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Passport Renewal Chennai

Has your passport expired, or is it about to expire? Do you want to apply for passport renewal in Chennai ? Itzeazy provides services for passport renewal online in Chennai. It guides you through the process and the documents required for passport renewal.

Your passport validity should be minimum 6 month, When you apply for visa for any country.

So, its important to renew passport well before its expiry date.

One can apply for renewal of passport  1 year before the expiry of passport.  


Validity of Indian passport

An adult passport is valid for a period of 10 years. Minor passport is valid for 5 years or till the minor attains 18 years of age, whichever is the earliest.


Passport application mode

There are two modes of passport application process based on processing time required to issue passport.

1. Normal Passport  - Under normal scheme it takes approx. 25-30 days to get passport.

2. Tatkal Passport  -  Under Tatkal scheme it takes 2-3 days time in getting passport  . For tatkal passport there is additional fees of Rs. 2000 that is to be paid at passport office in cash. 


Passport renewal charges Chennai

Following is the passport fees for 36 page passport :  

Normal passport fees

  • Adult passport         - Rs. 1500
  • Minor passport        - Rs. 1000
  • Duplicate passport  - Rs. 3000 

For 60 pages there is additional fees of Rs. 500.

Passport fees is same for new passport and re-issue of passport. Passport fees is higher in case of duplicate passport.  

Tatkal passport fees      - Rs. 2000

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Online renewal of passport in Chennai

Itzeazy provides seamless end to end support for Passport Renewal or Re-issue of passport in Chennai to the customers, right from accurate documentation, passport application, getting a convenient time slot, tracking the passport status and updating the customers proactively about the progress.

To make the passport renewal or reissue process hassle-free, Itzeazy is here. It has leverage of decades of experience of our team in getting the things done correctly and efficiently.

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Passport renewal process Delhi

Re-issue or renewal of passport is done by Passport office situated at Koramangala, Bangalore which is run and administered by the Ministry of External Affairs.

Passport application process is online in India. To apply for passport , one must follow the following steps :

  • Passport application form filling - Application form is to be filled up online.
  • Fees payment - Passport application fees can be paid either online or offline at any SBI branch
  • Appointment scheduling - Once  payment is done, scheduling of  appointment at nearest passport seva kendra is required for document verification and biometric purpose
  • Visit to passport seva kendra - On the day of appointment, applicant needs to visit to the passport seva kendra for biometric and document verification
  • Police verification - There will be police verification at the current address 
  • Passport issuance - Once police verification is done , passport will be issued
  • Delivery of passport - Passport gets delivered by post at the current address

Process

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Passport renewal process at Itzeazy 
  1. Order online
  2. Fill Up form online
  3. Make 100% payment online
  4. Upload documents for pre-check
  5. Application submission by Itzeazy
  6. Appointment for visit to passport office taken by Itzeazy
  7. Visit of applicant to the passport office on schedule date and time
  8. Police verification
  9. Receive passport by post

Document Required

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Passport - Documents Required

  1. Old passport
  2. Proof of Residence in case address changes
  3. Annexure F & I in case of Tatkal Passport ( Address is different from address mentioned in the passport)
  4. FIR in theft and lost cases
  5. Marriage certificate or affidavit for the addition of spouse name
  6. 10th certificate for deletion of ECR

Note-

  1. On the appointed day, you must make sure to have hard copies of every document you have uploaded online.
  2. Carry multiple Xerox copies, the authorities often ask for more.

Forms

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Passport - Forms
  1. Passport e-form
  2. Annexure A
  3. Annexure B
  4. Annexure C
  5. Annexure D
  6. Annexure E
  7. Annexure F
  8. Annexure G
  9. Annexure H
  10. Annexure I
  11. Annexure J
  12. Annexure K
  13. Annexure L
  14. Annexure M
  15. Annexure N
  16. Authority Letter

FAQ's

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Passport Renewal- FAQ

1. What is the process for issue of Passport under Normal scheme ?

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For passport under Normal scheme one should apply to the passport office under the jurisdiction of which it falls. Applicant will be allotted a date and time slot for document verification and further processing . After this there will be police verification . If it is positive passport will be issued.

2. What is the process for issue of Passport under Tatkal scheme?

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If somebody needs passport urgently , he/she can apply for Passport under Tatkal scheme . For this other than the documents required under normal scheme , applicant will have to arrange Annexure 'F' ( certificate) from class I officer and Annexure 'I' (Affidavit ) . Under Tatkal scheme in one week time passport is issued.

3. Which are the documents acceptable as Proof of Address ?

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  1. Water Bill
  2. Telephone (landline or post paid mobile bill)
  3. Electricity bill
  4. Passbook of running bank account
  5. Income Tax Assessment Order
  6. Election Commission Photo ID card
  7. Proof of Gas Connection
  8. Certificate from Employer of reputed companies on letter head
  9. Spouse's passport copy (First and last page including family details), (provided the applicant's present address matches the address mentioned in the spouses passport)
  10. Applicant's current and valid ration card
  11. Parent's passport copy, in case of minors(First and last page)
  12. Aadhaar Card

4. Can I travel internationally with an just expired passport?

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No, you cannot travel internationally with an expired Indian passport. The old passports then considers as invalid document proof.

5. How long is a passport valid?

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In case of adults, 10-year validity passport would be issued. In case of minors, the validity of passport is restricted to 5 years or till they attain the age of 18, whichever is earlier. But the minors between 15 to 18 years of age can apply either for a 10-year validity passport or for a passport which is valid till they attain the age of 18 years. Different fees are applicable depending upon the category they are applying for . Further, most of the foreign missions/embassies insist on the passport validity of at least of six months to one year before they consider issuing visas. Accordingly, it is advisable to apply for re-issue well before time to avoid last minute rush.

6. My passport will expire in 2 years. What should I do?

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You can apply for a re-issue of passport up to 1 year before the expiry or within three years after the expiry of the existing passport without fresh police verification, provided there is no change in personal particulars and there is clear police report with respect to your previous passport and there is no adverse entry in the system. You can also apply for re-issue of passport if your previous passport expired more than three years ago, but fresh police verification would take place.

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