Indian Embassy in Delhi | Visa Office in Delhi

Q. How do I get an appointment for a Passport Seva Kendra?

A. The process of appointment in Passport Seva Kendra—we provide details in the above information, "Apply for New/Renewal Passport."

Q. Can I visit the passport office without an appointment?

A. There are three types of passport offices: POPSK, PSK, and RPO offices. Both passport office appointments are compulsory; without an appointment, you cannot go to the passport office.

Q. How to Edit, Cancel, or Close Passport Application, including File Number?

A. Before submitting a passport application, you can edit easily, but after submitting a passport application or fee payment, you cannot edit. It is only to be edited by the passport officer in PSK. Also, if you want to close your previous passport application or file number, you must go to the regional passport office with an appointment.

Q. Is police verification needed for everyone?

Police verification is compulsory for all types of passports, like normal passports, tatkal passports, minor passports, and police certificates (PCC). Keep in mind that without police verification, a passport is not valid.

Q. How Many Days to Get Passport After Police Verification?

A. Normal passport: you get time 30 to 45 days; Tatkaal passport: get time 7-10 days after passport appointment. After the passport appointment is complete, police verification is done within 21 days. If police verification is not done, you go to the police station with the original documents.

Q. Is Police Verification Required For Passport Renewal?

A. Normal passport, tatkaal passport, renewal passport, minor passport, damaged passport, and police clearance certificate police verification are compulsory for a passport. But in some cases, it depends on the passport officer, like the applicant of a government employee.

Q. What if my police verification fails?

A If my police verification fails, you write a simple letter for re-verification and go to the regional passport office with an appointment. Then you submit a letter of re-verification to the regional passport office.

Q. How To Check Police Verification Or Passport Status?

A. You go to the Passport Seva Kendra website, and on the homepage, you click "Track Application Status.". Then, fill in the file number in the passport office received and the date of birth; you can show your passport status.

Q. How To Reschedule Or Change Passport Appointment Date?

A. First, you go to the Passport Seva Kendra website and log in with your passport application ID and password. Then, click "Payment and Appointment," select your passport office, and take a new passport appointment date. Reminder: you can take only a total of three appointments.

Q. How to Add or Correct My Passport Name, Address, or Other Details?

A. Log in with your ID and password in the passport seva kendra, then click "Apply for fresh passport/renew passport.". Next, reissue the passport under your name, fill out the application, and make an appointment. With an appointment, you go to the passport office with original documents.

Q. Is Passport Seva Kendra Open Today or Saturday?

A. Total of 35 public holidays are when the passport office is closed, like Republic Day, 26 January, Independence Day, 15 August, Gandhi Jayanti, and others. Saturday and Sunday the passport office is closed, but in some cases, the passport mela is open on Saturday.

Q. Passport Application Is Under Review at Regional Passport Office?

A. First, you wait 30 days after the appointment; after 30 days, you go to the regional passport office with the passport appointment and all the original passport documents.

Q. Is it mandatory to give biometric data during the application process?

A. Yes, without a biometric passport, the application process is not completed in the passport office.

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