The various passport services are:

The applicant must apply under fresh category, in case they did not hold previously any Ordinary Passport, even if they currently hold Official/Diplomatic Passport.

The applicants for Official/Diplomatic Passport must apply under fresh category in case they did not hold previously any Official/Diplomatic Passport, even if they currently hold Ordinary Passport.

  • Issue of Fresh Passport: You can apply for fresh Passport if applying for the first time in the applied category.
  • Re-issue of Passport:You can apply for re-issue of Passport if you want another Passport in lieu of an existing Passport for any of the following reasons:
    • Change in existing personal particulars.
    • Validity expired within 3 years or is due to expire within next 10 years.
    • Validity expired more than 3 years ago.
    • Exhaustion of pages.
    • Damaged Passport.
    • Lost Passport.
  • Miscellaneous Service:
    • Issue of Police Clearance Certificate (PCC)
    • Background Verification for Global Entry Program (GEP): To conduct background verification for Indian citizens enrolled with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Global Entry Program (GEP). Refer link (https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/global-entry/international-arrangements/global-entry-indian-citizens) for details
    • Surrender Certificate: Issued to applicants surrendering their Passport at the Passport Offices for renunciation of Indian citizenship and acquiring foreign nationality.
    • Line of Control (LoC permits): LoC Permits are issued by Passport Offices at Jammu and Srinagar to those residents of UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh who want to visit their relatives living across the Line of Control (LoC) for valid reasons.
    • Certificate of Identity: Certificate of Identity is issued to Stateless persons, including Tibetan refugees residing in India.