India: G.S.R. 691(E) of 1980, Passports Rules, 1980
| Publisher | National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities |
| Publication Date | 11 December 1980 |
| Related Document(s) | India: Act No. 15 of 1967, Passports Act, 1967 |
| Cite as | National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities, India: G.S.R. 691(E) of 1980, Passports Rules, 1980, 11 December 1980, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b54a8.html [accessed 17 October 2022] |
| Comments | The Rules, G.S.R. 691(E) dated 11 December 1980, was published in the Gazette of India, Extra. Pt. II, See 3(i) dated 11 December 1980. The latest amendment included here was made by G.S.R. 485(E) dated 1 July 1993, which entered into force on 1 July 1993. Please note that the forms in the Schedules are not reproduced here. |
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1.Short title and commencement:
(1)These rules may be called the Passports Rules, 1980.
(2)They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2.Definitions:
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires -
(a)"Act" means the Passports Act, 1967;
(b)"Form" means a Form set out in Schedule III;
(c)"Miscellaneous service", in relation to a passport or travel document, includes -
(i)varying the entries in a passport or travel document;
(ii)making additional endorsement on a passport or travel document in respect of foreign countries;
(iii)adding a supplementary passport or travel document booklet, when all the pages in an existing passport booklet have been almost used up; or
(iv)any other service in respect of a passport or travel document which the holder thereof may require;
(d)"Schedule" means a Schedule appended to these Rules;
(e)"Section" means a Section of the Act.
3.Passport authorities:
(i)In addition to the Central Government, the Officers specified in column (2) of Schedule I shall, subject to the provisions of sub-rule (2), be the passport authorities for all purposes of the Act and these rules.
(2)An officer referred to in column (2) of Schedule I shall, for the purpose of issue of a passport or travel document, exercise jurisdiction in respect of applications for such issue made by persons ordinarily residing in the territories specified in the corresponding entries in column 3 of the said Schedule:
Provided that in exceptional and urgent cases the said officer may entertain an application for the issue of a passport or travel document from a person ordinarily residing in any other territory in India and may issue a passport or travel document to such person for a period not exceeding twelve months and transfer the application to the passport authority having jurisdiction in the territory wherein such person ordinarily resides:
Provided further that no such transfer of application for passport under the preceding proviso shall be made if the applicant has migrated from the territory where he was originally resident with the intention of settling down in the territory within the jurisdiction of the passport authority which issued the passport under the preceding proviso.
4.Classes of persons to whom the different classes of passports and travel documents may be issued:
The classes of persons to whom the classes of passports or travel documents referred to respectively in sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of Section 4 may be issued, shall be as specified respectively in Part I or Part II, as the case may be, of Schedule II.
5.Form of applications:
[1][(1)An application for the issue of a passport or travel document or for the renewal thereof or for any miscellaneous service shall be made in the appropriate Form set out therefor in Part I of Schedule III and in accordance with the procedure and instructions set out in such form:]
[2][Provided that every application for any of the aforesaid purposes shall be made only in the form printed and supplied by -
(a)the Central Government; or
[3][(b)]Any other person whom the Central Government may by notification specify, subject to the condition that such person complies with the conditions specified by that Government in this behalf.
Provided further that in the course of any inquiry under sub-section (2) of section 5, a passport authority may require an applicant to furnish such additional information, documents or certificates, as may be considered necessary by such authority for the proper disposal of the application.
[4][(2)The price of the new application forms referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be as specified in Column 3 or 4 as the case may be, of Schedule III-A for that particular category:
Provided however, that such application of forms shall be supplied free of cost to their customers or others, if such forms are printed and supplied by [5][***] a person referred to in [6][clause (b)] of the first proviso to sub-rule (1).]
6.Financial guarantee:
(Omitted w.e.f. 1.11.1985)
7.Named foreign country:
Each of the following countries shall be a named foreign country for the purposes of the Explanation to sub-section (1) of Sec. 5, namely:-
(i)Bangladesh; and
(ii)Sri Lanka.
8.Fee payable on applications.
The fee payable on every application mentioned in column (2) of Schedule IV shall be at the rates specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) or column (4), as the case may be, of that Schedule.
9.Collection of fees:
All fees payable in respect of such applications shall be remitted by crossed Postal Order drawn in favour of passport authority, or paid in cash at the counter of the passport authority concerned or by way of passport fee postal stamp, stating in the coupon or receipt the particulars in respect of which such fees have been remitted or paid.
10.Refund of fees:
Fees shall be refunded if applied for within one year from the date of payment thereof in the following cases:
(i)if after paying the fee, a person does not submit the application for issue of passport or travel document or for any service on a passport or travel document already held by him, as the case may be;
(ii)if the fee paid is in excess of the prescribed fee; and
(iii)if the fee paid is for a service for which no fee has been prescribed.
11.Forms of passport or travel document:
A passport or travel document issued under the Act shall be in the appropriate form set out in Part III of Schedule III.
[7][Provided that with effect from the date after commencement of the Passport (2nd Amendment) Rules, 1992 the forms of diplomatic, official and India-Sri Lanka passports shall be as specified in Form P-1A, Form P-2A and Form P-7A respectively, of Part III of Schedule III.]
12.Duration of passports or travel documents:
(1)An ordinary passport shall continue in force for a period of five years from the date of its issue.
(2)An India-Bangladesh passport shall continue in force for a period of three years from the date of its issue.
(3)An India-Sri Lanka passport shall continue in force for a period of four years from the date of its issue.
(4)An emergency certificate shall continue in force for a period of six months from the date of its issue.
(5)A certificate of identity shall continue in force for a period two years from the date of its issue.
(6)A diplomatic and an official passport shall continue in force for a period to be decided in each case by the Central Government or the passport authority which issues the passport:
Provided that the total life of a diplomatic or an official passport shall be ten years from the date of its issue.
13.Issue of additional passport or travel document in special circumstances:
A person holding a passport or travel document shall not be entitled to another passport or travel document unless he surrenders to the passport authority the passport or travel document already held by him:
Provided that separate passports or travel documents may be issued to the same person in respect of different countries if it is necessary so to do for facilitating his visits to such countries.
14.Appellate authorities:
For the purpose of the Act and these rules, the appellate authority to whom an appeal shall lie from an order specified in column (1) of the Table below shall be that specified in the corresponding entry of column (2) thereof and every such appeal shall be filed within thirty days from the date on which the order sought to be appealed against communicated to the appellant:
TABLE
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Orders appealed against |
Appellate authority | |
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(1) |
(2) |
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1. |
An order of the passport authority other than the Central Government under- |
The Chief Passport Officer. Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. |
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(i) clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (2) of Sec. 5; or |
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(ii) clause (b) of the proviso to Sec. 7; or |
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(iii) sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) of Sec. 10. |
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2. |
An order under sub-Sec. (6) of Sec. 10 of the authority to whom the passport authority is subordinate |
Additional Secretary or Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. |
15.Fee payable in respect of appeal:
Every petition for appeal shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five rupees which shall be paid in cash at the treasury and a copy of receipted challan shall be enclosed with such petition.
16.Procedure to be followed by appellate authority:
On receipt of an appeal, the appellate authority may call for the records of the case from the authority which passed the order appealed against and after giving the appellant a reasonable opportunity of representing his case, pass final order.
17.Authority and Form for special endorsement under Section 19:
(1)The authority for the purposes of Sec. 19 shall be the passport Authority.
(2)Every special endorsement referred to in Sec. 19 shall be in the following Form, namely:
FORM
This passport is hereby made valid under Sec. 19 of the Passports Act, 1967 (15 of 1967), for travel through, or visiting, for a maximum period of ..days/months from the date of this endorsement.
18.Inspection of passport or travel document:
The authorities for the purposes of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Sec. 12 shall be-
(i)any passport authority;
(ii)any officer of Police not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector; and
(iii)any officer of Customs empowered by general or special order of Central Government in this behalf.
19.The conditions of a passport or travel document:
The conditions subject to which a passport or travel document shall be issued or renewed shall be as set out in Schedule V.
20.Repeal:
The Passports Rules, 1967 are hereby repealed:
Provided that such repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the said Rules or anything duly done or suffered, or any right, privilege, obligation or liability, acquired, accepted or incurred, thereunder -SCHEDULE I
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SI. No. |
Passport authorities |
Jurisdiction |
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(1) | (2) | (3) |
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[8] [1. |
(a) Regional Passport Officer, Ahmedabad, (Regional Passport Office, Ahmedabad). |
The State of Gujarat and the Union Territory of Diu. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Ahmedabad, (Regional Passport Office, Ahmedabad). |
- do - |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Ahmedabad, (Regional Passport Office, Ahmedabad). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Ahmedabad, (Regional Passport Office, Ahmedabad). |
- do -] |
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[9] [2. |
(a) Regional Passport Officer, Calcutta, (Regional Passport Office, Calcutta). |
The State of West Bangal, Tripura and Sikkim. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Calcutta, (Regional Passport Office, Calcutta). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Calcutta, (Regional Passport Office, Calcutta). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Calcutta, (Regional Passport Office, Calcutta). |
- do -] |
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[10] [3. |
(a) Regional Passport Officer, Delhi, (Regional Passport Office, Delhi). |
The Union Territory of Delhi, the districts of Meerut, Ghaziabad in the State of Uttar Pradesh, and the Districts of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Sonepat and Rohtak in the State of Haryana. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Delhi, (Regional Passport Office, Delhi). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Delhi, (Regional Passport Office, Delhi). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Delhi, (Regional Passport Office, Delhi). |
- do -] |
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[11] [4. |
(a) Regional Passport Officer, Chandigarh, (Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh). |
The districts of Bhatinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur, Ludhiana, Mansa, Patiala, Ropar and Sangrur in the State of Punjab; all the districts in the State of Haryana, excluding the districts of Sonepat, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Rohtak; all the districts of Himachal Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Chandigarh, (Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Chandigarh, (Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Chandigarh, (Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh). |
- do -] |
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[12] [5. |
(a) Regional Passport Officer, Madras, (Regional Passport Office, Madras). |
The State of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pendicherry (excluding the district of Mahe). |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Madras, (Regional Passport Office, Madras). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Madras, (Regional Passport Office, Madras). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Madras, (Regional Passport Office, Madras). |
- do -] |
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[13] [6.(i) |
(a) Regional Passport Officer, Cochin, (Regional Passport Office, Cochin). |
The Districts of Ernakulam, Alleppey, Kottayam, Trichur, Idukki, Palghat and U.T.I. Lakshadweep. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Cochin, (Regional Passport Office, Cochin). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Cochin, (Regional Passport Office, Cochin). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Cochin, (Regional Passport Office, Cochin). |
- do - |
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(ii) |
(a) The Passport Officer, Kozhikode, (Passport Office, Kozhikode). |
The Districts of Cannanore, Kozhikode, Malapuram in the State of Kerala and the district of Mahe in the U.T.I. Pondicherry. |
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(b) The Public Relations Officer, Kozhikode, (Passport Office, Kozhikode). |
- do - |
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(c) Superintendent, Kozhikode, (Passport Office, Kozhikode). |
- do - |
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(iii) |
(a) The Passport Officer, Trivandrum, (Passport Office, Trivandrum). |
The Districts of Trivandrum, Quilon, Pathanamthitta. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Trivandrum, (Passport Office, Trivandrum). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Trivandrum, (Passport Office, Trivandrum). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Trivandrum, (Passport Office, Trivandrum). |
- do -] |
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[14] [7.(A)(a) |
(a) Regional Passport Officer, Bombay, (Regional Passport Office, Bombay). |
The State of Maharashtra (excluding the Districts of Akola, Amraoti, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Osmanabad, Jalna, Latur, Buldhana, Nagpur, Nanded, Parbhani, Wardha and Yeotmal) and the Union Territory of Daman and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Bombay, (Regional Passport Office, Bombay). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Bombay, (Regional Passport Office, Bombay). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Bombay, (Regional Passport Office, Bombay). |
- do - |
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(B) |
(a) Passport Officer, Nagpur (Passport Office, Nagpur). |
The Districts of Akola, Amraoti, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Osmanabad, Jalna, Latur, Buldhana, Nagpur, Nanded, Parbhani, Wardha and Yeotmal in the State ofMaharashtra. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Nagpur, (Passport Office, Nagpur). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Nagpur, (Passport Office, Nagpur). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Nagpur, (Regional Passport Office, Nagpur). |
- do -] |
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[15] [8. (i) |
(a) Passport Officer, Lucknow, (Passport Office, Lucknow). |
The State of Uttar Pradesh (excluding the districts of Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Mainpuri, Agra, Mathura, Aligarh, Etah, Bulandshahr, Budaun, Bareilly, Rampur, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Nainital, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Garhwal, Almora, Pithoragarh, Chamoli, Tehri-Garhwal, Dehradun and Uttarkashi). |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Lucknow, (Passport Office, Lucknow). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Lucknow, (Passport Office,Lucknow). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Lucknow, (Passport Office, Lucknow). |
- do -] |
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(ii) |
(a) Passport Officer, Bareilly (Passport Office, Bareilly). |
The Districts of Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Mainpuri, Agra, Mathura, Aligarh, Etah, Bulandshahr, Budaun, Bareilly, Rampur, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Nainital, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Garhwal, Almora, Pithoragarh, Chamoli, Tehri-Garhwal, Dehradun and Uttarkashi. |
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(b) Public Relations Officer, Bareilly, (Passport Office, Bareilly). |
- do - |
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(c) Superintendent, Bareilly (Passport Office, Bareilly). |
- do -] |
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9. |
(a) Passport Officer, Hyderabad, (Passport Office, Hyderabad). |
The State of Andhra Pradesh. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Hyderabad (Passport Office, Hyderabad). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Hyderabad (Passport Office, Hyderabad). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Hyderabad (Passport Office, Hyderabad). |
- do - |
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10. |
(a) Passport Officer, Bangalore, (Passport Office, Bangalore). |
The State of Karnatake. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Bangalore, (Passport Office, Bangalore). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Bangalore, (Passport Office, Bangalore). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Bangalore (Passport Office, Bangalore). |
- do - |
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11. |
(a) Passport Officer, Jaipur (Passport Office, Jaipur). |
The State of Rajasthan. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Jaipur (Passport Office, Jaipur). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Jaipur (Passport Office, Jaipur). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Jaipur (Passport Office, Jaipur). |
- do - |
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12. |
(a) Passport Officer, Bhopal (Passport Office, Bhopal). |
The State of Madhya Pradesh. |
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(b) Public Relations Officer, Bhopal (Passport Office, Bhopal). |
- do - |
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(c) Superintendent, Bhopal, (Regional Passport Office, Bhopal). |
- do - |
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13. |
(a) Passport Officer, Bhubaneshwar (Passport Office, Bhubaneshwar). |
The State of Orissa. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Bhubaneshwar (Passport Office, Bhubaneshwar). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Bhubaneshwar (Passport Office, Bhubaneshwar). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Bhubaneshwar (Passport Office, Bhubaneshwar). |
- do - |
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14. |
(a) Passport Officer, Patna (Passport Office, Patna). |
The State of Bihar |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Patna (Passport Office, Patna). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Patna (Passport Office, Patna). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Patna (Passport Office, Patna). |
- do - |
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[16] [15. |
(a) Regional Passport Officer, Guwahati, (Regional Passport Office, Guwahati). |
The State of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Nagaland. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Guwahati, (Regional Passport Office, Guwahati). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Guwahati, (Regional Passport Office,Guwahati). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Guwahati, (Regional Passport Office, Guwahati). |
- do -] |
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[17] [16. (i) |
(a) Passport Officer, Jammu (Passport Office, Jammu). |
The State of Jammu and Kashmir. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Jammu, (Passport Office, Jammu). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Jammu (Passport Office, Jammu). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Jammu (Passport Office, Jammu). |
- do - |
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(ii) |
Passport Collection Centre, Srinahar] |
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[18] [17. |
(a) Passport Officer, Panaji (Passport Office, Panaji). |
The State of Goa. |
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(b) Assistant Passport Officer, Panaji (Passport Office, Panaji). |
- do- |
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(c) Public Relations Officer, Panaji (Passport Office, Panaji). |
- do - |
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(d) Superintendent, Panaji (Passport Office, Panaji). |
- do -] |
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[19] [18. |
(a) Chief Secretary, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Poart Blair. |
Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
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(b) Secretary (Passports), Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Poart Blair. |
- do - |
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(c) Chief Comissioner, Andamans and Nicobar Islands, Port Blair. |
- do - |
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(d) Deputy Commissioner, Andamans District, Port Blair. |
- do - |
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[20][(e) Assistant Secretary (Passports) Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Port Blair. |
- do -] |
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19. |
Consular Officers or Consular Agents in Indian Missions or Posts outside India. |
The area within the Consular jurisdiction of the Indian Mission or Post concerned. |
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[21][20. |
(a) Director, Passport and Visa Division, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. |
Whole of India in respect of diplomatic and official passports. |
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(b) Deputy Secretary, Passport and Visa Division, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. |
- do - |
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(c) Under Secretary, Passport and Visa Division, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. | -do- |
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(d) Section Officer, Passport and Visa Division, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. | -do-] |
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1[22][21. |
Any other official as may be designated by the Central Government from time to time. |
Area to be specified by the Central Government from time to time. |
SCHEDULE II
PART I - Passports
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Classes of passport |
Classes of persons to whom issuable | ||
| 1 | 2 | ||
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1. |
Ordinary Passport |
Citizens of India | |
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2. |
India-Bangladesh Passports | -do- | |
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3. |
India-Sri Lanka Passports | -do- | |
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4. |
India-Sri Lanka Passports (For Repatriates-1964 and 1974 agreements). |
Persons who have been granted Indian Citizenship under the India-Sri Lanka Repatriation Agreements of 1964 and 1974. | |
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5. |
Official Passports |
(i) |
Government officials and non-officials when their passages are paid by the Government and the members of their families, when such members of their families also proceed out of India at the expense of Government. |
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(ii) |
Officials of Reserve Bank of India, the State Bank of India, Nationalised Banks, Corporations, Undertakings and other institutions owned or controlled by the State and officials of autonomous bodies set up by the State, proceeding out of India on official work of their respective organisations; and the members of their families when such members also proceed out of India at the expense of such organisations. | |
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(iii) |
Permanent Government officials on deputation to foreign Governments, the United Nations Organisations and its specialised Agencies and other inter-Governmental Organisation/Agencies recognised by the Government of India, and the members of their families, provided such deputation is arranged through the Government of India. | |
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(iv) |
Government officials sponsored by the Ministries in the Government of India and their departments, for attending international conferences, seminars and meetings or for undergoing training either independently or under any of the scholarship schemes for the time being in force, provided the deputation out of India is treated as duty and the Government official is allowed to draw his duty pay and allowances in India and the members of the family of such official deputed out of India for a period not less than twelve months, when travelling with or joining such official at his post abroad. | |
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(v) |
Fully dependent mother/father/mother-in-law/brother/sister of an officer belonging to Indian Foreign Service (Branch B) and fully dependent mother-in-law/brother/sister of an officer belonging to Indian Foreign Service (Branch A), when proceeding out of India, with the permission of the Government, to reside with the officer at the place of his posting abroad. | |
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(vi) |
Any other person who, in the opinion of the Government of India should have an official passport because of the nature of his foreign mission. | |
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Note |
- The following persons shall not be entitled to the issue of official passports, namely - | |
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(a) |
persons sponsored by a Government department for attending international conferences, seminars and meetings or for studies or training outside India either independently or under any of the scholarship schemes for the time being in force when such persons go on study leave or leave of any other kind; | |
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(b) |
persons proceeding outside India at their own expense on commercial or other purposes although a department of the Government certifies that such purpose would be to Government interest. | |
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6. Diplomatic Passports: (i) |
(b) |
Such officers of the Indian Foreign Service (Branch B) and the other officers of the Ministry of External Affairs or other Ministries of Department of the Government of India who are proceeding abroad on official business or are posted to Indian Missions or Posts abroad, as may be determined by the Foreign Service Board in the Ministry of External Affairs. | |
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(c) |
1[wife or official hostess or husband, as the case may be, dependent son, dependent unmarried, separated, divorced or widowed daughter, dependent parents of an officer referred to in (a) and (b) above when travelling with or joining such officer at his post abroad, on condition of dependent status being recognised by the Ministry]. | |
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Note. Any member of the family referred to in (c) above of an officer who is actually holding a diplomatic assignment abroad may also be issued a diplomatic passport for staying in a country other than the country of accreditation of the officer for study or other purposes approved by the Central Government; a diplomatic passport, issued in such a case shall, however, be surrendered when the diplomatic assignment of the officer is terminated or when the officer is posted back to the headquarters. | |
| (ii) |
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(a) A person having or having been granted a diplomatic status either because of the nature of his foreign mission or because of the position he holds, as may be determined by the Central Government. | |
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(b) Wife or husband, as the case may be, of a person referred to in (a) above when accompanying the said person. | |
1 Substituted by GSR 477 (E), dated 14.6.1993, (w.e.f. 24.6.1993).
PART II - Travel Documents
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Classes of Travel Documents |
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Classes of persons to whom issuable |
| 1 | 2 | |
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1. Emergency Certificate |
(i) |
Citizens of India abroad who have been refused passport, or whose passports have been impounded or revoked, or who have to be repatriated to India. |
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(ii) |
Persons who have produced prima facie evidence of Indian citizenship but the evidence is considered insufficient to justify the issue of a passport without further verification. |
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(iii) |
Citizens of India abroad whose passports have been lost, stolen or damaged, and to whom new passports cannot be issued without verification of their passport particulars by reference to the offices of issue. |
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Persons of Indian origin abroad when allowed to come to India for settling down here. |
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2. Certificate of Identity |
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Stateless persons residing in India, foreigners, whose country is not represented in India, or whose national status is in doubt. |
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Persons exempted under Sections 22 from the operation of the provisions of clause (a) of sub-section (2) of Section 6. |
SCHEDULE III
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[1] Rule 5 re-numbered as sub-rule (1) by G.S.R. 100 (E) dated 4.3.1991, R. 2(a), w.e.f. 4.3.1991.
[2] Subs. for "provided that" by G.S.R. 100(E) dated 4-3-1991, (w.e.f. 4-3-1991).
[3] Clause (b) omitted. Clause (c) re-numbered as clause (b) by G.S.R. 721(E) dated 7-8-1992, (w.e.f. 17-8-1992).
[4] Ins. by G.S.R. 100(E) dated 4-3-1991 (w.e.f. 4-3-1991).
[5] The words "a travel agent referred to in clause (b), or" omitted by G.S.R. 721(E) dated 7-8-1992, (w.e.f. 17-8-1992).
[6] Subs. for "cl. (c)" by G.S.R. 721(E) dated 7-8-1992, (w.e.f. 17-8-1992).
[7] Inserted by G.S.R. 684 (E) dated 15-6-1992 (w.e.f. 23.7.1992).
[8] Subs by G.S.R. 84 (E) dated 11.2.1988 (w.e.f. 11.2.1988).
[9] Subs by G.S.R. 1155 (E) dated 21.11.1988 (w.e.f. 11.2.1988).
[10] Subs by G.S.R. 833 (E) dated 2.12.1994 (w.e.f. 2.12.1994).
[11] Subs by G.S.R. 833 (E) dated 2.12.1994.
[12] Subs by G.S.R. 1155 (E) dated 21.11.1988 (w.e.f. 8.12.1980).
[13] Subs by G.S.R. 111 (E) dated 22.1.1992 (w.e.f. 19.2.1992).
[14] Subs by G.S.R. 586 (E) dated 21.6.1991 (w.e.f. 19.2.1992).
[15] Subs by Passports (Second Amendment) Rules, 1983. Vide Noti. No. GSR 494 (E) dated 16.6.1983, published in the Gazette of India, dated 17.6.1983, p.2.
[16] Subs by G.S.R. 1155 (E) dated 21.11.1988 (w.e.f. 8.12.1988).
[17] Subs by G.S.R. 833 (E) dated 2.12.1994.
[18] Subs by G.S.R. 84 (E) dated 11.2.1988 (w.e.f. 11.2.1988).
[19] Subs by G.S.R. 1155 (E) dated 21.11.1988.
[20] Substituted by GSR 275 (E), dated 20.3.1991. (wef 11.5.1991)
[21] Subs. by GSR 1155 (E) dated 21.11.1988.
[22] Inserted by GSR 485 (E), dated 1.7.1993. (wef 1.7.1993).
