| Subtitle | Post Office Seva Kendra Anantapur |
| Address | Head Post Office, Near Clock Tower, Anantapur (515001), Andhra Pradesh State. |
| Contact number | NA |
| Helpline | 18002-581800 |
| Appointment Timing | 9:00 to 5:00 PM |
| Working Days | Monday to Friday |
| Regional Officer | Shri Siva Harsha K |
| Phone Number | 0866-2445-566 |
| NA | |
| Fax | NA |
| Contact Email | rpo.vijayawada @mea.gov.in |
| Status | SMS to 9704100100 |
| Passport mela | open Saturday |
Other Passport Offices
| Vijaywada II | Nandyala |
| In Andhra Pradesh, we provided information about the regional passport office in Vijayawada. You need more service- and passport-related queries in your verification. |
| Officer Name: | Contact: |
| Mr. Siva Harsha K | 086-624-455-66 |
| Address: | Email: |
| 4th floor, Stalin Central, D.No. 27-37-158, Governorpet, M.G. Road, Vijayawada-520002. | rpo[dot] vijayawada[at] mea[dot]gov[dot]in |
| Grievances Officer: | Phone: |
| Smt. V Vijaya Lakshmi, APO | 086 6244 5566 |
| Public Grievances: | Address: |
| Mr. Bal Krishan | Ministry of External Affairs Room No. 24, Patiala House Tilak Marg, New Delhi - 110001 |
| Telephone: | Email: |
| 91-0112 338 4497, 91-0112 338 4519 | passport[dot]pg[at] mea[dot]gov[dot]in |
| Consultant Whatsapp: 943-281-5988 |
In the Andhra Pradesh passport office list of documents is needed during verification.
| Birth certificate | Driver's licence |
| PAN Card | Ration card |
| Voter card | Two recent passport-size colour photos |
| Aadhaar card | Any old passport |
| Bank account passbook | Other citizenship evidence |
| Electricity bill | Educational Qualification |
Before the passport application in Andhra Pradesh, you can check the following information:
| 1. First, all the necessary documents and annexures are checked before starting the application process. |
| 2. Then, go to the Passport Seva Online Portal to fill up your application. |
| 3. Next, you check your documents as per the passport application fillup. |
| 4. After submitting your application online, you must pay fees as per passport type or pages. |
| 5. After that, you book an appointment on Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) or Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) as per your location. |
| 6. Thereafter, carry all original documents with self-attested photocopies. |
| 7. Finally, after completing your process, you must check your passport status. |
After the application, you can check passport status in Andhra Pradesh by following step
| Step 1 | First, you go to the Passport Seva website |
| Step 2 | Then, click "Track Application Status" on the home page |
| Step 3 | Next, Select Application Type |
| Step 4 | After that, fill up file number and date of birth |
| Step 5 | Finally, click "Track Status," and you can show your passport status. |
| Reminder: You get the file number in your passport received copy, and you get passport status by sending an SMS to 9704100100 in the format '<< STATUS>><< SPACE>><< File Number>> | |
You can find information on passport-getting time in Andhra Pradesh.
| Normal Passport | 30 to 45 days |
| Renew Passport | 20 to 30 days |
| Tatkaal Passport | 7 days to 10 Days |
| Minor Passport | 15 to 25 days |
| Lost or Damaged Passport | 35 to 45 days |
| PCC Certificate | 15 days |
| Police Verification | within 21 days |
Q. When can a passport be renewed? |
| A. After 10 years, you can renew your passport. For a minor passport, you can renew your passport for 5 years. Also, for any correction of passport, you can renew your passport. |
Q. How much does a passport cost? |
| A. The total passport cost is Rs. 1500 per passport. But the passport cost is Rs. 1000 for an adult passport, Rs. 3500 for a Tatkal passport, and Rs. 3000 for a damaged or lost passport. |
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. Are passport offices open? |
| A. On Saturday and Sunday, the passport office is not open. Also, any public holiday passport office is not open. But in Passport Mela, the passport office is open on Saturday for the application of passports. |
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 the passport office received and the date of birth; you can show your passport status. |
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 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. |
Q. When is a passport required? |
| A. Many purposes A passport is required as proof of address, ID proof, and age if you want to visit outside India for visa purposes, a travel visa, a work visa, or any other purpose. |
Q. How many passports are there in India? |
| AA. There are three types of passport in India: regular passport, domestic Passport, Official Passport |
Q. How many passport-size photos? |
| A passport-size photo is 4.5 x 3.5 cm for use in the passport office. |
Andhra Pradesh passport office cover districts are Krishna, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Tirupati, Guntur, Palnadu, Prakasam, Bapatla, NTR District, Annamayya, Chittoor, YSR District, Sri Sathya Sai, Kurnool, Nandyal, Ananthapuramu.
We provide passport consultancy services list of cities
| Anantapur | Gudivada |
| Bapatla | Guntur |
| Chittoor | Hindupur |
| Kadapa | Nandyal |
| Kodur | Narasaraopet |
| Kurnool | Nellore |
| Ongole | Tirupathi II |
| Vijaywada II |
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