New Delhi: Indian passports are issued by the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India, which has 543 passport offices across the country.

In today’s times, holding a passport has become a crucial need to verify one’s identity and nationality, issued by a country’s government, for the purpose of international travel.

Basic details such as the bearer’s name, place of birth, date of birth, date of issue, date of expiry, passport number, photo and signature are needed to fill out the passport application.

After the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, the issuance of passports was discontinued and was only applicable to “respectable” people. Only in the year 1967, the Supreme Court ruled that every citizen had the right to a passport.

There are 3 kinds of passports that are issued at present

• Ordinary Passport- Issued to ordinary citizens
• Official Passport- issued to individuals representing the Government of India and members of the Indian Armed Forces
• Diplomatic Passport- issued to Indian diplomats, Members of Parliament, Members of the Union Council of Ministers and to certain high-ranking government officials

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Two ways to apply for fresh Passport

1. Online
2. Offline

Online method

For applying through the online method an individual must first log onto the official passport website which is the Passport Seva website or they can directly apply from the Passport Seva app.

In the online procedure there are certain steps to follow:

• 1. Go to the official Passport Seva website and register yourself generating a login ID and password.
• 2. Then click on the ‘Apply for fresh passport/re-issue of passport tab’
• 3. After clicking the link a form will appear on your screens, fill out the form with all the necessary details and submit the application.
• 4. Then pay the application fee and schedule an appointment date by going to the ‘Pay and Schedule appointment’ page under the ‘View saved/Submitted Applications’ tab.
• 5. Now you should print the application form with the Application Reference Number after that you have paid the application fee and made the appointment.
• 6. Visit the Passport Seva Kendra or Regional Passport Office on the appointment date along with the original documents.

Offline procedure

An Individual just have to download and take the printout of the application form before submitting them to the passport collection centres with the relevant documents.

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After that you have known the steps to apply for a fresh passport, here comes the part to understand what are the relevant documents that one needs for it

• 1. Passport application form
• 2. Proof of address
• 3. Proof of date of birth
• 4. Documents needed for Non-ECR categories

A. Documents needed for Proof of Address

• 1. Electricity bill
• 2. Voter ID
• 3. Water Bill
• 4. Aadhar card
• 5. Rental agreement

B. Documents needed for Proof of Birth

• 1. Birth Certificate
• 2. Permanent Account Number(PAN Card)
• 3. Driving License
• 4. Aadhaar card/e-Aadhaar

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