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How to Make Passport

2. Go to PassportIndia.Gov.In
 Go to PassportIndia.Gov.In
 Now choose your Passport Seva Kendra (PSK).
 You can choose it as the nearest city or
 Just put down your Pin Code and the program will tell you what
is your PSK (Passport Seva Kendra).

3. Register & Log In
 Now Register & Log In
 Fill in the form
 You can also fill the form later
Your Address & Identity Proof is required
Sit with all the documents before filling the form
If you are a student living in hostel, there is an
option for that
Or you can give you family address
 Payment can be made via Credit/Debit card or via SBI
Challan. If you have internet banking with SBI Bank
group, then you can pay via internet banking also.

4. Fix Appointment
 Submit Fees
 Fix Appointment to go to Passport Seva Kendra.

5. Going to Passport Seva Kendra
 Go to PSK with all original documents
Take all documents, even if they have not been
asked
Make 2 photocopies of the same
Keep some photographs, even though they are not
required

6. Police Verification
 Next process is police verification.
 The verification would be done by the police
thana under whose jurisdiction your address
comes.
 If you don’t know the thana, then you can check
out the same from the passport website itself,
although that’s complicated.
There is an SMS alert system which tells you that
your passport application has been sent to the
police thana.
The police also comes to your house to tell you

7. In the Police Thana
 Do not worry if you are not home when they come,
you can go to the thana for the verification process.
 You will have to go to the police station and tell them
why you have come.
 They will tell you whom to go and meet, the clerk
generally.
 The clerk will ask for affidavits. If you haven’t done
any crimes, it’s not a hassle.
 Submit affidavits and any photocopies and you are
done.

8. Some Tips
 Make sure you have all the certificates you have
mentioned in the passport form in Original.
 Recheck the form before submitting online. Get a
2nd person to view the form and verify the
statements.
 If its your first time dealing with police, take
someone to thana who has experience dealing
with police. Saves you the hassle of going back &
forth.
 If the PSK is far from where you live, take
appointment for afternoon. Do remember that
they don’t let anybody other than the applicant
inside the PSK. Also have some food before
going in and take a water bottle and some snacks

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