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Getting a passport in India was never a cakewalk given the archaic rules that need to be
abided by. But it was all the more dicult for special applicants like single/divorced parents
that had to face some odd questions from the passport authorities. But, ahoy! Gone are
those rules now due to the thoughtful initiatives taken by the Government of India.
Therefore, all the aspiring applicants out there can now heave a sigh of relief as the
Ministry of External Affairs have set a new policy for passport application.
Ahead, know about the passport application rules that have replaced the old (and
redundant) ones. (And don't dally! Remember the places abroad you want to visit this
year?)
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1. Proof of date of birth

Then: All applicants born on or after January 26, 1989, were required to submit a Birth
Certicate as proof of Date of Birth (DOB).
Now: In the new rule book, the passport authority has mentioned that eight different
documents can now be submitted as proof of Date of Birth. The documents are listed as
under:
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Birth Certicate (BC) issued by the Registrar of Births & Deaths or the Municipal Corporation
or any other prescribed authority whosoever has been empowered under the Registration
of Birth & Deaths Act, 1969 to register the birth of a child born in India.
-Transfer/School leaving/Matriculation Certicate issued by the school last
attended/recognised by educational board and containing the DOB of the applicant.
-PAN Card issued by the Income Tax Department with the DOB of applicant.
-Aadhar Card/E-Aadhar having the DOB of applicant.
-The copy of the service record of the applicant of Government servant or the Pay Pension
Order of the retired government Servants duly attested or certied by the ocer-in-charge
of the Administration of the concerned Ministry or Department of the applicant, having his
Date of Birth (DOB).
-Driving licence issued by the Transport Department of concerned State Government,
having the DOB of applicant.
-Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) issued by the Election Commission of India having the
DOB of applicant.
-Policy Bond issued by the Public Life Insurance Corporations/Companies having the DOB of
the holder of the insurance policy.
2. Name of only one parent or legal guardian is required
A committee including the ocials of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of
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Women and Child Development, was formed some time back in order to look into various
issues regarding passport applications where mother/child has insisted that the name of
the father should not be mentioned on the passport, and also to discuss the issues relating
to adopted children and children with a single parent. To the relief of the petitioners,
appropriate action has been taken in this regard by the Minister of External Affairs.
Then: It was mandatory to mention the names of both the parents at the time of applying
for the offsprings passport.
Now: The applicant can share the name of either his/her father, mother or legal guardian,
i.e., only one parent and not both in the online passport application form. This step will also
help single parents to apply for the passport of their child with ease without any hassle.
Furthermore, if the applicant is separated or divorced, it is not mandatory for him/her to
mention the name of the spouse in the passport application form. Such applicants for
passports will not be required to provide even the Divorce Decree.
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3. Number of annexes reduced

The total number of Annexes prescribed in the Passport Rule, 1980, has been brought down
to 9 from 15. Annexes A, C, D, E, J, and K have been removed and certain Annexes have been
merged.
All the annexes that are required to be given by the applicants would be in the form of a
self declaration on a plain paper. No attestation/swearing by/before any Notary/Executive
Magistrate/First Class Judicial Magistrate would be henceforth necessary.
4. Married applicants will not be required to provide Annexure K or any marriage certicate.
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5. Orphaned children who do not have any proof of DOB such as Birth Certicate or the
Matriculation Certicate or the declaratory Court order, may now submit a declaration given
by the Head of the Orphanage/Child Care Home on their ocial letter head of the
organization conrming the DOB of the applicant.
6. In case of children not born out of wedlock, the applicant for the passport of such
children should submit only Annexure G while submitting the passport application.
7. In case of issue of passport to in-country domestically adopted children, submission of
the registered adoption deed would no longer be required. In the absence of any deed to
this effect, the passport applicant may give a declaration on a plain paper conrming the
adoption.
8. Government servants, who are not able to obtain the Identity Certicate (Annexure-B)/
No-Objection Certicate (Annexure-M) from their concerned employer and intend to get the
passport on urgent basis can now get the passport by submitting a self-declaration in
Annexure-N that he/she has given prior Intimation letter to his/her employer informing
that he/she was applying for an ordinary passport to a Passport Issuing Authority.
9. Sadhus/ Sanyasis can apply for a passport with the name of their spiritual Guru
mentioned in the passport application in lieu of their biological parent(s) name(s) subject to
their providing of at least one public document such as Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC)
issued by the Election Commission of India, PAN card, Adhar Card, etc wherein the name of
the Guru has been recorded against the column(s) for parent(s) name(s)
The ocial document released by the Ministry is shared here, Click Now!
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