RENEWAL OF PASSPORT

1. Submit a duly accomplished passport application form. Complete all the entries to avoid unnecessary delay. A parent may accomplish the passport application form of the minor child.
   
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2. Submit the latest passport issued.
   
   
3. Submit a photocopy of the data page showing the applicant's picture and personal details, including the entry visa to India, immigration arrival stamp by India's Bureau of Immigration and stamp indicating status of stay in India.
   
   
4. Submit documents, together with photocopy of the said document(s), to show proof of the applicant's actual residence, e.g. driver's license, State ID, Employment ID, or other similar documents showing actual residence.
   
   
5. Submit three (3) identical colored passport-sized photos with plain white background — 1.77" x 1.37" (4.5 x 3.5 cm) — taken within the last six (6) months from date of passport application. The photo must show the applicant's front view, clad in decent attire with collar and sleeves, and without eyeglasses.
   
   
6. Additional supporting documents may be required when necessary.
   
   
7. For married women wishing to use the surname of their husband in a new passport please refer to item on Amendment of Passport.
   
   
8. Pay the passport renewal fee in the form of a demand draft upon submission of the application and complete requirements. Documents to be returned within India by mail require an additional fee for courier charges. For payment details, please go to Schedule of Fees.
   
   
   
9. There is a five (5) working day passport processing time from the date when the duly accomplished passport application form, complete documentary requirements and payment of relevant fee(s) are received, until the passport is released personally or returned by courier mail to the applicant.