GUIDELINES FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON PASSPORT ISSUES

Q. ECNR(Emigration Check Not Required)

 Ans. Following persons are entitled to get the ECNR stamp on their passports:-

1. Persons staying abroad for more than three years from the date of entry (period of short visits to India to be excluded)
   

2. Persons holding Diploma/Graduation or higher degrees(Degrees should be attested by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, New Delhi, and Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi)
   

3. On the basis of ECNR Status of the Spouse(original passport of spouse to be submitted alongwith application)
   

4. Dependent children of parents eligible for ECNR(upto 24 years of age)-[Original passport of the parent to be submitted alongwith application]
   

5. All the persons above the age of 60 years.

Q. Can a child already endorsed on his/her parent’s passport travel to India?

Ans. As per rules, a child already endorsed on his/her parent’s passport can travel with the parents. However, the child’s passport has to be separated and a new passport made as and when the concerned parent’s passport is submitted for any service.

Q. Correction in Date of Birth.

Ans. Date if Birth already endorsed on a passport can be corrected only on the basis of declaratory orders of First Class Judicial Magistrate in India instructing the Consulate for correction of Date of Birth. The order in original has to be produced.

Q. Photographs for the passports!

Ans. Three latest passport size photographs with frontal view and clear background should be submitted alongwith the application. Polaroid and photographs more than six months old are not acceptable.

Q. Requirement of Original Passport at the time of renewal or issue of New Passport.

Ans. The original passport alongwith all the subsequent Additional Booklets issued thereto have to be submitted alongwith the application. Additional Booklets alone is not acceptable.

Q. Whether the forms can be downloaded from the internet and filled-up in the computer?

Ans. Yes, the forms can be downloaded from the internet and filled up in the computer. However, each form may be signed in ink(Ball Pen).