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The
Delhi Regional Passport Office is one of
the first five passport offices in India.
It was set up in 1954 and is situated at
Bhikaji Cama Place in New Delhi. The passport
office provides passports to the residents
of Delhi, along with those residing in neighboring
cities of Gurgaon, Rewari, Faridabad, Sonepat,
Jajjar, Rohtak, Nuh and Mohindergarh. The
office remains open from 9.30 in the morning
to 6.00 in the evening. You can visit the
place any day from Monday to Friday, except
on public holidays.
To obtain a passport, you
can get the application form, from the concerned
Passport Office, District Passport Centers
(DPCs), Speed Post Centers or Passport Application
Collection Centers. You can submit the duly
filled form to the same. Online registration
facility is also provided for the convenience
of people. Apart from Delhi, the facility
is available at some of the selected cities
in the country. In case of an urgent requirement
of the passport, you can obtain the same
in just 15 days under the Tatkaal Scheme.
Along with the application
form, a number of other important documents
have to be submitted. For a fresh passport,
a proof of address is required. It can be
your ration card; certificate from Employer
of reputed companies on letter head; water,
telephone or electricity bill; statement
of running bank account, Income Tax Assessment
Order, Election Commission ID card, spouse's
passport copy and parent's passport copy
in case of minors. A proof of date of birth
is also required. A birth certificate from
the Municipal Corporation or the certificate
from the last school attended can be submitted
for the same.
The applicant is required
to attach self attested copies of all the
documents. However, original documents are
to be produced while submitting the form.
These documents are returned after the verification
of data. One can also authorize any member
of his family to submit the form on his
behalf. This is to be done with the help
of an authority letter. In case you are
sending your form by post, the photocopies
of all the original documents are to be
attested by a Gazetted Officer or Notary.
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