Proof of Address

You are required to submit atleast 1 of the documents listed below.
1	Water Bill
2	Telephone (landline or post paid mobile bill)
3	Electricity bill
4	Income Tax Assessment Order
5	Election Commission Photo ID card
6	Proof of Gas Connection
7	Certificate from Employer of reputed companies on letter head
8	Spouse's passport copy (First and last page including family details), (provided the applicant's present address matches the address mentioned in the spouses passport)
9	Applicant's current and valid ration card
10	Parent's passport copy, in case of minors(First and last page)
11	Aadhaar Card
12	Registered Rent Agreement (for a period of more than one year)
13	Photo Passbook of running Bank Account (Scheduled Public Sector Banks, Scheduled Private Sector Indian Banks and Regional Rural Banks only)

• (For Minor): For minor applicants, present address proof document in the name of parent(s) can be submitted.
• (For Document No. 1, 2, and 3): Atleast 2 bills are required - One bill should of be of last year and the other bill of current year.
• (For Document No. 7): Only public limited companies can give address proof on company letter head along with seal. Computerised print-outs shall not be entertained.
• (For Document No. 9): If any applicant submits only ration card as proof of address, it should be accompanied by one more proof of address out of the given categories.
• (For Document No. 11): If your Aadhaar card issuance date is less than a year from passport application processing date at PSK, it should be accompanied by one more proof of address out of the given categories.
• (For Document No. 12): To view the Circular, click here.
• (For Document No. 13): To view the list of banks whose Photo Passbook is acceptable as proof of address, click here.

Proof of date of birth

*Born Before 26Jan1989 – Birth Certificate from Municipal Corporation is mandatory

Documentary proof for any one of the Non-ECR (previously ECNR) categories for applicants aged between 18 and 50 years if applicable Documents Required for Non-ECR

Non-ECR Category	Document(s) Required
All holders of Diplomatic/official Passports	No separate document is required except Diplomatic passport.
All GAZETTED Government servants, their spouses and dependent children.	For Gazetted Government servants  i) Identity Certificate as per Annexure B  OR  ii) No Objection Certificate as per Annexure M  OR  iii) Prior Intimation Letter (PI) as per Annexure N For spouses of gazetted government servants  i) Identity Certificate as per Annexure B  OR  ii) An attested copy of marriage certificate issued by Registrar of  OR   iii) Joint Affidavit as per Annexure D For dependent children of gazetted government servants   i) Identity Certificate as per Annexure B  OR  ii) Birth Certificate issued by Municipal Authority or any office authorized to issue Birth Certificate by Registrar of Births and Deaths  OR  iii) School leaving certificate / Secondary School leaving certificate/ Certificate of Recognized Boards from the school last attended by the applicant or any other recognized educational institution  OR  iv) Passport copy of the government servant
All persons having educational qualifications of matriculation and above	Matriculation Pass Certificate
All persons above the age of 50 years	i) Birth Certificate issued by the Municipal Authority or any office authorized to issue Birth and Death Certificate by the Registrar of Births & Deaths  OR   ii) School leaving certificate / Secondary School leaving certificate/ Certificate of Recognized Boards from the school last attended by the applicant or any other recognized educational institution  OR   iii) Affidavit sworn before a Magistrate/Notary stating date/place of birth as per the specimen in Annexure "A" by illiterate or semi-illiterate applicants (Less than 5th class)
All children up to the age of 18 years. (For re-issue of passport, after they attain the age of 18 years, documents to proof their non-ECR category has to be submitted, else ECR stamping will be done)	Birth Certificate issued by Municipal Authority or any office authorized to issue Birth Certificate by Registrar of Births and Deaths
Income-Tax payers (including Agricultural Income-Tax payees) in their individual capacity, their spouses and dependent children below the age 18 years	i) Proof of assessment of income tax and actual payment of income tax for last one year  OR   ii) Income Tax return statement (with income tax being paid by the applicant) for last one year that is stamped by income tax authorities and a copy of the PAN card Note: i) Proof of payment of advance tax is not sufficient. You need to submit additional documents as specified above ii) Applicants submitting NILL income tax return statement are not eligible. For spouses, certificate signifying relation  i) An attested copy of marriage certificate issued by the Marriage Registrar needs to be submitted. For verification, spouse's name needs to be endorsed in the applicant's passport.  OR For dependent children certificate signifying relation  i) Birth Certificate issued by Municipal Authority or any office authorized to issue Birth Certificate by Registrar of Births and Deaths  OR  ii) School leaving certificate / Secondary School leaving certificate/ Certificate of Recognized Boards from the school last attended by the applicant or any other recognized educational institution
Persons possessing two years diploma from any institute recognized by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) or State Council of Vocational Training (SCVT), or persons holding three years diploma/equivalent degree from institutions, such as Polytechnics recognized by the Central/State Governments of India	Pass Certificate issued by the Institute
Nurses possessing qualifications recognized under the Indian Nursing Council Act. 1947	Nursing Certificate
All professional Degree holders , their spouses and dependent children. Examples of professional degree holders are Doctors holding MBBS degree or equivalent degree in AYURVED or HOMEOPATHY, accredited Journalists, Engineers, Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants, Lecturers, Teachers, Scientists, Advocates, etc	Certificate of the professional degree held For spouses, certificate signifying relation   i)An attested copy of marriage certificate issued by the Marriage Registrar needs to be submitted. For verification, spouse's name needs to be endorsed in the applicant's passport.  OR   ii) Joint Affidavit as per Annexure D For dependent children certificate signifying relation  i) Birth Certificate issued by Municipal Authority or any office authorized to issue Birth Certificate by Registrar of Births and Deaths  OR   ii) School leaving certificate / Secondary School leaving certificate/ Certificate of Recognized Boards from the school last attended by the applicant or any other recognized educational institution
All persons who have been staying abroad for more than three years (the period of three years could be either in one stretch or broken) and their spouses	Passport copy (first two and last two pages, including ECR/Non-ECR page and the page of observation (if any), made by Passport Issuing Authority) For spouses certificate signifying relation  i)An attested copy of marriage certificate issued by Registrar of Marriage  OR  ii) Joint Affidavit as per Annexure D  OR  iii)Spouse name should be endorsed on each others passport Applicant has to submit a written statement detailing all the dates of exit and entry into India and produce the passport for verification. (Format: Sl. No, Date of Exit. Port of Exit, Page Number of passport containing the stamp, Similarly details of corresponding entry. The last column should mention number of days spent outside India. This should be more than three years (1095 days).
Seamen who are in possession of Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC), or Sea Cadets and Deck Cadets Who have passed the final examination of three years B.Sc. Nautical Sciences courses at T.S. Chanakya, Mumbai and Who have undergone three months pre-sea training at any of the Government approved training institutes, such as T.S. Chanakya, T.S. Rehman, T.S. Jawahar, MTI (SCI) and NIPM, CHENNAI, after production of identity cards issued by the Shipping Master at Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai	Continuous Discharge Certificate
Persons holding Permanent Immigration Visa, such as the visas of UK, USA and Australia.	Copy of Immigration Visas, or the Permanent Resident card of the country of stay

Note:If the applicant does not have Non-ECR status then All such ECR passport holders need to obtain Emigration Clearance Certificate from the Protector-General of Emigrants, Ministry of Overseas India Affairs.

If below 18years a Declaration affirming the particulars furnished in the application about the minor as per:

• It is advised to carry original and self-attested copies of parents passport to Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), in case parents possess passport.
• For minor applicants, documents can be attested by parents.

For Tatkal (Fasttrack Processing)

Standard Affidavit

Verification Certificate as per the specimen

3 out of 16 documents listed as under

List of 16 Documents

You are required to submit atleast 3 out of 16 documents listed below. Please refer note below for additional conditions.
1	Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC)
2	Service Photo Identity Card issued by State/Central Government, Public Sector Undertakings, local bodies or Public Limited Companies
3	SC/ST/ OBC Certificates
4	Freedom Fighter Identity Cards
5	Arms Licenses
6	Property Documents such as Pattas, Registered Deeds etc
7	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
8	Railway Identity Cards
9	Rations Cards
10	Birth Certificates issued under the RBD Act
11	Student Photo Identity Cards issued by Government Recognized Educational Institutions in respect of full time courses
12	Driving Licenses (valid and within the jurisdiction of State of submission of application)
13	Bank/ Kisan/ Post Office Passbooks
14	Income Tax Identity (PAN) Cards
15	Gas Connection Bill (of one year before and current bill)
16	Aadhaar Card

Note:

• For three documents to be submitted from the sixteen documents listed above, one of the three documents should be a photo identity document and at least one of the three must be amongst the documents indicated at 1 to 9 above.
• Name in all the three documents should be same.

No Change in Address

Old Passport in original with self-attested photocopy of its first two and last two pages, including ECR/Non-ECR page (previously ECNR) and the page of observation (if any), made by Passport Issuing Authority and validity extension page, if any, in respect of short validity passport

• If Tatkal (Fasttrack Processing)
• Passport expiring within 1 year or expired in last 3 years
• Standard Affidavit as per Annexure 'I' download and save on our server
• Passport expired beyond 3 years
• Standard Affidavit as per Annexure 'I' download and save on our server
AND
• Verification Certificate as per the specimen as per
OR
• 3 out of 16 documents listed as under

You are required to submit atleast 3 out of 16 documents listed below. Please refer note below for additional conditions.
1	Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC)
2	Service Photo Identity Card issued by State/Central Government, Public Sector Undertakings, local bodies or Public Limited Companies
3	SC/ST/ OBC Certificates
4	Freedom Fighter Identity Cards
5	Arms Licenses
6	Property Documents such as Pattas, Registered Deeds etc
7	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
8	Railway Identity Cards
9	Rations Cards
10	Birth Certificates issued under the RBD Act
11	Student Photo Identity Cards issued by Government Recognized Educational Institutions in respect of full time courses
12	Driving Licenses (valid and within the jurisdiction of State of submission of application)
13	Bank/ Kisan/ Post Office Passbooks
14	Income Tax Identity (PAN) Cards
15	Gas Connection Bill (of one year before and current bill)
16	Aadhaar Card

Note:

• For three documents to be submitted from the sixteen documents listed above, one of the three documents should be a photo identity document and at least one of the three must be amongst the documents indicated at 1 to 9 above.
• Name in all the three documents should be same.

Change in Address

Old Passport in original with self-attested photocopy of its first two and last two pages, including ECR/Non-ECR page (previously ECNR) and the page of observation (if any), made by Passport Issuing Authority and validity extension page, if any, in respect of short validity passport

AND

Proof of address – List of acceptable documents

You are required to submit atleast 1 of the documents listed below.
1	Water Bill
2	Telephone (landline or post paid mobile bill)
3	Electricity bill
4	Income Tax Assessment Order
5	Election Commission Photo ID card
6	Proof of Gas Connection
7	Certificate from Employer of reputed companies on letter head
8	Spouse's passport copy (First and last page including family details), (provided the applicant's present address matches the address mentioned in the spouses passport)
9	Applicant's current and valid ration card
10	Parent's passport copy, in case of minors(First and last page)
11	Aadhaar Card
12	Registered Rent Agreement (for a period of more than one year)
13	Photo Passbook of running Bank Account (Scheduled Public Sector Banks, Scheduled Private Sector Indian Banks and Regional Rural Banks only)

If Tatkal (Fasttrack Processing)

Standard Affidavit

AND

Verification Certificate as per the specimen

OR

3 out of 16 documents listed as under

You are required to submit atleast 3 out of 16 documents listed below. Please refer note below for additional conditions.
1	Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC)
2	Service Photo Identity Card issued by State/Central Government, Public Sector Undertakings, local bodies or Public Limited Companies
3	SC/ST/ OBC Certificates
4	Freedom Fighter Identity Cards
5	Arms Licenses
6	Property Documents such as Pattas, Registered Deeds etc
7	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
8	Railway Identity Cards
9	Rations Cards
10	Birth Certificates issued under the RBD Act
11	Student Photo Identity Cards issued by Government Recognized Educational Institutions in respect of full time courses
12	Driving Licenses (valid and within the jurisdiction of State of submission of application)
13	Bank/ Kisan/ Post Office Passbooks
14	Income Tax Identity (PAN) Cards
15	Gas Connection Bill (of one year before and current bill)
16	Aadhaar Card

Note:

• For three documents to be submitted from the sixteen documents listed above, one of the three documents should be a photo identity document and at least one of the three must be amongst the documents indicated at 1 to 9 above.
• Name in all the three documents should be same.

Change of name of females after marriage

Old Passport in original with self-attested photocopy of its first two and last two pages, including ECR/Non-ECR page (previously ECNR) and the page of observation (if any), made by Passport Issuing Authority and validity extension page, if any, in respect of short validity passport

Proof of current address – List of acceptable documents

You are required to submit atleast 1 of the documents listed below.
1	Water Bill
2	Telephone (landline or post paid mobile bill)
3	Electricity bill
4	Income Tax Assessment Order
5	Election Commission Photo ID card
6	Proof of Gas Connection
7	Certificate from Employer of reputed companies on letter head
8	Spouse's passport copy (First and last page including family details), (provided the applicant's present address matches the address mentioned in the spouses passport)
9	Applicant's current and valid ration card
10	Parent's passport copy, in case of minors (First and last page)
11	Aadhaar Card
12	Registered Rent Agreement (for a period of more than one year)
13	Photo Passbook of running Bank Account (Scheduled Public Sector Banks, Scheduled Private Sector Indian Banks and Regional Rural Banks only)

An attested copy of marriage certificate issued by Registrar of Marriage

OR

A joint affidavit from husband and wife along with a joint photograph, (Specimen at Annexure 'D') When joint affidavit is not possible the affidavit should indicate the reason for it. The change in the first name amounts to a substantial name change and the regular procedure for name change should apply.

OR

Affidavit as per Annexure K (for applicants who are unable to provide the prescribed marriage certificate or joint affidavit due to marital discord or separation)

Photocopy of the Spouse Passport

Note The information provided above is indicative. The decision of Assistant Passport Officer and Regional Passport Officer shall be considered final. Minors-18years or below, Senior Citizens-65years or above