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Police Verification Overview
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| Q1: |
I applied for my passport 6 months ago
and the police verification is still pending? Should I keep
waiting or can I apply in the new system? |
| A: |
The Regional Passport office (RPO) has embarked on a
special pendency clearance drive. Please wait for four weeks. If
you still do not receive your passport, please visit the Passport
Office (PO). |
| Q2: |
Why is Police Verification required for
issuance of passport? |
| A: |
Passport is a very valuable document. Thus, in order to
ensure that it does not go in wrong hands, police verification is
required for issuance of passport. |
| Q3: |
What are various Police Verification
modes? |
| A: |
There are 2 modes of police verification:
- Police Verification is required on a Post-Passport
Issuance basis.
- Police Verification is required on Pre-Passport
Issuance basis.
Depending on whether an application is for issue of fresh
passport or re-issue of passport, Passport Office (PO) shall
decide whether Police Verification is required for issuance of
Passport to you. In most cases, of issue of fresh passport,
pre-police verification would be required, exception being
Government servants on submission of 'Identity Certificate' as
per Annexure 'A'.
If your age is below 18 years, you must submit any two
document from List of Acceptable
Documents .
The general rules, regulations and procedures pertaining to issue
of passports as stipulated in Passports Act and Passports Rule
would apply.
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| Q4: |
How much time does it take to process a
passport application where Police Verification Mode is
Pre/Post/No? |
| A: |
Please refer the Passport Instruction Booklet Click Here |
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Minor
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| Q5: |
I want to apply for a passport for my
one year old baby. Would Police Verification be done in his/her
case also?
OR
I am a minor and wish to apply
for a passport. What documents do I need to submit to avoid
delay due to Police Verification?
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| A: |
If your age is below 18 years, you must submit any two
document from
List of Acceptable
Documents. The general rules,
regulations and procedures pertaining to issue of passports as
stipulated in Passports Act and Passports Rule would apply. All
applications of issue or re-issue of passport to minors shall be
processed on pre-PV basis unless submitted under Tatkaal Scheme
when the same may be processed on post-PV basis.
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| Q6: |
If parents have passport with adverse
Police Verification Report or they have a criminal background,
can passport be issued to minor on urgent basis? |
| A: |
In such cases, minors can be issued passport under the
Tatkaal scheme subject to approval of competent authority. |
| Q7: |
If a minor (age 14) is applying for a
passport and his parents (who held a valid passport) have
expired but they had passport. Can he/she submit his/her
deceased parent's passport copy and death certificate to avail
NO Police verification? |
| A: |
In the given case the applicant doesn't have to submit
the deceased parent's passport copy and death certificate of
his/her parents. Following documents have to be submitted:
- Proof of DOB
- Proof of Present Address (Of Guardian)
- A Declaration affirming the particulars furnished in
the application about the minor child as per: Annexure "C"
(signed by guardian)
- Attested photocopy of passport, if any, of the guardian
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Senior Citizen
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| Q8: |
I am 65 years of age and want to travel
abroad to visit my children. What documents do I need to submit
to escape Police Verification? |
| A: |
Passport cannot be issued without police verification in
your case. But if you either produce copy of child's (Age greater
than 18) passport, who is staying abroad (with page having
parent's name) as an additional document along with your
application or apply under the Tatkaal scheme, you can be issued
a passport on post police verification basis. |
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Employees of Government/PSU/Statutory Body
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| Q9: |
Is Police Verification done for
Government/Public Sector/Statutory body employees? |
| A: |
Government/Public Sector/Statutory body employees can be
issued passport without police verification, if they submit
Identity Certificate in original as per Annexure "A" as an
additional document along with the application form. They can be
issued a passport on post police verification basis, if they
submit No Objection Certificate (NOC) (as per Annexure "G") and
on pre police verification basis, if they submit Prior Intimation
Letter (PI) as per Annexure "H" as an additional document along
with the application form. |
| Q10: |
Is No Police Verification (PV) possible
in case of change in name of Govt./PSU/Statutory Body employees?
If yes, what documents are required? |
| A: |
The following documents are required:
- Issue of fresh passport: In case of
change in name of Govt./PSU/statutory body employees, Pre
Police Verification (PV) will be done. Post Police Verification
(PV) will be done on submission of Tatkaal documents.
- Re-issue of passport: In case of
change in name of Govt./PSU/statutory body employees, if the
old passport has clear or exempted Police Verification (PV)
Report and required documents are submitted No Police
Verification (PV) will be done. For list of documents to be
submitted please click on "Documents Required" link on Home
page.
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Owner, Partners and Directors of Companies which
are members of CII, FICCI and ASSOCHAM
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| Q11: |
I am an active member of FICCI. What
documents do I need to submit to escape Police Verification? |
| A: |
Passport cannot be issued without police verification in
your case. But if you either submit the following additional
document along with your application:
- 3 out of 13 documents from (List of Acceptable Documents)
or apply under the Tatkaal scheme, you can be issued a passport
on post police verification basis
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Students
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| Q12: |
I belong to Ludhiana, Punjab and am
currently studying in Delhi for past two years. I want to apply
for a passport. Will the police verification be done at my
permanent address also?
OR
I belong to Jammu and
Kashmir and am currently studying in Delhi for past two years. I
want to apply for my passport. Will the police verification be
done at my Permanent address in J&K as well?
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| A: |
Police verification will be done at both permanent and
present address. |
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Retired Government Officials
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| Q13: |
I am a Retired Government official. Can
I be issued a passport without Police Verification? |
| A: |
You cannot obtain a passport without police verification.
But, if you apply under the Tatkaal scheme or submit "Pension
Payment Order", passport can be issued on Post police
verification basis (i.e. police verification would be done after
the issuance of passport). |
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Residents of J&K
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| Q14: |
I belong to Jammu & Kashmir and am
currently studying in Delhi for past two years. I want to apply
for my passport. Will the police verification be done at my
Permanent address in J&K as well? |
| A: |
Police verification will be done at both permanent and
present address. |
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Residents of Nagaland
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| Q15: |
I am a resident of Nagaland. Can I be
issued a passport without Police Verification? |
| A: |
Police Verification will be done before issuance of
passport. |
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Applicants having Diplomatic/Official passport
and applying for ordinary passport while in service
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| Q16: |
Will Police Verification be done for the
applicant having Diplomatic/Official passport and applying for
ordinary passport while in service? |
| A: |
In the given case, Government/Public Sector/Statutory
body employees can be issued passport without police verification
(PV), if they submit Identity Certificate in original as per
Annexure "A" as an additional document along with the application
form. They can be issued a passport on post Police Verification
(PV) basis, if they submit No Objection Certificate (NOC) (as per
Annexure "G") and on pre police verification basis, if they
submit Prior Intimation Letter (PI) as per Annexure "H" as an
additional document along with the application form. Else,
passport will be issued on pre Police Verification (PV) basis, or
post Police Verification (PV) basis - if they apply under Tatkaal
scheme. |
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Dependent Family Members of
Government/PSU/Statutory body employees
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| Q17: |
My father is an I.A.S officer. Will the
police verification be done in my case? If yes, can I avoid
delay in passport issuance due to police verification by
submitting some documents? |
| A: |
Dependent family members of Government/Public
Sector/Statutory body employees can be issued passport without
police verification, if they submit the following additional
documents along with their application form:
- "Identity Certificate" in original as per Annexure "A"
(of dependent).
They can also be issued passport on post police verification
basis, if they apply under the Tatkaal scheme.
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Applicants who have changed their names in past
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| Q18: |
I have changed my name from Ashim Arora
to Sachin Arora. Can it create a problem during Police
Verification? |
| A: |
You need to attach the required documents along with your
application form. For list of documents to be submitted please
click on "Documents Required" link on Home page. |
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Applicants who are convicted or court case is pending against
them |
| Q19: |
A court case is pending against me. Can
a passport be issued to me after successful Police Verification? |
| A: |
If a criminal case is pending against you in any court,
you can be issued a passport subject to the condition that you
enclose a written permission granted by the court allowing you to
travel abroad. Normally a short validity passport valid for one
year is issued, subject to conditions if any, mentioned in the
Court order as per GSR 570 (E) dated 25 August, 1993. |
| Q20: |
I have been convicted by court last
year. Can a passport be issued to me after successful Police
Verification? |
| A: |
Yes, subject to approval of competent authority. |
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Applicants who have been repatriated/deported
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| Q21: |
I am an Indian Citizen by origin and
have been repatriated from Bangladesh. I want to apply for a
passport. Can I be issued a passport without police
verification? |
| A: |
No, passport cannot be issued without Police Verification
in your case. |
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Other Police Verification (PV) Related Queries
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| Q22: |
The file status on the website indicates
that my police verification is "incomplete". What does this
mean? |
| A: |
The most likely problem is:
The police report
may have some inadequacies, or the police authorities may not
have properly completed some columns. These are normally sent
back to the police for completion. You may like to follow up with
the police for speedier resolution.
OR
The
police report indicates that some of the documents needed by the
police to satisfy themselves regarding the period of your stay at
that address, may not have been produced. In such cases, RPO
writes to you for clarifications and thereafter processes your
file further.
Applications pending at this office due
to incomplete police reports, or non-receipt of police reports,
can also be cleared if the applicants submit any 3 of the 16
listed documents. Post-issue police verification will be done in
such cases.
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| Q23: |
The file status shows that my police
report is "adverse". How should I proceed further? |
| A: |
The most likely problem is:
Connect with RPO to
understand the reason of adverse report. Post clarification if
required a re-verification can be requested. RPO needs to get a
clear police report from the re-verification, for issue of a
passport
OR
The police report might have said
that you may have citizenship/criminality issue. In such cases,
your file cannot be cleared, unless the cases are cleared by the
courts. If the cases have indeed been dismissed, you could submit
a copy of the court order and approach the RPO for a
re-verification by the police. RPO will refer your file to the
police, along with a copy of the court order.
On receipt
of a clear report from the police, your file will be processed
further for issue of a passport. In cases where the information
regarding the criminal case had not been disclosed, a penalty
will be imposed and the file cleared after the payment of
penalty.
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| Q24: |
Is police verification done before
issuance of passport under the Tatkaal scheme? |
| A: |
No, police verification is not done before issuance of
passport under the Tatkaal scheme. In case of the Tatkaal scheme,
police verification is done on No or post police verification
basis as per the case. |
| Q25: |
Can I get a passport on Post police
verification under the Normal scheme?
OR
Can I
get a passport without police verification?
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| A: |
Depending on whether an application is for issue of fresh
passport or re-issue of passport, Passport Office shall decide
whether Police Verification is required for issuance of passport
to you. In most cases of issue of fresh passport, pre-police
verification would be required, exception being Government
servants on submission of 'Identity Certificate' as per Annexure
'A', or minors whose parent(s) hold valid passport etc.
The general rules, regulations and procedures pertaining to issue
of passports, as stipulated in the Passports Act and Passport
Rules, would apply. In most cases of Re-issue, depending on
records available in the Passport Office system, police
verification would not be required or only post police
verification would be required, exceptions being Re-issue of
passport in lieu of lost passport or complete change of name.
The
issuance of passport on Post police verification under the Normal
scheme depends on case to case basis. The applicant has to submit
the additional required documents along with the application form
to get the passport on No or Post-police verification basis.
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| Q26: |
How will I know the type of police
verification on which I will be issued passport? |
| A: |
The type of police verification on which the applicant
would be issued passport depends on the decision taken by
Passport Office. But the applicant can submit the additional
required documents along with the application form to get the
passport on No or post-police verification basis. Normal passport
applications of all first time applicants furnishing Aadhaar,
Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC), Permanent Account Number
(PAN) Card or Ration Card will be processed on Post-Police
Verification basis, enabling faster issue of passport, without
payment of any additional fees, subject to successful online
validation of Aadhaar number. In addition, EPIC and PAN card may
also be validated, if required, from the respective databases.
The general rules, regulations and procedures pertaining to issue
of passports as stipulated in Passports Act and Passports Rule
would apply.
For more details, please click on
"Documents Required" link on Home page.
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| Q27: |
How can I prove that I have stayed at my
present address for more than a year during Police Verification? |
| A: |
You can submit the Address Proof to prove that you have
stayed at your present address for more than a year.
To
know the list of documents which can be produced as Address
Proof, please click on "Documents Required" link on Home page.
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| Q28: |
While applying for a fresh passport, the
applicant mentions his paying guest address as present address
in the application form. If the applicant shifts to another
address before police verification, what should he/she do? |
| A: |
He/She should intimate the In charge of Police Station. |
| Q29: |
I have stayed at three different
addresses during last one year. Will the police verification be
done at all the places? |
| A: |
No, the police verification will be done only at the
current address where the applicant is residing. |
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