Address Proof For Passport

If you are applying for passport application, it needs to understand documents required for passport application in India. Address proof for passport is one of the most important documents required when you are applying for new passport. In case of renewal if your current address is different than your old passport then you need to submit address proof documents for passport . There are multiple documents used as proof of address for passport in India. So, in this article, we will discuss the list of documents required for passport address proof. 

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Address Proof Documents for Passport

You need to have the right documents required for passport. If you don’t have the right documents needed for passport application, your application might be delayed or even rejected. You need to submit these documents at the time of PSK/POPSK visit.

While submitting application, you have to provide documents for address proof, birth proof and ECNR category proof. For each requirements, there are multiple documents options out of which you can choose any to provide as proof of documents. Thus you should keep address proof documents for passport with its photocopies.

The following is a list of documents that you can use as present address proof for passport.

1. The Water Bill
2. The telephone (landline or postpaid mobile bill)
3. The Electricity Bill
4. Income Tax Assessment Order – A less frequently used document
5. Election Commission Photo ID Card
6. Proof of Gas Connection
7. Certificate from Employer of reputed companies on letter head – Less used document
8. Spouse’s passport copy (along with first and last page including family details), (provided the applicant’s present address matches the address mentioned in the spouse’s passport)
9.  The Aadhaar Card
10. Registered Rent Agreement
11. Photo Passbook of running Bank Account (Scheduled Public Sector Banks, Scheduled Private Sector Indian Banks and Regional Rural Banks only)

Proof of Address for Passport After Marriage

You can use bank account passbook that will act as proof of address for passport. Create a joint bank account with your husband. Just make sure the account has your current address and both names on it. You can use this joint account statement as address proof when you are applying for a passport.

Passport Address Proof Documents for Minors

If you’re under 18, just use any proof of address document in your parent’s name. Here is a list of acceptable passport address proof documents for parents

List of Public Sector Banks whose passbooks are accepted as Present Address Proof for Passport –

1. Allahabad Bank	14. Punjab & Sind Bank
2. Andhra Bank	15. Syndicate Bank
3. Bank of Baroda	16. Union Bank of India
4. Bank of India	17. United Bank of India
5. Bank of Maharashtra	18. UCO Bank
6. Canara Bank	19. Vijaya Bank
7. Central Bank of India	20. IDBI Bank Ltd.
8. Corporation Bank	21. State Bank of India
9. Dena Bank	22. State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur
10. Indian Bank	23. State Bank of Patiala
11. Indian Overseas Bank	24. State Bank of Hyderabad
12. Oriental Bank of Commerce	25. State Bank of Mysore
13. Punjab National Bank	26. State Bank of Travancore

List of Regional Rural Banks whose passbooks are accepted as Passport Address Proof Documents –

1. Allahabad UP Gramin Bank	28. Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank
2. Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank	29. Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank
3. Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank	30. Deccan Grameena Bank
4. Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank	31. Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank
5. Gramin Bank of Aryavart	32. Ellaquai Dehati Bank
6. Assam Gramin Vikash Bank	33. Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank
7. Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank	34. Jharkhand Gramin Bank
8. Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank	35. Jammu And Kashmir Gramin Bank
9. Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank	36. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
10. BarodaUPGraminBank	37. Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank
11. Bihar Gramin Bank	38. Kaveri Grameena Bank
12. Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank	39. Kerala Gramin Bank
13. Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank	40. Madhyanchal Gramin Bank
14. Maharashtra Gramin Bank	41. Malwa Gramin Bank
15. Manipur Rural Bank	42. Marudhara Rajasthan Gramin Bank
16. Meghalaya Rural Bank	43. Mizoram Rural Bank
17. Nagaland Rural Bank	44. Narmada Jhabwa Gramin Bank
18. Pallavan Grama Bank	45. Pandyan Grama Bank
19. Paschim Banga Gramin Bank	46. Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank
20. Prathama Bank	47. Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank
21. Punjab Gramin Bank	48. Purvanchal Bank
22. Saptagiri Grameena Bank	49. Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank
23. Sarva UP Gramin Bank	50. Saurashtra Gramin Bank
24. Sutlej Gramin Bank	51. Tripura Gramin Bank
25. Utkal Grameen Bank	52. Uttar Banga Kshetriya Gramin Bank
26. Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank	53. Uttarakhand Gramin Bank
27. Vananchal Gramin Bank	54. Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank

List of Scheduled Private Banks whose passbooks are accepted as Proof of Address for passports –

1. Bank of Rajasthan Ltd.	14. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd.
2. Bharat Overseas Bank	15. ING Vysya Bank Ltd.
3. Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd	16. ICICI Bank Limited
4. Federal Bank Ltd	17. Axis Bank Ltd.
5. Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd.	18. Induslnd Bank Ltd.
6. Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd	19. Yes Bank Ltd.
7. Karnataka Bank Ltd.	20. SBI Commercial and International Bank Ltd.
8. Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.	21. HDFC Bank Ltd.
9. City Union Bank Ltd.	22. DCB Bank Limited
10. Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd.	23. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
11. Nainital Bank Ltd.	24. Odisha Gramya Bank
12. Ratnakar Bank Ltd.	25. Madhya Vihar Gramin Bank
13. South Indian Bank Ltd.

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FAQs

How many passport address proof documents are required?

You only need one document as proof of your current address for a passport application. But if you have recently moved, you have to show additional proof for your address.

Is driving license accepted as address proof for passport?

No, Driving License is not accepted as address proof for passport

Is the husband's passport valid as address proof for his wife?

Yes, husband's passport can act as address proof for wife only if the address are same and husband's passport mention the wife name as spouse.

Which page of passport to scan for address proof?

For address proof, you should scan the first and last pages of your passport.