Tatkal Passport: Passport Application Form Online Registration, Appointment Availability, Track Application Status

Diplomatic/ Official Passport

Police Clearance Certificate

Identity Certificate

Surrender Certificate

Background Verification for GEP  ^New!

LoC Permit

Annexures (Affidavits)

Print Application Form

Undertaking as per GSR 570 (E)

• Document Required for Fresh Passport
• Document Required for Re-issue of Passport
• Document Required for PCC and Miscl. services
• Document Required for Diplomatic/Official Passport
• Documents required for Background Verification for GEP

Step 2. Login to the Passport Seva Online Portal with the registered Login Id.

Step 3. Click “Apply for Fresh Passport/Re-issue of Passport” link.

Step 4. Fill in the required details in the form and submit.

Step 5. Click the “Pay and Schedule Appointment” link on the “View Saved/Submitted Applications” screen to schedule an appointment.

Online Payment has been made mandatory for booking appointments at all PSK/POPSK/PO.

Online Payment can be made using any one of the following modes:

• Credit/Debit Card (MasterCard and Visa)
• Internet Banking (State Bank of India (SBI) Associate Banks and Other Banks)
• SBI Bank Challan

Step 6. Click the “Print Application Receipt” link to print the application receipt containing Application Reference Number (ARN)/Appointment Number.

Note: Carrying printout of Application Receipt is no longer required. An SMS with your appointment details is also accepted as proof of appointment during your visit to Passport Office.

Step 7. Visit the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)/Regional Passport Office (RPO) where appointment has been booked, along with original documents.

• Only emergency/medical cases and preapproved categories may visit Passport Seva Kendra without appointment. Service will be provided at the discretion of Passport Seva Kendra in-charge/Passport Officer.
• In case of minor applicants (below 4 years of age), carry the recent passport size photograph (4.5 X 3.5 cm) with white background.
  Resubmission of application form is required, in case the applicant does not visit the Passport Seva Kendra within 90 days from the online form submission.

Associate Banks of State Bank of India

• State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
• State Bank of Hyderabad
• State Bank of Mysore
• State Bank of Patiala
• State Bank of Travancore

Tatkaal Passport Fee Payment Mode

There are three ways through which one can make online payment for the passport.

• Credit/Debit card
• Internet banking
• SBI bank challan

Step 1 : Firstly go to the Passport Seva official website, click here for this

Step 2 : Click on the Track Application Status option on the home page of the official website. After this a new page will open in front of you

Step 3 : After this, enter the type of application, application number and date of birth and click on Track Status

Step 4 : Now the status of passport application will appear on the computer and mobile screen in front of you.

• Indian citizens who have been granted citizenship status on the basis of their naturalization or registration.
• Citizens born to Indian parents (Indian descent) outside India.
• Applicants who have been repatriated from another country at the Government’s cost.
• Applicants who have been deported to India from any other country.
• Individuals who have undergone a significant Name Change.
• Citizens originating from Nagaland but reside outside Nagaland.
• Residents of Jammu and Kashmir
• Residents of Nagaland
• Minor children who have single parents.
• Children adopted by Indian and Foreign parents.
• Minors residing within Nagaland
• Short passport validity renewal
• Passports damaged beyond the point of recognition.
• Lost or stolen passports
• Significant changes in gender or appearance.
• Changes in personal credentials such as one’s signature.

* Also applicable for minors between 15 to 18 years of age, who wish to get a 10-year full validity passport.
** If the application for a new passport is made under Tatkaal scheme, tatkaal fee is to be paid in addition to the application fee mentioned above.
Fee schedule would be restructured after the nationwide rollout of the Passport Seva Project.

1. Aadhaar Card/e-Aadhar containing the 12 digit Aadhaar number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India(UIDAI)
2. Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC)
3. Service Photo Identity Card issued by State/Central Government, Public Sector Undertakings, local bodies or Public Limited Companies
4. SC/ST/ OBC Certificates
5. Arms Licenses
6. Pension Documents such as ex-servicemen’s Pension Book/Pension Payment order, ex-servicemen’s Widow/Dependent Certificates, Old Age Pension Order, Widow Pension Order
7. Self-Passport (unrevoked and undamaged)
8. Income Tax Identity (PAN) Cards
9. Bank/ Kisan/ Post Office Passbooks
10. Student Photo Identity Cards issued by Government Recognized Educational Institutions in respect of full time courses
11. Driving Licenses (valid and within the jurisdiction of State of submission of application)
12. Birth Certificates issued under the RBD Act
13. Rations Cards

• In complex cases, such as adoption, application on behalf of a minor from single parent, major change in name, duplicate passport, doubtful documentation, the processing time will be approximately 30 days excluding the date of submission of application. Mandatory Pre Police Verification cases such as Indian citizens of J&K and Nagaland would also need additional processing time.
• Issue of passport is subject to data check in the system and finding no adverse entry/report.

It has come to the notice of the Ministry that many fraudulent websites and mobile applications are collecting data from applicants and also levying additional hefty charges for filling up the online application form and scheduling appointment for Passport and related services. Some of these fake website are registered in the domain name *.org, *.in, *.com such as www.indiapassport.org, www.online-passportindia.com, www.passportindiaportal.in, www.passport-india.in, www.passport-seva.in, www.applypassport.org and many other similar looking websites.

It is therefore advised to all citizens applying for Indian Passport and related services that they should NOT visit to the above mentioned fraudulent websites or make payment related to passport services. The official website of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, for applying Passport services is www.passportindia.gov.in.

Alternatively, applicants may also use the official mobile App mPassport Seva which can be downloaded from Android and iOS application stores.