[sinhead]

For passport renewal - (due to expire in 30 days, same address), Is taking along Adhar Card necessary?
Is it compulsory to get the Adhar Card Linked?

Or We just enter the Adhar Card number while filling up the Renewal From and that is enough?

[couswheels]

Originally Posted by sinhead

For passport renewal - (due to expire in 30 days, same address), Is taking along Adhar Card necessary?
Is it compulsory to get the Adhar Card Linked?

Or We just enter the Adhar Card number while filling up the Renewal From and that is enough?

I did my renewal last month. With Aadhar Card no other documents were asked and it is better to carry Aadhar. When you enter Aadhar card while filling up the renewal application it will ask for linking it with passport.

[diyguy]

Originally Posted by sinhead

For passport renewal - (due to expire in 30 days, same address), Is taking along Adhar Card necessary?
Is it compulsory to get the Adhar Card?

If you want to link your Aadhaar to your passport, your Aadhaar should be linked to your mobile phone. they will do an online verification and ask you a code that comes to your number. Without that they won't accept your Aadhaar at all. However in your case, aadhaar is not necessary as address is same.

[get2bid]

Can someone tell me the process to apply for a passport for a minor who is not born in the same state as his parents are currently living?

Both the parents live in Hyderabad and have all the address proofs in Hyderabad. But the child is born in Karnataka, Mysore. In this case, can the passport be applied with the Hyderabad address proofs from the Mysore PSK? Or should the application be submitted at Hyderabad PSK only?

Please do not guess the answers since this is urgent and need to know for sure; before I go ahead.

Appreciate any help that can be provided.

[diyguy]

Originally Posted by get2bid

Or should the application be submitted at Hyderabad PSK only?
Please do not guess the answers since this is urgent and need to know for sure; before I go ahead.

For minors the parents address proof is what matters. You have to apply in Hyderabad.
This is a forum to assist each other with our experiences. There should be some diligence on your end as well.
I just did my daughter's passport renewal and learnt that for minors below 16, parents address proof is sufficient and minors between 16-18 and if one is requesting for a 10 year passport, you will need an address proof of the minor as well. A 5 year validity passport for the 16-18 will only need the parents address proof. This is what was told to us by the officer there. Now as a result of this, my daughter's passport took 2 months post police verification but we were still able to apply. Hope this helps.

[get2bid]

Originally Posted by diyguy

For minors the parents address proof is what matters. You have to apply in Hyderabad.
This is a forum to assist each other with our experiences. There should be some diligence on your end as well.

I am not sure why you got the impression that I have not done my due diligence.
I am aware that for minors only parents address proof is required. And also since the age is less than 5 Years, no Police verification is required. Nowhere does it say that the application has to be done from the same place as the address proof.
A passport is a travel document related to the country and not particular to a state. The same address location is required only for Police verification which in this case is not required.

I asked this question on the forum to get answers from fellow bhpians if they have faced a similar scenario. I have already read a lot about this topic with no specific answers.

[diyguy]

Originally Posted by get2bid

I am not sure why you got the impression that I have not done my due diligence.
A passport is a travel document related to the country and not particular to a state.

Apologies, I misinterpreted your query. I am unaware if one can apply on any PSK other than home city. No offense intended on the diligence statement, just wanted you to double check on your end as well.

[get2bid]

Originally Posted by diyguy

Apologies, I misinterpreted your query. I am unaware if one can apply on any PSK other than home city. No offense intended on the diligence statement, just wanted you to double check on your end as well.

No worries. No harm done.
Have been reading a lot about this for the last couple of days and have not been able to get any specific answers.

The application can be done on any PSK other than the home city but the Police verification would have to be done in the home city. In this case, since the application is a minor, no police verification is required. So that is the confusion.

[sinhead]

Thanks, diyguy and couswheels.

Appointment went smooth. Entered at 1:45 came out at 3pm. Longer than the stated 40minutes.

Someone said extra time taken is because of the Lunch break.

[get2bid]

Ok, so as per the PSK, the application can be done in any city but it would be preferred if the application is submitted at the same PSK where the parents live.
If the application is submitted in Mysore, I would need to provide a local address proof in Mysore and the child's passport would be endorsed with the Mysore address.

If I want my permanent address in Hyderabad to be endorsed on the passport, the application would have to be submitted in Hyderabad. But for that, the child will also have to be taken to the PSK.

And the obvious disclaimer is that the final passport issuing decision is with the Passport Authority of India and not with the PSK.

[Jaguar]

Originally Posted by get2bid

If I want my permanent address in Hyderabad to be endorsed on the passport, the application would have to be submitted in Hyderabad. But for that, the child will also have to be taken to the PSK.

And the obvious disclaimer is that the final passport issuing decision is with the Passport Authority of India and not with the PSK.

One thing you need to understand is that the address in the passport is the present address and not the permanent address. So the question of endorsing the permanent address itself is incorrect.

And in PSK you have officials from the Passport authority. So I fail to understand your frustration.

[sgiitk]

Some times silly things happen. My wife has held a passport for over 30 years, and had an ECNR stamp from day one. All of a sudden they have decided a fresh ECNR is called for. God knows what for? So the drama went on again.

[ninjatalli]

My experience with Passport renewal:

Type : Re-issue with Address Change for a Damaged passport under Tatkal
Application Channel : Online

Process:
My passport had to go for renewal; the stitching thread had started coming out and this was highlighted in one of my recent trip; plus since I had moved to a different address, I had to opt for 'Change in Personal Particulars' along with the 'Damaged / Lost passport' while applying online.

After logging in, I filled up the form completely including details of the existing passport and made the payment of 1500/- online and then scheduled an appointment online further to which I uploaded the documents online

Documents uploaded:
Rent agreement (for address proof)
PAN Card (for DOB)

Documents carried:
Self attested photocopies of the following documents for verification:
1. Passport : First 2 and last 2 pages
2. Rent agreement (Address Proof)
3. e-Aadhaar copy downloaded from UADI site (never used throughout the process)
4. Filled up and signed copy of Annexure F for damaged / lost application (link)

Originals carried: - Passport, rent agreement and colored print of e-Aadhaar, plus DL


PSK: Thane, Mumbai
Reporting time was at 3:00 pm and I landed up 10 mins earlier. There was already a line for 3:00 PM batch and another one for 3:!5 PM. At 3, they allow everyone with the appointment sms / printout after checking identity. Once inside there are two queues for getting token; one for Tatkal and one for normal processing.

This takes about 10-20 mins; and the person checks your documents. For me, he looked at the rent agreement and passport copies for signature, verified my DOB with my DL and asked me to get the application validated from a senior lady inside. This check was for all tatkal applicants.

The senior lady (possibly the head of the PSK) was approving the tatkal requests; a family in front of me was told to go via normal processing; for me she asked me how long I was residing at the current address; and post that she approved (/stamped) my application for tatkal processing.

I came back to the token counter to get a token number. This was around 3:40 PM. Headed back inside and my number came up immediately. There are three stages through the process

Counter A: Your documents are checked with all the details reverified by the associate. Was told Annexure F is mandatory for damaged / lost passport application. This is where I made the reminder of the payment and submitted my fingerprints. I questioned if Aadhaar verification was required; I was told it wasn't needed. Also paid the additional amount of 45 Rs for sms notifications. Took about 10 mins; was done by 3:55 PM

Counter B: This was a very brief checkpoint - basically they relooked at my rent agreement and asked me to go ahead. Took about ~1 min

Counter C: This was the final checkpoint - the lady at the desk went through my entire application again; no questions were asked though. About a few mins later, I was told everything was fine and the request for renewal was granted. The whole process was done in around ~1 hour since I entered the PSK.

4:05 PM Got the sms alert that my passport request was granted on 'Post police verification basis' and my passport had gone for printing

6:02 PM got an alert my passport was dispatched with a speed post tracking number.

8:00 PM got an alert that police verification has been initiated. And I was to contact the local thana if no connect had been done in next 3 weeks.

Overall a very smooth process; right from online application to actual time spent at the passport. The difference between normal processing and tatkal is minimal; the difference being your application is fast-tracked throughout; even at the counters; the folks that had entered at 3:00 PM with me were still at counter A when I exited. But there seemed to be no difference otherwise.

I'll give an update once I receive the passport and/or on police verification.

P.s. A vote of thanks to @paragsachania for his detailed experience post; helped a lot in getting clarity on the current process being followed.

Originally Posted by sinhead

For passport renewal - (due to expire in 30 days, same address), Is taking along Adhar Card necessary?
Is it compulsory to get the Adhar Card Linked?

Or We just enter the Adhar Card number while filling up the Renewal From and that is enough?

Fyi on the aadhaar aspect. For me I just filled in the aadhaar number while filling the application; nowhere during the process was I asked to do any aadhaar based verification.

[diyguy]

Originally Posted by ninjatalli

Fyi on the aadhaar aspect. For me I just filled in the aadhaar number while filling the application; nowhere during the process was I asked to do any aadhaar based verification.

This is good to know, at Chennai there was one gentleman who had all forms of address proof - house ownership papers, EB card which was not accepted and he was asked to come back after linking his Aadhaar or pan card to his mobile.
Did they run a check on your pan card and ask you for a sms code?

[ninjatalli]

Originally Posted by diyguy

This is good to know, at Chennai there was one gentleman who had all forms of address proof - house ownership papers, EB card which was not accepted and he was asked to come back after linking his Aadhaar or pan card to his mobile.
Did they run a check on your pan card and ask you for a sms code?

Nopes. No sms validation or check was done during the entire process.

Also to add, I had got my rent agreement done online (via anulom, a govt approved online rental agreement provider); the passport officials had no concerns with the copy of the rental agreement (as compared to a normal stamp paper based rental agreement).