Passport Documents List PDF

PDF Name	Passport Documents List
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Passport Documents List - Summary

A Passport is an essential document that the government issues, crucial for any citizen who wants to travel internationally. To successfully apply for a passport in India, you need to submit a specific set of documents. Here’s the complete Passport Documents List for your reference, designed to assist you in the application process. You can also download this list in PDF format for convenient access.

Latest Passport Documents List – Needed for a Fresh Passport

Address proof – Documents accepted as address proof for the Passport include:
Voter ID with present address
Aadhaar card
Telephone bill with current address
Gas connection document
Bank passbook
Rental agreement (if living in a rented home)
Income Tax Assessment order
Water bill or Electricity bill with current address
Certificate from employer on letterhead with seal and signature
Passport of the spouse
Parents’ passport
Age proof – Acceptable documents for age proof for passports include:
Birth certificate issued by the municipal authority or authorized office
School leaving certificate/Secondary school leaving certificate
Certificate sworn before a magistrate

Important Documents Required for a Minor Passport

If parents wish to obtain a passport for minors, the following documents must be presented:

Current address proof in the name of the parent(s)
Original and self-attested copies of the parent’s passport
Documents of the minor must be attested by parents.
Until the minor turns 18 years old, he/she is eligible for a Non-ECR passport, which does not require an Emigration check.
A Declaration confirming the details mentioned in the application about the minor applicant as per Annexure ‘D’.

Important Documents Required for a Diplomatic Passport

A valid identity card of the applicant or the Head of Office
A certificate issued by the Head of Office
An Official Request Letter from the Forwarding Officer
PMO or Political Clearance Certificate, if required

Important Documents Required for an Existing Passport

Official or Diplomatic Passport (in reissue applications) – The original Diplomatic or Official Passport must be provided for cancellation. If it is held by the Ministry of External Affairs, the original Safe Custody or Surrender Certificate must also be given. If the passport has already been cancelled by the Ministry of External Affairs, then the Original Cancellation Certificate is needed.
Ordinary Passport – Certificate of Safe Custody

If an official is retiring within 6 months from the application date, he/she must submit an undertaking from their office stating that the Diplomatic or Official Passport will be returned as soon as he/she comes back.

The documents must be arranged in the following order –