Name of the Organization : The High Commission of India
Type of Facility : Apply For Indian Passport
Location : Islamabad
Country : Pakistan
Website : http://www.india.org.pk/index.php
Related : High Commission of India Pakistan Visa Application : www.statusin.org/2005.html
Indian Passport :
In accordance with guidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Government of India has introduced a new system of Machine Readable Passports.
The whole process may take around 30 days.
Under the new system all Indian passports will be issued at a central issuing office in New Delhi. The High Commission of India-Islamabad would not issue passports. all applicants who need to have their passports renewed may therefore apply well in advance, to avoid visa problems due to delays in passport renewals.
Apply Here : https://india.org.pk/index.php
General information :
1. Application for renewal of passport can be submitted if the final validity of the passport is less than one year.
2. Old Passport in Original and additional booklet if any, should be submitted along with application.
3. The validity of a passport cannot be extended beyond the date of its final validity. An application for reissuing a passport has to be submitted in the prescribed form along with the old passport and a copy thereof.
4. An applicant has the option to apply for an ordinary passport booklet of 36 pages or a Jumbo passport booklet of 60 pages of ten-year validity.
5. A separate passport must be obtained by every individual. A child’s name can no longer be endorsed on a parent’s passport.
6. The applicant should submit the application in person for identification.
7. Four recent photographs showing frontal view of full face against light background in civilian clothes taken in a studio (Polaroid photographs and photographs with dark glasses or uniforms are not accepted) should be submitted along with the application. One photgraph should be pasted on the application form.
8. Adults are issued passports of 10 year validity whereas Minors (less than 18 years of age) are issued passports for 5 years.
9. Applicants are advised to ensure that their application in the prescribed format is complete in all respects; that all columns are correctly and legibly filled up and no column is left blank or unfilled or vaguely filled with a dash, tick, etc. All signatures in the application should be with black ink/ballpoint pen.
10. It is an offence under the Passport Act 1967 to furnish false information in the application. Passport facilities could be denied on grounds of suppression of material information, submission of incorrect particulars, wilful damage/loss of passport or for unauthorised change/tampering. The Passport can be impounded or revoked for violation of one or more of the provisions of the Passport Act.
11. A passport expired more than six months back should be supported by a Sworn Affidavit explaining the circumstances and spelling out the reasons for late submission.
12. For change of address, attach documentary evidence such as tax receipt, electricity/telephone bill or Nativity Certificate issued by the Competent Authority of the State concerned.
13. Indian passport holders are required to surrender their passports to the nearest Indian Mission/Post immediately after acquisition of foreign nationality. The Indian Citizenship Act does not allow dual citizenship. As per the passport Act 1967, failure to surrender passport on acquisition of another nationality is punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year extendable to five years.
Submission of Application :
Application for passport and consular services can be submitted at Counter No. 6 of the Visa Section of the High Commission between 0930-1300 hrs from Monday to Friday, except Gazetted holidays. The serviced passport/consular document can be collected as per date/time advised by the Consular Officer.