After giving in 2014 the exemption of the permanent address as a valid document to apply for a passport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs adopted a provision that allows the use of the rental debt, even if one stays less than a year, as a valid document to apply for a passport. The message was sent to all passport services. Proof of address: Any of the following documents can be provided as proof of address for applying for a new passport. It should be noted that the documents below are required if you are applying for a new passport in the normal (non-tatkaal) category who is an Indian citizen 18 years of age or older. A letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of September 8 informed all passport services in order to make it clear that a one-year proof of address is not required and that proof of address can be presented by applicants regardless of the date of issue. If the applicant has stayed less than a year at the current address, they simply need to provide other addresses and no proof of address for the old addresses in the past year. The use of the one-year rental deed as valid proof of the passport application was notified in 2014. The unregistsed agreement is also considered by the passport information authorities as a valid proof of address for granting passport opportunities to applicants and accepts “Applicants only need to provide proof of address of this address, regardless of the date from which they reside at the address indicated. However, he or she is required to mention all the places of residence of last year in the passport application and in the personal police verification form,” the Foreign Ministry statement said.

In the meantime, police checks shall be carried out, where appropriate, by all places of residence during the past year. Passport application documents required: Getting an Indian passport is not much effort, like a few years ago. You can simply apply online, make an appointment and bring all the necessary documents to the nearest passport office. It`s as simple as that. But making sure you have all the right documents is a difficult part. If you don`t have all your documents ready, the process can take a long time. Therefore, it is always advisable to establish a checklist of all the necessary documents before booking an appointment for a new passport or issuing a new passport. We have established a checklist for you if you want to get a new passport. Harmanbir Singh Gill, Regional Passport Officer, said: “Today, many young people are moving to cities for jobs and studies. In this context, many people find it difficult to present a document attesting to their stay in a single place for a year. We have seen a lot of cases like this. The notification on this subject was issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 20 last year, but it has not been applied in principle in different places to date, as the changes made to the PSP (Passport Seva Portal) have not been updated, RPO officials told the Jalandhar subsidiary.

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