Required Documents

Document Code Document(s) Mandatory(M)/Optional(O)/Conditional(C)

Old Passport in original with self-attested

photocopy of its first two and last two pages,
including ECR/Non-ECR page (previously
8017 ECNR) and the page of observation (if any), M
made by Passport Issuing Authority and validity
extension page, if any, in respect of short
validity passport
Proof Of Present Address
7001 M
List of Acceptable Documents
Documentary proof for any one of the Non-ECR
8015 (previously ECNR) categories Documents M
Required for Non-ECR
Note:

 The information provided above is indicative. The decision of APO/RPO shall be considered final.
 Refer Circular for guidelines in regard to change/correction of date of birth entries in the passport of an applicant already held by
him/her.

 Please refer FAQs for more information.

Proof of Address

List of acceptable documents:

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 mentioning applicant's name
as spouse of the passport holder), (provided the applicant's present address matches the address
mentioned in the spouse's passport)
9 Parent's passport copy, in case of minors(First and last page)

10 Aadhaar Card

11 Rent Agreement

12 Photo Passbook of running Bank Account (Scheduled Public Sector Banks, Scheduled Private
Sector Indian Banks and Regional Rural Banks only)

Note:

Applicants are required to submit the proof of address of the present address only, irrespective of the
date from which he/she has been residing at the given address. However, he/she is required to mention
all the places of stay during previous one year (from the date of application filling) in the Passport
application form.

Furnishing of Aadhaar card will expedite processing of passport applications.

Aadhaar letter/card or the e-Aadhaar (an electronically generated letter from the website of UIDAI), as
the case may be, will be accepted as Proof of Address (POA) and Proof of Photo-Identity (POI) for
availing passport related services. Acceptance of Aadhaar as PoA and PoI would be subject to successful
validation with Aadhaar database.

(For Minor): For minor applicants, present address proof document in the name of parent(s) can be
submitted.

(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. 11): To view the Circular, click here.

(For Document No. 12): To view the list of banks whose Photo Passbook is acceptable as proof of
address, click here.

Documents containing address out of 12 documents listed under Tatkaal application, could also be
accepted as proof of residence if such documents have the same present residential address as given by
the applicant in the Passport Application Form.To view list of acceptable documents click here

List of Banks for the purpose of Proof of Address and Photo identity for Passport Application

A. PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank
BarodaUPGraminBank Bihar Gramin Bank Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank Chaitanya Godavari
Grameena Bank Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank Deccan Grameena Bank Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank
Ellaquai Dehati Bank Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank Jharkhand Gramin Bank Jammu And Kashmir
Gramin Bank Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank Kaveri Grameena Bank
Kerala Gramin Bank Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank Madhyanchal Gramin Bank Maharashtra Gramin Bank
Malwa Gramin Bank Manipur Rural Bank Marudhara Rajasthan Gramin Bank Meghalaya Rural Bank
Mizoram Rural Bank Nagaland Rural Bank Narmada Jhabwa Gramin Bank Pallavan Grama Bank Pandyan
Grama Bank Paschim Banga Gramin Bank Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank Prathama Bank Puduvai
Bharathiar Grama Bank Punjab Gramin Bank Purvanchal Bank Saptagiri Grameena Bank Sarva Haryana
Gramin Bank 34. 35. 1. Allahabad Bank 2. Andhra Bank 36. 3. Bank of Baroda 37. 4. Bank of India 38. 5.
Bank of Maharashtra 6. Canara Bank 39' 7. Central Bank of India 8. Corporation Bank 40' g. Dena Bank 4l'
42. 10. Indian Bank 4g. 1 1. Indian Overseas Bank 44. 12. Oriental Bank of Commerce 45. 13. Funjab
National Bank 46. 14. Funjab & Sind Bank 47. 15. Syndicate Bank 48. L6. Union Bank of India 49. 17.
United Bank of India 50. 18. UCO Bank 51' 19. Vijaya Bank 52' 20. IDBI Bank Ltd. 53' 2I. State Bank of
India 34' 22. State Bank of Bikaner & JaiPut :9 2g. State Bank of Patiala 5b' 24. State Bank of HYderabad
57. 25. State Bank of MYsore Sg. 26. State Bank of Travancore 59. 60. B. LIST OF REGIONAL RURAL
BANKS 61. 27. Allahabad UP Gramin Bank 9? 28. Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas :: Bank 64' 29. Andhra
Pragathi Grameena Bank 97 30. Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank 92 31. Gramin Bank of Aryavart 67 ' 32.
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank 9: 33. Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank 2?70. 7L. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
81. 82. Sarva UP Gramin Bank Saurashtra Gramin Bank Sutlej Gramin Bank Tripura Gramin Bank Utkal
Grameen Bank Uttar Banga Kshetriya Gramin Bank Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank Uttarakhand Gramin Bank
Vananchal Gramin Bank Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank Odisha Gramya Bank Madhya Vihar Gramin
Bank 87. Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd. 88. Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd 89. Karnataka Bank Ltd. 90. Karur Vysya
Bank Ltd. 91. City Union Bank Ltd. 92. Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. 93. Nainital Bank Ltd. 94. Ratnakar Bank
Ltd. 95. South Indian Bank Ltd. 96. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd. 97. ING Vysya Bank Ltd. 98. ICICI Bank
Limited 99. Axis Bank Ltd. 100. Induslnd Bank Ltd. 101. Yes Bank Ltd. IO2. SBI Commercial and
International Bank Ltd. 103. HDFC Bank Ltd. 1O4. DCB Bank Limited 105. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. C.
LIST OF SCHEDULED PRIVATE BANKS 83. Bank of Rajasthan Ltd. 84. Bharat Overseas Bank 85. Catholic
Syrian Bank Ltd 86. Federal Bank Ltd

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.

1. For Gazetted Government servants

i) Identity Certificate as per Annexure A
OR
ii) No Objection Certificate as per Annexure G
OR
iii) Prior Intimation Letter (PI) as per Annexure H
2. For spouses of gazetted government servants
i) Identity Certificate as per Annexure A
OR
ii) An attested copy of marriage certificate issued by Registrar of
3. For dependent children of gazetted government servants
i) Identity Certificate as per Annexure A
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

All persons having educational qualifications of matriculation and above Matriculation or Higher Educational Pass Certificate
1.
All persons above the age of 50 years
All children up to the age of 18 years. (For re-issue of passport, after they attain the
Birth Certificate issued by Municipal Authority or any office authorized to issue Birth Certificate
age of 18 years, documents to prove their non-ECR category has to be submitted, else
by Registrar of Births and Deaths
ECR stamping will be done)
1.
2.
Income-Tax payers (including Agricultural Income-Tax payees) in their individual
capacity, their spouses and dependent children below the age 18 years
3.
Persons possessing two years diploma from any institute recognized by the National
Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) or State Council of Vocational Training
Pass Certificate issued by the Institute
(SCVT), or persons holding three years diploma/equivalent degree from institutions,
such as Polytechnics recognized by the Central/State Governments of India
Nurses possessing qualifications recognized under the Indian Nursing Council Act.
Nursing Certificate
1947
1.
2.
All professional Degree holders , their spouses and dependent children. Examples of
professional degree holders are Doctors holding MBBS degree or equivalent degree in
3.
AYURVED or HOMEOPATHY, accredited Journalists, Engineers, Chartered
Accountants, Cost Accountants, Lecturers, Teachers, Scientists, Advocates, etc
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
1.
2.
recognized educational institution
OR
iv) Passport copy of the government servant
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
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
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.
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
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)Spouse name should be endorsed on each others passport
3. 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

1. Who have passed the final examination of three years B.Sc. Nautical
Sciences courses at T.S. Chanakya, Mumbai and
2. Who have undergone three months pre-sea training at any of the Continuous Discharge Certificate
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

Persons holding Permanent Immigration Visa, such as the visas of UK, USA and
Copy of Immigration Visas, or the Permanent Resident card of the country of stay
Australia.

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 Emig
Overseas India Affairs.