Indian Tatkal Passport Procedure
I got my passport under the tatkal scheme a few months back, my old one had expired and I needed a new passport urgently to give an exam. Little did I realize, the new 'online' tatkal passport scheme is way more tiring than the actual scheme. When I was preparing my documents for the procedure I was shocked to see there was no complete information on any website. Ofcourse the Passport Seva website was pathetic and gave only half of the information. As a result, I had to go to the passport office in Bhopal around 5 times just to get my application accepted and then it took around 25 days for my passport to arrive. That meant 1 month of just travelling to Bhopal and another month of waiting, I had to reschedule my exam in the end which took a toll on my results.
The whole process has been digitized by TCS, half of the work is undertaken by it and the rest half is under the government employees. This again creates a lot of confusion because lets face it, TCS has engineers in it, they know how to code and work the computer but they fall a little weak if you ask them about the actual passport problems. I don't blame the TCS guys here, I blame the government. There should be a clear transparent division between both of them otherwise these passport procedures will continue to be torturing.
Steps to get your tatkal passport :
- Register on the Passport Seva website
- After you have logged in, you have to 'Apply for Fresh Passport/Reissue of Passport'
- As you apply, you need to pay for the Tatkal fees and only then you can schedule an appointment in your state's capital to submit your form
- Note that you can only submit Tatkal forms in person and not through post
- You can chose the date of the appointment but you cannot chose the time. It is automatically given by the system
- Always avoid taking appointments for Mondays or Fridays since these are the days with maximum rush
- You need to carry ALL ORIGINAL copies of your documents along with 3 self attested photocopies of each
- You might carry your passport size photos too but your photos will be clicked then and there
- The entire procedure takes around 2-3 hours
Document Requirements :
This is probably something you should take very seriously, if you get even one document wrong your application might get rejected. Even if your application gets rejected, you don't have to pay the tatkal fees again you just need to get a new appointment online.
- Go through the Document Advisor and see which documents you need
- Two basic documents that you would need despite everything (click on their names to get the format) :
- Annexure F : This need to be provided on the official stationary of a verifying authority. That is, it needs to be typed in on the official letterpad of the authority. The authority could be the Collector, ADM or DM of the city. Note that you need TWO original copies of this document
- Annexure I : This is a standard affidavit document that can be obtained from any notary officer
- Though on the document advisor, you might find Annexure F listed as optional but that is wrong. I talked to a Passport Officer and both of these documents are compulsory under the Tatkal Scheme
- Next, you need documents for address proof. Here is an extensive list of documents that are accepted. You need atleast 3 documents out of these. If your present address is different from your permanant address, you need to provide documents for both. Your address should be the same as given in Annexure F. Note that your police verification will be done from where you are presently staying
- For the proof of date of birth you just need your birth certificate issued by the Municipal Authority
- You also need to provide whether you lie in the category of Non- ECR (Emigration Check Required). For this your matriculation marksheet would be enough only and only if you have listed that you are 12th pass in the Annexure F. If you are already out of college then you can provide it in your Annexure F and show your passing marksheets Also if you are an income tax payer, you can provide your income tax return statement for one year. Other documents you could provide - HERE
- If you have had an old passport, expired or not expired, you NEED to carry it with you for proof. But if your old passport has been lost, you have to provide an FIR along with Annexure L for the same
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A very informative post! Thank you so much for sharing this. :)
ReplyDelete- Rahul
Happy to help :)
DeleteYes very informative.In UP,the position is even worse.For tatkal,you do not get appointment on line.
ReplyDeleteOh, I did not know that. The government issued some rule about appointments only been given online.. may be it was for some selected regions :/
DeleteAddress proof is a nightmare for people who have always been on the move. My husband almost lost a job offer because he could not renew his passport because of address proof. Wish we had easier way to go through this whole process.
ReplyDeleteFrankly, renewing passport in a foriegn country is much easier for us. The staff helped us fill the forms, corrected our mistakes, had a photo booth, etc!
Thats so good.. Here it's like you have to do everything on your own and the passport agent just mess things more up !
DeleteAnd the address proof is a headache ! I study in a different city, which meant giving my one year proof of my hostel.. I keep switching places which made it even more difficult. At the end I just had to declare in the documents that I was a 12th pass and sitting at home :| :|
DeleteNOW NOW NOW!!! You made me go back 2 years when I had to do go through all this procedural madness!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am just glad its over and now I don't have worry about it for the next 10 years :D
Deletegetting tatkal passport in vijayawadawill be with in sevendays and less than 7 days are great process
DeleteI am book marking this post and will come back and read! I have to apply for a passport... since ages!
ReplyDeleteGlad I could help :)
DeleteIs Form F mandatory? How did you get your Form F? Are the optional 3 other documents not sufficient?
ReplyDeleteNo. I know its given on the website that it is optional but it is actually mandatory. This is a glitch on the website, I confirmed it with the officials myself
DeleteHello
ReplyDeleteI have a situation that i have stayed at 2 address in last 1 year. (Because of Job Reasons). I want to apply passport under Tatkal , and i Need Annexure F. However, can there be a situation that if you approach a Class-1 officer and he will refuse to sign the Annexure F , as i am not known to him and who will risk his/her job for an unknown.
So in this case what to do ? This is a deadloak situation.
Any pointers to tackle this situation ?
Hi Parth,
DeleteWhen you submit your application for Annexure F to an officer you just need to provide him with an affidavit that you have lived at your present address for a minimum of 6 months (That is one compulsory thing)
You would be asked for other address proofs at the passport office so you might want to be ready with rent agreement and electricity/ phone bills.
My name's spelling in my voter id is different from my other certificates......Will it be a problem?? I have an affidavit from first class magistrate.....
ReplyDeleteJust don't declare that you have a voter id ? Its not compulsory because I remember I didnt have my voter id when I applied..
DeleteThen What should i use as an address proof?? I dont have aadhar card
DeleteYou need ATLEAST 2 bills - Telephone, water or electricity.. and then you can take on the passbook of your bank account. The bank account passbook is important if you dnt have other important supporting documents. Your bank account should be more than one year old and you should have all the valid entries in the passbook.
ReplyDeleteThose people also checked my driving licence for address
PS -Did you check the link above in the article ? It specifies all the address proof documents that could be used.
I got a major change in name. Can they allow me to apply tatkal. Just in case they reject under tatkal, will they put under normal same day or do i need to reschedule appointment under normal quota?
ReplyDeleteI think you can apply for tatkal in all conditions except when your passport has been lost...But still you should confirm it with the passport office people
DeleteVery informative post. Whom did you contact for Annexure F? I want to put an application for my parents under tatkal quota but I don't know whom to contact for Form F.
ReplyDeleteHi Manisha
DeleteI took an application along with the papers to the ADM of the city
What is reference number on VC? Is it the application number (ARN)?
DeleteAlso, Does the form F needs to be typed in and printed on letterhead or it can be printed first and authorised person can fill the data?
DeleteHi Manisha
DeleteI have no idea about the reference number.
And you have to get the Form F types on a letterhead not the other way round
The instruction booklet for Tatkaal clearly says either Verification Document (Annexure F) or 3 out of 16 documents with a set of rules for those 3 docs, like 1 has to be with photo and from the first 8 in the list. also the names should be identical in all the three documents furnished etc. Its not a glitch in the website. The document advisor also speaks about the same. This is the rule created by the Ministry of External Affairs and their law makers. Why this is not communicated to the passport offices and the officers is still a mystery. Are people not properly trained and educated on these rules. Not all common man can get a Verification Certificate from those big shots like collectors and IG and others in the list. The 3 out of 16 documents is a legitimate way for common man to access tatkaal facility. Till date i have to visit various passport offices for myself and my family spanning different states like kerala, goa etc. In both these places the passport officers are ignorant of the 3 out of 16 docs, when i show the instruction booklet, they say, this is how we do it in this office and we will not give the tatkaal without the verification certificate. Absolute pathetic state of situation.
ReplyDeleteThis has been very informative...cleared all my doubts...
ReplyDeleteThe passport 'seva' site should also be written so clearly.
I know.. right? Could have saved me two trips to the passport office
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