COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID
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Wrong Jurisdiction selection done by Applicant on the Govt. form
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CAPITAL LETTERS must be used to fill the Online Passport Application form on the Government Website.
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Please Sign the Passport Application Form wherever indicated before submission
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Ensure that the signatures on the passport and on the Application Form are the same
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Given Name on Govt. Form does not match with the name mentioned on Current Indian Passport.
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Surname on Govt. Form does not match with the name mentioned on Current Indian Passport
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Date of birth on Govt. Form does not match with the date of birth mentioned on Current Indian Passport
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Sex on Govt. Form does not match with the sex details mentioned on Current Indian Passport.
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Passport number on Govt. Form does not match with the passport number mentioned on Current Indian Passport.
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Place of birth on Govt. Form does not match with the place of birth mentioned on Current Indian Passport.
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Issue date of passport on Govt. Form does not match with the issue date of passport mentioned on Current Indian Passport.
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Place of issue on Govt. Form does not match with the place of issue on mentioned on Current Indian Passport.
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Address on the government form does not match with the address on the Current Indian Passport.
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Nationality mentioned on the government form does not match with the nationality on the Current Indian Passport.
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Ensure that the following details are the same as mentioned in your old passport. If not, the supporting documents
must be attached.
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Name • Applicant’s Spouse Name • Applicant’s Father Name
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Ensure that in the Place of Birth field, you do not put ‘India’ as the city and state
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If you have more than 1 original Passport , then you need to provide the copies of all the passports
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Only print your forms/applications on 1 side of the page. Double-sided printouts are not allowed
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DO NOT staple your photographs/documents
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The Documents in the Checklist are mandatory for the application to be processed.
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The Indian Embassy / Consulates have the right to request additional documentation.
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1 Copy of this checklist must be submitted with your documents.
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Applicants are advised that they DO NOT print the document on both sides of the paper as "DOUBLE SIDED
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HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED
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Application with a lack of documents will be considered incomplete and will remain on hold for 21 days. On none
receipt of the missing documents, the application shall be Abandoned and returned to the applicant. In this case, the
applicant would have to restart the entire process again since the old application will be voided.
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Only Consular fee + ICWF fee will be refunded back to the applicant in case the application is rejected or abandoned