Passport Renewal Update: The steps are generally the same whether you wish to reprint or renew your passport. For instance, before beginning the renewal or reissue process if you lose your passport, you must first file a First Information Report (FIR).
Renewal of a passport by an NRI from India
Apply for a passport by completing the form
- Go to the Passport Seva website and use your login information.
- ‘Apply for Fresh Passport/Reissue of Passport’ should be chosen.
- Select the district and state where you want to send your application.
- Click “Next” after choosing “Reissue of Passport,” “Application Type” (Normal/Tatkaal), and “Passport Booklet Type” (36 pages/60 pages).
- Provide the necessary information and state the justification for the passport renewal or reissuance.
- Make the payment using your preferred method of payment.
- Make an appointment at the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in your district of choice.
Take a look at the Passport Seva Kendra
- Print the application form, the payment confirmations, and any other required paperwork.
- Arrive at the Passport Seva Kendra at the designated hour with all necessary paperwork.
- Executives from PSK will authenticate your documents, take your photos, and collect your biometric data.
Complete Police Verification
The information you provide will decide if police verification is required. Prior to, after, or occasionally not at all, passport issuing, police verification may be required.
Documents needed for renewing an NRI passport in India
- Passport (Valid/Expired)
- Education qualification certificates
- Travel tickets (for Tatkaal applications)
- Spouse’s passport (for endorsing the spouse’s name on your passport)
- Overseas address proof
- Marriage certificate (if applicable)
- NRI Passport Renewal from Overseas
- Permanent address proof in India
- Spouse’s passport (for endorsing the spouse’s name on your passport)
- Supporting documents for changes in details
Renewal of a passport by an NRI who cannot visit India
Apply at VFS Global
Find the consular jurisdiction centres in or around your home city. Schedule a passport renewal appointment, which is normally handled by foreign travel ministries working with VFS Global, a company that facilitates visas.
Complete the form and upload your documents
Fill out the VFS Order form, then gather the needed paperwork. The list of required documents could change and grow to include things like evidence of work and verification of accommodations when travelling abroad. Your Indian passport may require to have some documents certified if you renew it from outside.
Pay the fee for a new passport
Pay the passport renewal charge, which differs depending on the nation where you submit your application. At VFS centres, payments for Indian passport renewal services are typically paid in cash.
Processing Time
Depending on the location or country where you apply and whether a police clearance is necessary, the processing period for passport renewal can change. Your new Indian passport should arrive in three to eight weeks on average.
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