Name of the Organization : Consulate General of India
Type of Facility : Fresh Passport For New Born Child
Location/Country : Vancouver, Canada
Website : http://www.cgivancouver.org/pages.php?id=19
Fresh Passport For New Born Child :
An application for passport for the new born child can be accepted only after registration of birth. The child cannot apply for registration of birth/passport, if a foreign passport is obtained.
Related : High Commission of India Attestation of Documents Ottawa, Canada : www.statusin.org/7749.html
Requirements:
** Applicant shall fill online passport application on https://passport.gov.in/nri/. This will generate the Web File Number and PDF file.
** The print-out of the saved PDF file of online passport application is to be submitted to the nearest center of BLS International, the outsourcing agency.
** Thumb impression (left in respect of male child, and right in respect of the female child) should be affixed in the space provided for this purpose in the application form.
** A copy of child’s birth registration certificate issued by the Consulate.
** Self-attested/signed copies of passports of both parents with spouse names entered in their passports.
** Self-attested/signed copies of Canadian visa of both parents.
** Both Parents should sign the application (as consent for issuance of a passport for the child) and copies of their identification proof (self-attested/signed), e.g. passport, visa, etc., should be attached.
** A copy of birth certificate issued by the local authorities.
** Four identical recent photographs – Colour – against a light background showing full frontal view of the face ((size 2 inch x 2 inch). More details on photo specifications may please be seen under the ‘General Guidelines’.
** An affidavit, duly notarized, from parents confirming that they have not applied for child’s Canadian passport.
** Fee – as applicable.
General Guidelines :
** No passport services are admissible to the claimants of refugee status.
** Passport should not be sent out of country by post as the same constitutes violation of provisions contained in the Government of India Passport Act, 1967, read with Schedule V (3) of the Passport Rules, 1980. The provision is also printed in the passport booklet.
** It is an offence to hold more than one valid passport at a time.
** It is an offence under the Passport Act, 1967, to knowingly furnish false information or suppress material information.
** Your Indian passport is a valuable document. It should always be either in your own custody or in the custody of a person duly authorized by you. If lost or destroyed, the fact and circumstances should be immediately reported to the nearest Mission and to the local police.
** We suggest that a photocopy of your Indian passport be kept in a safe place, separate from the passport. The photocopy should include the pages showing the personal particulars, validity of the passport, date/place of issue, also the stamp of departure from India, entry in Canada and the visa issued by the Canadian authorities.
** Wherever required, please append signatures on the application form using ball point pen with black ink.
** Fee, once paid, is not refundable.
** Fee structure is subject to change without notice.
** Application for reissue of a passport can be submitted up to one year before expiry of passport.
** All citizens are requested to apply for reissue of passport well before the date of expiry of passport.
** The normal processing time of passport is 4 weeks. Passport issued from Passport Issuing Authorities other than Vancouver could take much longer.
** Immediately after receiving the passport, please check if all entries are correct. If there is any clerical error/oversight, send the passport back along with a note describing the error within 30 days of receipt of passport. The error will be corrected without any fee. If the error is, however, because of incorrect entries made by the applicant in the application form, fresh fee will need to be paid.
** On acquiring Canadian/foreign nationality, the Indian passport should be submitted to the nearest Mission/Post for cancellation. Failure to do so will involve payment of penalty at a later stage. Use of Indian passport for travel to India, after acquiring any foreign nationality, is an offence and attracts penalty.
Contact:
Consulate General of India, Vancouver
#201-325 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC, V6C 1Z7
Telephone: (604) 662-8811
Fax : (604) 682-2471