLINE APPLICATION TIPS
1. Apply online at http://passport.gov.in/
2. Three different services are available -
- Apply for fresh passport,
- Renew passport after expiry,
- Apply for reissue in lieu of lost / damaged passport
3. The rules for filling the application is given in the site itself.
4. After application filling is completed click "Save".
IMPORTANT NOTE: Don't click "Reprint Application" after filling the online form. This button is present right next to the "Save" button. If clicked this will direct to another page and whatever entered in this page will be lost.
- Renew passport after expiry,
- Apply for reissue in lieu of lost / damaged passport
3. The rules for filling the application is given in the site itself.
4. After application filling is completed click "Save".
IMPORTANT NOTE: Don't click "Reprint Application" after filling the online form. This button is present right next to the "Save" button. If clicked this will direct to another page and whatever entered in this page will be lost.
