Everyone likes to travel and everyone wants to travel abroad. But do you know that the thing you need the most to travel abroad is your passport? Yes, you cannot even imagine traveling abroad without a passport. This is the most important document for traveling abroad. Without this, you cannot apply for a visa to any country. Getting a passport is a difficult task, but if you have the right information, it is not that difficult. Today in this episode we are going to give you important information related to passports. If in the coming days, you are also planning to get a passport for foreign travel, then the information given here will prove to be very beneficial for you.
What is a passport?
A passport is a legal document, it is used to travel abroad. A passport is made by the country in which the person lives. This passport tells the identity of the person and his citizenship at the time of foreign travel. A passport contains the person's name, place, date of birth, photograph, and signature. Apart from all this, the passport also contains other information to identify the person. The passport tells the person's citizenship, but the person's citizenship and his residential address are not known through the passport.
Ordinary passport
Ordinary passports are issued to ordinary citizens. It helps customs, immigration officials, and foreign agencies to differentiate between ordinary citizens and government officials. If you are also a common citizen of India and have applied for a passport, then you will also be provided with a blue passport.
Official passport
White passports are provided to citizens related to government institutions, which they can use to travel abroad for official work. Employees who are working under the government and who have to go out of the country for any work, those employees need a passport. White passports are provided to such government employees. They are also given special benefits.
Diplomatic passport
This passport is provided to diplomats and senior government officials like IAS, IPS, etc. These passports are very special. These passports have to be applied for separately. For information, let us tell you that these passport holders do not require a visa to travel abroad. These passport holders are provided with many types of benefits while traveling abroad. The color of this passport is maroon. However, this passport is not made easily. A separate application form has to be filled out to get a maroon passport. Only after that, the candidates can get a maroon passport.
In how many days does a passport get made
You can apply online by visiting the government's official portal passport service. After submitting all the necessary documents, you have to book an appointment along with completing the online process and paying the fixed fee. Then according to the appointment, go to the nearest passport service center or regional passport office and get all your documents verified. After this, your police verification will be done and this whole process takes about 30-45 days.
What to do to make a passport
Generally, getting a passport was not an easy task a few years ago. For this, earlier one had to take an application form and after filling it, one had to stand in line to submit it at the counter. But now one can apply for a passport online as well. However, for this, you should know about the necessary documents. Since now the process of making a passport has become online. If you know a computer then you can apply for your passport online yourself. The process of making a passport and the process of application is very easy, however, one should get some information about the important questions asked in it. Open an account to apply for a passport. For this, first, go to the passport website www.passportindia.gov.in and create your account by registering there. After opening the account, verify your email ID and proceed to fill out the application form.
Documents required for passport
- Application form
- Electricity bill
- Water bill
- Income tax assessment order
- Proof of gas connection
- Aadhar card
- Registered rent agreement
- Voter ID card
- Telephone bill
- Copy of husband's passport
- Active bank account passbook with applicant's photo
- Letter from a reputed employer
- Copy of parent's passport
- Proof of date of birth document
- Municipal birth certificate
Passport making
How much is the fee
- If you apply for a new or reissued passport of 36 pages, then you will have to pay an application fee of Rs. 1500 and an additional urgency fee of Rs. 2000. This passport is valid for 10 years.
- If you apply for a new or reissued passport of 60 pages, then you will have to pay an application fee of Rs. 2000 and an additional urgency fee of Rs. 2000. The validity of this passport is for 10 years.
- If you are below 18 years of age and you apply for a new or reissued passport of 36 pages, then you will have to pay an application fee of Rs. 1000 and an additional urgency fee of Rs. 2000.
- If your 36-page passport is lost, damaged, or stolen, then to get it reissued, you will have to pay an application fee of Rs. 3000 and an additional urgency fee of Rs. 2000.
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