If Incorrect Information Is Printed on Your Passport

• First, identify the incorrect information: -
  • Error in Name
  • Birthplace or Date of Birth
  • Marital Status
  • Change in Gender
  • Address or other details
• If any information printed on your passport is incorrect, you must apply for a passport renewal. Before applying for renewal, ensure that the incorrect details printed on your passport are not mentioned in any of your supporting documents.
• If all your documents are correct and only the passport contains the error, you will need to apply for passport renewal.
• For correction, you must apply online through the Passport Seva Portal.
• Fill out the application form carefully with the correct details and upload the required documents.
• Visit Passport Seva Kendra on your date of appointment for document verification.
• A Police Verification will be conducted again.
• After its successful verification, the corrected passport will be sent to your address via speed post.

Note*

• Before final submission, verify all details twice.
• Ensure your documents are correct and updated before submitting the online application.
• If any details submitted in the application form are incorrect, they can be corrected at the first counter on the appointment date.
• Any type of correction cannot be made under the 'Tatkal service'.