Dear Comrades,
The Ministry of External
Affairs issued an advisory in June, 2012 to all Regional Passport Offices
in the country to introduce walk in facility to
ease availability of on line appointment and facilitate easy submission of
forms for passport applications under following
categories:
• Applicants for Tatkaal services (fresh / re-issue cases);
• Applicants for issue of Police Clearance Certificate (PCC);
• Applicants for deletion of ECR status in passports without any change in personal particulars;
• Applicants for inclusion of name of the spouse in passport;
• Applicants with valid passports, seeking new booklets in case of exhaustion of visa pages;
• Senior Citizens (above 60 years);
• Minor below 15 years whose parents hold valid passports;
• Physically challenged persons; and
• Central / State Government servants, their spouses and dependent minor children who have ‘No Objection Certificate’ / Identity Certificate.
• Applicants for issue of Police Clearance Certificate (PCC);
• Applicants for deletion of ECR status in passports without any change in personal particulars;
• Applicants for inclusion of name of the spouse in passport;
• Applicants with valid passports, seeking new booklets in case of exhaustion of visa pages;
• Senior Citizens (above 60 years);
• Minor below 15 years whose parents hold valid passports;
• Physically challenged persons; and
• Central / State Government servants, their spouses and dependent minor children who have ‘No Objection Certificate’ / Identity Certificate.
The Ministry of External Affairs has recently
introduced walk in facility to ease online appointments and
smoothen submission of applications at the six Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) under Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad from these above
mentioned categories of applicant’s w.e.f. August 01, 2012.
The Minister of State in the Ministry Of External Affairs Smt. Preneet Kaur
provided this information in reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
