Passport News: There are five things to consider before applying for a passport. Many applicants make one or more of these five errors, which results in the application being held while the applicant waits at home for their passport. These errors have resulted in about 7000 passports becoming stuck at the Western Uttar Pradesh regional office. This place makes passports for 13 districts, including Ghaziabad and Noida.
Streamlining Passport Application by Ministry of External Affairs
According to Anuj Swarup, Regional Passport Officer, the Ministry of External Affairs has significantly streamlined the passport application process. Your passport will be ready and delivered to your home in 21 days if you have all the required paperwork and haven’t concealed any information when applying. Five errors are made during the application process.
Dual Columns for Permanent and Current Address
There are two address columns when applying: one for the applicant’s permanent address and another for their current address. Owning a home solves this issue because the same address shows up in both; however, renters must also enter their permanent address in the current address. They contend that there might be issues with verification because they are renters and don’t spend the day in the office or at work. The issue arises when the current address is supplemented with a permanent address as a result. Passports are only issued for the current address. Approximately half of all applications that are held are held because of address-related errors.
Shared Permanent Address as a Significant Factor
The fact that many renters share the same permanent address is the second important factor. He thinks the village’s police verification process might be having issues. As a result, permanent residents are also placed there in addition to those who pay rent. When a police investigation reveals that this is incorrect, the application is placed on hold. Of address-related errors, these applications only cover half of them.
Applicants Purposefully Withholding Information
People willfully conceal this information and apply under the new category even though their passport has expired or they have previously applied. Contrary to popular belief, obtaining a passport may not be difficult if accurate information is provided. The issue is found during biometrics at the passport office, and the file is placed under pendency. The applicant must then repeat the extensive process to have the passport created. This causes a delay in the passport’s processing. These cases make up around 5% of all cases.
Passport Application Categories
There are four options available when applying for a passport: single, married, divorced, and separated, which refers to living apart after marriage. All applicants must select their appropriate category; however, individuals who live apart following a divorce or marriage are eligible to apply under the single category. when the issue is discovered by the police investigation. Their file is thus placed on hold or in pending status.
Common Cause of Application Stalls
For this reason, a lot of applications are stalled because the applicant forgot to attach their certificate of 10th grade and other certificates verifying their date of birth. Please upload all necessary certificate PDFs during the application process.
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