The Delhi Regional Passport Office is one of the
first five passport offices in India. It was set up in 1954 and is
situated at Bhikaji Cama Place in New Delhi. The passport office
provides passports to the residents of Delhi, along with those residing
in neighboring cities of Gurgaon, Rewari, Faridabad, Sonepat, Jajjar,
Rohtak, Nuh and Mohindergarh. The office remains open from 9.30 in the
morning to 6.00 in the evening. You can visit the place any day from
Monday to Friday, except on public holidays.
To obtain a passport, you can get the application form, from the
concerned Passport Office, District Passport Centers (DPCs), Speed Post
Centers or Passport Application Collection Centers. You can submit the
duly filled form to the same. Online registration facility is also
provided for the convenience of people. Apart from Delhi, the facility
is available at some of the selected cities in the country. In case of
an urgent requirement of the passport, you can obtain the same in just
15 days under the Tatkaal Scheme.
Along with the application form, a number of other important documents
have to be submitted. For a fresh passport, a proof of address is
required. It can be your ration card; certificate from Employer of
reputed companies on letter head; water, telephone or electricity bill;
statement of running bank account, Income Tax Assessment Order, Election
Commission ID card, spouse's passport copy and parent's passport copy in
case of minors. A proof of date of birth is also required. A birth
certificate from the Municipal Corporation or the certificate from the
last school attended can be submitted for the same.
The applicant is required to attach self attested copies of all the
documents. However, original documents are to be produced while
submitting the form. These documents are returned after the verification
of data. One can also authorize any member of his family to submit the
form on his behalf. This is to be done with the help of an authority
letter. In case you are sending your form by post, the photocopies of
all the original documents are to be attested by a Gazetted Officer or
Notary.
