Process To Close an Old Passport File

• If your current passport application file was put on hold at the PSK due to missing documents, or rejected for any other reason, you must first close the old before submitting a new application form.
• A passport application file cannot be closed online. For this, you have to proceed with the traditional offline process.
• Visit the Regional Passport Office (RPO).
• Its appointment can be booked online through Passport Seva Portal.
• Schedule an appointment (from the available date) for the application you wish to close.
• On the appointment day, after completing the formalities, you will be given a closure letter.
• Once you receive the closure letter, you can apply for a new passport by filling out a fresh passport application form.
  

Process to fill a new Passport Application Form

• Visit the Passport Seva Portal.
• Login, if you are a registered user.
• New users must first register to create an account.
• Choose Fresh Passport/Re-issue of Passport.
• Fill in your personal and your family details.
• Pay the fee online.
• After payment, book an appointment at the nearest PSK/POPSK.
• Visit PSK/POPSK on the scheduled date, carrying all required documents.
• Officials at the centre will complete your biometric data collection and documents verification.
• During passport issuance or renewal, you have to go through the Police Verification process.
• Upon successful police verification, your passport will be issued and delivered to your address through speed post.
• Application under the normal category usually takes time between 15-25 days.

📝Important Documents

• Closure Letter
• Identity proof and address proof (Voter ID, Aadhaar Card, Driving License, etc.)
• PAN Card or Birth Certificate (for birth date proof)
• 10th Certificate (if available)
• Marriage Certificate (if applicable)
• Annexure 'J' form in absence of married certificate.