Passport Seva Kendra

News And Announcements Last updated on 11th Jun, 2012  All RPO As per the serving capacity of each Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), online appointment slots are opened on daily basis. However, in cases, where applicants are not able to obtain online appointments at PSKs, they are advised to visit concerned Regional Passport Office (RPO) in their area. Such applicants should fill-up the application online, generate 'Application Reference Number' and visit RPO along with printed 'ARN Sheet'. RPO will consider such cases and will give staggered appointments keeping in view the load/capacity at the respective PSK under their jurisdiction. Tatkaal and other urgency applications will be given preference in allotting appointments. Applicants having confirmed appointments and who are unable to visit PSK due to some reason, are advised to reschedule/cancel their appointments at-least 15 hours prior to the scheduled date/time, so that these appointments may be released to other applicants in queue. In case of 'no show' of the applicant on the scheduled day & time, the data captured for that applicant will be deleted from the system including ARN number and such applicants will be required to fill-up the 'data' again for obtaining fresh appointments. With effect from 14th January 2012, Normal and Tatkaal appointments are released as mentioned below: RPO NAME OPENING TIME OF APPOINTMENTS Ahmedabad RPO 7:30 PM Amritsar RPO 6:00 PM Bangalore RPO 6:00 PM Bareilly RPO 4:00 PM Bhubaneswar RPO 4:00 PM Chandigarh RPO 6:00 PM Chennai RPO 4:00 PM Cochin RPO 6:00 PM Coimbatore RPO 4:00 PM Delhi RPO 6:00 PM Ghaziabad RPO 4:00 PM Goa RPO 7:30 PM Guwahati RPO 2:00 PM Hyderabad RPO 7:30 PM Jaipur RPO 7:30 PM Jalandhar RPO 6:00 PM Jammu RPO 4:00 PM Kolkata RPO 4:00 PM Kozhikode RPO 6:00 PM Lucknow RPO 4:00 PM Madurai RPO 4:00 PM Malappuram RPO 6:00 PM Mumbai RPO 7:30 PM Nagpur RPO 7:30 PM Patna RPO 4:00 PM Pune RPO 7:30 PM Ranchi RPO 4:00 PM Surat RPO 7:30 PM Thane RPO 7:30 PM Trichy RPO 4:00 PM Trivandrum RPO 6:00 PM Visakhapatnam RPO 7:30 PM The Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) fee has been revised from Rs 300 to Rs 500. Applicants are required to carry a copy of printed appointment receipt, which is generated at the time of taking the appointment. Applicants not having the printed appointment receipt will not be entertained at the PSK (e.g. applicants only coming with ARN number) and will not be issued token for further processing. Safety guideline for the citizens visiting to PSK Carrying of corrosive substances or explosives, arms, cudgels, sticks or lathis, or any sharp objects which may cause physical harm or violence are prohibited inside the PSK. Carrying electronic items like Laptop, iPad and cameras are prohibited inside the PSK.    Ahmedabad RPO With effect from 28th May, 2012, Senior citizens (65 years and above) can visit Passport Seva Kendra for processing of re-issue case as walk-in with a valid application reference number and relevant set of documents. With effect from 28th May, 2012, Applicants visiting passport seva kendra with a valid appointment and have been refused token, due to non-availability of required set of documents can visit the same Passport Seva Kendra as walk-in, once in next 3 working days from the day of appointment for the processing of their application in the same time slot as existing. Applicants for Police Clearance Certificate of USA and Australia can visit Passport Seva Kendra (as per the postal area jurisdiction) as walk-in along with relevant set of documents and printout of online 'Application Reference Number'. Applicants for Police Clearance Certificate of other countries should visit Regional Passport Office, Ahmedabad as walk-in with relevant set of documents and printout of online 'Application Reference Number', further RPO will grant appointment after the review of the same. Applicants for additional booklet (exhaustion of pages) of passport can visit Passport Seva Kendra(as per the postal area jurisdiction) as walk-in along with relevant set of documents and printout of online 'Application Reference Number'. With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 7:30 PM. Starting 16th January 2012, all passport-related services will be available at newly opened Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) Ahmedabad. Applicants should visit their respective PSK as follows : Districts covered under PSK Ahmedabad 1(Mithakali) and PSK Ahmedabad 2(Vijay Char Rasta) : Banaskantha, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Ahmedabad, Sabarkantha Districts covered under PSK Rajkot : Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Porbandar, Kutch, Junagadh, Diu Districts covered under PSK Vadodra : Vadodara, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahals, Dahod  Amritsar RPO With effect from May 7, 2012, PCC applicants need not take an appointment until further notice. They only need to fill in the online application form and register Online, at least one day in advance before visiting the PSK.Applicants must visit PSK preferably before 1:00 PM, with required documents and a copy of the Online Application Receipt. With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 6:00 PM. Starting 31st October 2011, all passport related services are available at the newly opened Passport Seva Kendras. Applicants should visit their PSK as follows : Districts covered under PSK Amritsar : Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Ferozepur, Faridkot, Fazilka and Pathankot.  Bangalore RPO This is to bring to the kind notice of general public/passport applicants that henceforth there will be no enquiries on all Wednesdays starting 9th May 2012 at Regional Passport Office, Kormangala, Bangalore. Enquiries will continue as usual on all other working days. Therefore, general public are advised not to visit this office on Wednesdays. However, cases pertaining to tatkaal/normal appointments for submission of passport applications will continue to be attended as usual. It has come to the notice of the Regional Passport Officer, Bangalore that few applicants are not able to get appointment under the new Passport Seva at the four Passport Seva Kendra viz (Bangalore - 2 PSKs, Mangalore -1 PSK, Hubli -1 PSK) under Regional Passport Office, Bangalore. Those applicants applying under Tatkaal and those who are in need of passports for Educational, Medical, Visa interview, job purpose etc. and not able to get appointments are hereby advised to come to Regional Passport Office, Bangalore located at 80 feet road, Koramangala 8th block and they will be issued out of turn walk-in appointments to submit their applications on priority basis in any of the Passport Seva Kendra as mentioned above. This scheme has been implemented with effect from 21/02/2012. Applicant should come to this office with valid printed ARN (Application Registration Number) and also with required and supporting documents for the processing of his/her application. It is reiterated that these appointments are for Tatkaal and Normal appointments only for people under the categories as mentioned above (Educational, Medical, Visa interview, job purpose etc.). Applicants will be entertained on first come first serve basis and without appointment. For those applicants who require Police Clearance Certificate (PCC), it is advised that applicants can continue to approach Passport Seva Kendra under Regional Passport Office, Bangalore on a Walk-in basis (with valid printed ARN Number). With effect from 21st February 2012, applicants applying under Tatkaal, and those who are in need of passports for Educational, Medical, Visa interview, job purpose etc., and not able to get appointments for Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), may visit Regional Passport Office (RPO), Bangalore located at 80 feet road, Koramangala 8th block with required documents and a print-out of the Online Application Receipt (ARN Sheet). Applicants seeking Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) can continue to approach PSK under RPO, Bangalore, with required documents and a print-out of the Online Application Receipt (ARN Sheet). With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 6:00 PM. With effect from 10th January 2011, Passport Seva Kendras at Mangalore and Hubli are accepting applications registered online with prior appointments only. No walk-in applicants will, therefore, be allowed except in emergency cases. Accordingly, the provision for online registration has been adequately enhanced.  Bareilly RPO Starting 22nd March 2012, all passport-related services are available at newly opened Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) at Bareilly (Radha Krishna Tower, CC-146A, Pilibhit Bypass Road, Bareilly -243006. Landmark: Opposite Woodrow School). Appointments are open at 4:00 PM with effect from 20th March, 2012. Applicants should visit the PSK only after registering and taking online appointment. With effect from 14th May 2012, following categories of applicants may visit PSK without prior online appointment until further notice: Physically challenged applicants (including visually impaired, deaf and mute reporting with certificate), Senior citizens above 65 years of age, Minors below 5 years with at least one parent holding valid passport with spouse name endorsed in passport, Applicants seeking Police Clearance Certificates (PCC), Applicants seeking Additional Booklet without changing any other personal particular (only in case of exhaustion of the pages in existing passport) and Applicants who wish to delete the ECR status in passport without changing any other personal particular on paying Rs. 1000/- fee. Note : Applicants mentioned at para (ii) above, are also required to fill in the online application form and register online before visiting the PSK. Applicants must visit PSK before 12:00 Noon with required documents in original along with printout of the Online Application Receipt. No applicant other than those falling under 6 categories mentioned at para (ii) above will be entertained at PSK without prior online appointment (except in emergency and with permission of Passport officer). In case of any problem in getting online appointment, applicants may contact/approach passport Officer, Bareilly.  Bhubaneswar RPO New! With effect from 28 May 2012, the appointments will be released at 4:00 PM. Starting 28th May 2012, all passport related services, to be serviced at newly opened Passort Seva Kendra (PSK), Bhubaneswar. The Tatkaal applicantions will be accepted at RPO, Bhubaneswar till 08 Jun 2012. With effect from 11 Jun 2012, Tatkaal applications will also be serviced at the PSK. Applicants need to register online, fill in & submit the online application form, book an appointment and visit the PSK. Applicants are required to carry the  Online Application Receipt and requisite documents in original & one set of self attested photocopy of the same.  Chandigarh RPO With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 6:00 PM. PCC, Tatkaal and Reissue applicants need not take an appointment until further notice. They only need to fill in the online application form and register Online, at least one day in advance before visiting the PSK. Applicants must visit PSK preferably before 1:00 PM., with required documents and a copy of the Online Application Receipt. Applicants should visit their respective PSK as follows : Districts covered under PSK Chandigarh : SAS Nagar, Chandigarh, Panchkula, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ropar, Bhatinda, Sangrur, Barnala, Patiala, and Mansa Districts covered under PSK Ludhiana : Ludhiana, Khanna, Jagraon, and Moga Districts covered under PSK Ambala : Ambala, Jind, Karnal, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Bhiwani, Yamuna Nagar, Hissar, Fatehabad, and Sirsa Note: Citizens applying for fresh passport, belonging to district Ambala, Karnal, Yamuna Nagar and Kurukshetra, can also choose appointment at Chandigarh PSK with effect from 12th March 2012.    Chennai RPO A special 'Haj Camp' is being organized at the Passport Seva Kendra, Saligramam, Chennai on Saturday (31st Mar 2012) from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Applicants residing in the districts that fall under the jurisdiction of the Regional Passport Office, Chennai, and who wish to take up the Haj pilgrimage, but do not possess a passport, can participate in the camp by visiting the Passport Seva Kendra. Applicants need to apply online, generate an Application Reference Number (ARN) and approach the Haj committee along with a printout of the ARN. After obtaining the Haj committee's approval, they should visit the Passport Seva Kendra. More details may be had from the phone numbers 044-28252519 and 044-28227617. The applicants are required to come with all the required documents (originals and copy) for issue of passport and would be required to pay a fee of Rs.1,000 in cash. No appointment would be required to participate in the camp. With effect from 3rd February 2012 , following categories of applicants need not take an appointment until further notice for mentioned PSK. They only need to fill in the online application form and register Online, at least one day in advance before visiting the PSK. Applicants must visit PSK with required documents and a copy of the Online Application Receipt. The timings for walk-in applicants are from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM only. For PSK Saligramam Senior citizens above 60 years Physically challenged Applicants Applicants seeking Police Clearance Certificates For PSK Tambaram Minors below 3 years with atleast one parent holding valid passport with spouse name endorsed Applicants applying for Reissue of passport due to exhaustion of pages,due to change in Surname due to marriage, addition of spouse name, deletion of ECR, Address change. Such applicant's passports must be valid for a minimum of one year from the date of their visit to the PSK. Applicants seeking Police Clearance Certificates Govt servants & PSU employees, their spouses and dependent minors who have annexure B With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 4:00 PM. Starting 16th September 2011, limited number of online appointments open up for all passport related services, to be serviced at newly opened Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs). Applicants should visit their nearest PSK located at Saligramam, Aminjikarai and Tambaram. From 1st October 2011 onwards, full appointments as per the total capacity at PSKs are opened for citizens to be serviced at PSKs. Regional Passport Office will stop accepting applications after 30th September 2011 except for emergency cases.  Cochin RPO With effect from 21th February, 2012, appointments will open at 6:00 PM. Starting 23rd February, 2012 all passport related services, to be serviced at newly opened Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs). Applicants should visit their nearest PSK located at Alappuzha,Aluva, Kottayyam and Tripunithura Cochin. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment and visit the PSK. For PSK Thrissur: Starting 6th June, 2012 all passport related services, to be serviced at newly opened Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) at Thrissur. Applicants need to submit the On-line Application Form, book an appointment and visit the PSK with all the required original documents.  Coimbatore RPO The Regional Passport Office, Coimbatore, will hold a 'Passport Mela' for Haj pilgrims at the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) at 25, AGT Business Park, (Near Lotus Eye Hospital), Avinashi Road, Civil Aerodrome Post, Coimbatore 641014.The mela will be on 10th March, 2012 between 9.30 AM and 1.00 PM. Aspiring Haj pilgrims who do not have any valid international passport can register their applications online at http://www.passportindia.gov.in and approach the PSK on 10th March, 2012 at the aforementioned time as 'walk-in' applicants. They may, however, have to approach the PSK with a valid ARN sheet. With effect from 21st Feb 2012, the applicants who are in urgent need of passports and have all the necessary documents to obtain passport, who are not able to get online appointments may approach the Passport Officer with necessary documents and with online registration number (ARN Number) for getting appointments. The appointments may be given based on the load and capacity of PSK on that particular day. The final decision will be taken by the Passport Officer on case by case basis and therefore decision once taken will be treated as final. With effect from 3rd February 2012 , following categories of applicants need not take an appointment until further notice. They only need to fill in the online application form and register Online, at least one day in advance before visiting the PSK. Applicants must visit PSK with required documents and a copy of the Online Application Receipt. Minors below 3 years with atleast one parent holding valid passport with spouse name endorsed Physically challenged Applicants Applicants seeking Police Clearance Certificates With effect from 15th February 2012 , following categories of applicants need not take an appointment until further notice. They only need to fill in the online application form and register Online, at least one day in advance before visiting the PSK. Applicants must visit PSK with required documents and a copy of the Online Application Receipt between 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM ONLY. Applicants who have exhausted the pages in their passport, and require an additional booklet Applicants who wish to delete the ECR status in their passport without changing any other personal particular Applicants who wish to have their passports reissued for including their spouses' name With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 4:00 PM. Starting 4th August 2011, all passport related services are available at the newly opened Passport Seva Kendra at Coimbatore.  Delhi RPO New! With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 6:00 PM. All passport related services are available at the newly opened Passport Seva Kendras at Shalimar Place, Gurgaon and Herald House - ITO . Applicants can visit at any of the 3 PSKs after taking online appointment as per their convenience. PSK Herald House - ITO : Ground & First Floor, Herald House, 5A, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110002 PSK Shalimar Place : Aggarwal Tower, Plot No. 2, District Center, Shalimar Place, Outer Ring Road, Delhi- 110088 PSK Gurgaon : MM Tower, Plot No. 8 and 9, Phase IV, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon- 122002 District Passport Cells (DPCs) under the jurisdiction of RPO, Delhi will continue to accept “FRESH (NORMAL)” applications, to be submitted  in the new application form available at www.passportindia.gov.in, as per the existing process Applicant’s who are unable to obtain appointments at Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) may visit to Regional Passport Office, Hudco Building, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi between 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM along with printed “ARN Receipt” and “Proof of urgency”. Note: Public dealing hours at RPO Delhi - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.  Ghaziabad RPO Starting 22nd March 2012, all passport-related services will be available at newly opened Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) at Ghaziabad (A1-A12 , Ground Floor , Pacific Business Park , Plot No 37/1 , Site IV , Sahibabad , Ghaziabad-201010). Applicants should visit the PSK after registering and taking online appointment. No application form will be accepted at RPO except the applications for Tatkaal and in emergency cases. Applicants seeking Tatkaal passport may continue to visit RPO Ghaziabad till further notification. Appointments will open at 4:00 PM with effect from 20th March , 2012.  Goa RPO With effect from 30th March 2012, applicants requiring Passport related services should register their application online through the websitewww.passportindia.gov.in, generate 'application receipt number (ARN)', schedule an 'appointment date/time' and visit the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) along with printed 'ARN Sheet' and required documents, as per the scheduled date/time. The Passport Seva Kendra is located at 2nd Floor, Passport Office, Passport Bhavan, EDC Complex, Patto Plaza, Panaji (Goa). Appointments are released from 26th March 2012 onwards, at 7.30 P.M. For further details, applicants may visit www.passportindia.gov.in.    Guwahati RPO New! Starting May 11,2012 all passport related services, to be serviced at newly opened Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) at Guwahati. The Passport Seva Kendra at Guwahati under the jurisdiction of RPO-Guwahati will cater to six North Eastern States - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam , Manipur, Meghalaya , Mizoram and Nagaland. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form , book an appointment , and visit the PSK with all the required original documents. The appointments will be released at 2:00 PM on May 9,2012 and it will be made available from May 11,2012 onwards. All Tatkaal applications will be processed at PSK Guwahati. For processing of PCC cases, applicants are requested to visit RPO Guwahati only.  Hyderabad RPO With effect from 23rd February 2012 , applicants applying under Tatkaal, and those who are in urgent need of passports and not able to get appointments for Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), may visit Regional Passport Office (RPO) Hyderabad located at 'Door no. 8-2-215 to 219, Kummarguda, Secunderabad - 500003' with required documents and a print-out of the Online Application Receipt (ARN Sheet) or can send email to 'rpo.hyderabad@mea.gov.in' by mentioning the urgency with ARN Number. With effect from 23rd February 2012, applicants seeking Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) can approach PSK under RPO, Hyderabad jurisdiction, with required documents and a print-out of the Online Application Receipt (ARN Sheet) without booking Online Appointment between 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM. With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 7:30 PM. Starting 25th November 2011, all passport-related services are available at newly opened Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs). Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment, and visit the nearest PSK among the four located at Vijayawada, Nizamabad, Tirupathi and Hyderabad - Begumpet. The appointments for the remaining two PSKs, Hyderabad - Ameerpet and Hyderabad - Tolichowki, are released from 2nd December 2011.  Jaipur RPO Applicants for Police Clearance Certificate can visit Passport Seva Kendra (as per the postal area jurisdiction) as walk-in along with relevant set of documents and print out of online 'Application Reference Number'. With effect from 18th March, 2012 appointments are open at 7:30 PM. Starting 20th March, 2012 all passport-related services will be available at newly opened Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) at Jaipur, Jodhpur and Sikar. Applicants should visit their respective PSK as follows : Districts covered under PSK Jaipur : Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Ajmer, Dausa, Dholpur, Kaurali, Sawai Madhopur, Bhilwara, Baran, Chittaurgarh, Tonk, Bundi, Kota, Jhalawar, Pratapgarh Districts covered under PSK Jodhpur : Jodhpur, Sirohi, Jalore, Pali, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Nagaur, Udaipur, Rajsamand, Dungarpur, Banswara Districts covered under PSK Sikar : Sikar, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar  Jalandhar RPO With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 6:00 PM. Starting 31st October 2011, all passport related services are available at the newly opened Passport Seva Kendras. Applicants can visit at any of the 3 PSKs after taking online appointment as per their convenience. PSK Hoshiarpur : Hoshiarpur Arora's Galaxy, Near Hotel Presidency, Bus Stand Road, Hoshiarpur-146001, Punjab PSK Jalandhar 1 : Eminent Mall, 216, Guru Nanak Mission Chowk, Main Model Town Road, Lajpat Nagar, Jalandhar-144001, Punjab PSK Jalandhar 2 : Aman Plaza, Plot No - 310, Lajpat Nagar, Mahavir Marg, Jalandhar-144001, Punjab   Jammu RPO With effect from 7th May 2012, appointments are open at 4:00 PM.  Starting 9th May 2012, all passport related services are available at the newly opened Passport Seva Kendra at Jammu. Passport Seva Kendra Address:    Passport Seva Kendra, Aquaf Trust Building, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu-180004.  Kolkata RPO Starting May 14,2012 all passport related services, to be serviced at newly opened Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) at Berhampore.The Passport Seva Kendra at Berhampore under the jurisdiction of RPO-Kolkata will cater to six districts of West Bengal - Murshidabad, Malda, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, Nadia and Birbhum. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment , and visit the PSK with all the required original documents.The appointments will be released at 4:00 PM on May 11,2012 and it will be made available from May 14,2012 onwards. All Tatkaal applications will be processed in PSK - Kolkata. With effect from 01 March 2012, applicants applying under Tatkaal, and those who are in need of passports for Educational, Medical, Visa interview, job purpose etc., and not able to get appointments for Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), may visit Regional Passport Office (RPO), Kolkata located at 4 Brabourne Road, Kolkata-700001 with required documents and a print-out of the Online Application Receipt (ARN Sheet) between 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Applicants will be entertained on first come first serve basis. Applicants seeking Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) can approach Passport Seva Kendra(PSK) under RPO, Kolkata jurisdiction, with required documents and a print-out of the Online Application Receipt (ARN Sheet) without booking Online Appointment between 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. The application will be accepted on first come first serve basis. With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 4:00 PM. Starting 5th December 2011, all passport-related services are available at newly opened Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) Kolkata. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment, and visit the PSK.  Kozhikode RPO Starting 2nd April,2012 all passport related services, to be serviced at newly opened Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) at Kannur and Payyanur. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form , book an appointment , and visit the PSK with all the required original documents. The appointments will be released at 06:00 PM from 30th March,2012 onwards. With effect from 24th February 2012, appointments will open at 6:00 PM. Starting 27th February 2012, all passport related services, to be serviced at newly opened Passport Seva Kendras (PSK) at West Hill, Kozhikode and Vadakara. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment, and visit the PSK with all required original documents.  Lucknow RPO Starting 22nd March 2012, passport related services to be serviced at newly opened Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs).Applicants should visit their nearest PSK located at Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Gorakhpur. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment and visit the PSK. With effect from 20th March 2012, appointments will open at 4:00 PM. Passport applicants belonging to the following categories are requested to submit their applications at RPO Lucknow, only till further notice:- All Tatkaal cases All Government Servant cases Diplomatic/Official and Gratis Passport cases Applicants should visit their respective PSK as follows : Districts covered under PSK Lucknow : Lucknow, Hardoi, Lakhimpur, Raebareli, Sitapur, Unnao, Gonda, Bahraich, Faizabad, Sultanpur, CSM Nagar, Barabanki, Ambedkarnagar, Shrawasti and Balrampur. Districts covered under PSK Kanpur : Kanpur, Ramabai Nagar, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Auraiya, Allahabad, Fatehpur, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Banda, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi, Jalaun and Lalitpur. Districts covered under PSK Varanasi : Varanasi, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Sonebhadra, Mau, Azamgarh and Ballia. Districts covered under PSK Gorakhpur : Gorakhpur, Deoria, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Basti, Sidharthnagar and Sant Kabir Nagar.  Madurai RPO With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 4:00 PM. Starting 30th June 2011, all passport related services are available at Passport Seva Kendras Madurai and Tirunelveli. Applicants should visit their respective PSK as follows: Districts covered under PSK Madurai : Madurai, Theni, Siva Gangai, Viruthnagar, Ramanathapuram and Dindigul Districts covered under PSK Tirunelveli : Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari  Malappuram RPO With effect from 21th February 2012, appointments will open at 6:00 PM. Starting 23rd February 2012, all passport related services, to be serviced at newly opened Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs). Applicants should visit their nearest PSK located at Malappuram. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment, and visit the PSK.  Mumbai RPO New! With effect from 12th June, 2012, Applicants visiting Passport Seva Kendra (at Malad/Andheri/Lower Parel) with a valid appointment and have been refused token, due to non-availability of required set of documents can visit the same Passport Seva Kendra as Walk-in basis within next 3 working days before 1:30 PM from the day of appointment for the processing of their application. Applicants who require Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) can visit at Passport Seva Kendra (at Malad/ Andheri/ Lower Parel) as Walk-in basis along with required documents and print out of valid online 'Application Reference Number'. The eligible applicants can apply under TATKAAL by selecting Service Type as TATKAAL while taking a 'NORMAL' appointment at one of the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in Mumbai (i.e. PSK Malad/ PSK Andheri/ PSK Lower Parel). These Tatkaal slots are in addition to Emergency 'TATKAAL' appointments being released one and half day in advance. With effect from 20th march 2012, applicants can register their application and get appointment for Passport Seva Kendra , Andheri(Passport Seva Kendra, The Great Oasis Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., D-13, The Great Oasis 21, MIDC Marol, Andheri (East) Mumbai) and Malad (Passport Seva Kendra, Raheja Tipco Plaza, Unit no. 2-b, Rani Sati Marg, Malad (East), Mumbai), for all kind of applications including Police Clearance Certificate and Passport under TATKAAL scheme. Normal appointments will be released at 7:30pm. With effect from 10th April 2012, applicants can book appointments for the Passport Seva Kendra, Lower Parel ("Trade Point" Kamla Mills Compound, Gate No: 4, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai) for all kinds of applications including Passports under the TATKAAL scheme. With effect from 12th June 2012, all the TATKAAL services will be available to the applicants at the Passport Seva Kendras. Applicant needs to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment and visit any of the three PSKs (Andheri, Malad and Lower Parel).  Nagpur RPO New! Applicants can register their application and get appointment for Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), Nagpur (Bilquish Plaza,Sadiqabad Community Hall,Mankapur Pole No. 59, Nagpur - 440 030) for all kind of applications including Police Clearance Certificate and Passport under TATKAAL scheme. Normal appointments will be released at 7:30 pm. Eligible applicant can apply under TATKAAL by submitting online application form by selecting Service Type as 'TATKAAL' while taking a 'NORMAL' appointment. Then applicant need to visit PSK Nagpur with printout of valid online 'Application Reference Number' (ARN) with appointment and required documents.  Patna RPO With effect from 16th February 2012, appointments are open at 4:00 PM. Starting 20th February 2012, all passport related services are available at the newly opened Passport Seva Kendra at Patna. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment, and visit the PSK.  Pune RPO With effect from 1st May 2012, applicants can register their applications and get appointments for Passport Seva Kendra, Pune (Zero One-Akshit Investment Pvt. Ltd., S. No. 79/1, Ghorpadi, Mundhawa Road, Near Pingle Wasti, Pune - 411 036), for all kinds of applications (except Passport under TATKAAL scheme) including Police Clearance Certificate. Normal appointments will be released at 7:30 PM. Eligible applicants applying under TATKAAL scheme need to register and get an appointment through the website www.passport.gov.inand submit the application at the Passport Office Pune, MSFC Building, 270 Bhamburda, Opposite Symbiosis College, Pune 411 016.  Ranchi RPO New!  Starting June 1, 2012 all passport related services, to be serviced at newly opened Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) at Ranchi. All Tatkaal Applications will be accepted at RPO-Ranchi only for next 20 days. The Passport Seva Kendra at Ranchi under the jurisdiction of RPO-Ranchi will cater to twenty four districts of Jharkhand. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment and visit the PSK with all the required original documents. The appointments will be released at 4:00 PM on June 1, 2012 and it will be made available from June 4, 2012 onwards.  Surat RPO With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 7:30 PM. Starting 16th January 2012, all passport-related services are available at newly opened Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) Surat. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment, and visit the PSK . Applicants should visit their respective PSK as follows : Districts covered under PSK Surat: Bharuch,Dang,Narmada,Navsari,Surat Rural,Tapi (Vyara),Valsad,Surat City,Bardoli  Thane RPO New!  With effect from 20th March 2012, applicants can register their application and get appointment for Passport Seva Kendra ,Thane (Passport Seva Kendra,Dosti Pinnacle,Unit No G1,Plot No E7,Road No 22,Wagle Industrial Estate,Thane West ) and Nashik (Passport Seva Kendra, Star Zone Mall Part Of Shop No 3&4, Ground Floor, Nashik Pune National Highway, Nashik Road,Nashik) , for all kind of applications including Police Clearance Certificate. Normal appointments will be released at 7:30 PM. Further be informed that the above PSKs at Nashik and Thane will also accept Tatkaal passport applications with effect from 23rd April 2012. Applicants should visit their respective PSK as follows: Districts covered under PSK Thane :Thane, Navi Mumbai and Raigad. Districts covered under PSK Nashik :Nashik, Dhule, Nandurbar and Jalgaon. Applicants who require Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) can visit at Passport Seva Kendra (at Thane/Nashik) as Walk-in basis along with required documents and print out of valid online 'Application Reference Number'.  Trichy RPO A special 'Haj Camp' is being organized at the Passport Seva Kendra in Thanjavur on Saturday (24th Mar 2012) from 9:30 AM to 12 noon. Applicants who wish to take up the Haj pilgrimage, but do not possess a passport, can participate in the camp by visiting the Passport Seva Kendra, Thanjavur. Applicants need to apply online by generating the Application Reference Number and visit the Passport Seva Kendra by carrying the print out of the Application Registration Number (ARN).The applicants are required to come with all the required documents (copy and originals) for issue of passport and would be required to pay a fee of Rs.1,000. No appointment would be required to participate in the camp. With effect from 3rd February 2012 , following categories of applicants need not take an appointment until further notice for mentioned PSK. They only need to fill in the online application form and register Online, at least one day in advance before visiting the PSK. Applicants must visit PSK with required documents and a copy of the Online Application Receipt. For PSK Trichy Applicants returning to PSK after being refused tokens when they came on an earlier date with appointment Applicants applying for Fresh (Tatkaal) Passport Applicants seeking Police Clearance Certificates For PSK Thanjavur Applicants returning to PSK after being refused tokens when they came on an earlier date with appointment Applicants seeking Police Clearance Certificates With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 4:00 PM. Starting 16th August 2011, Tatkaal applications are being accepted at Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), Trichy, temporarily due to administrative reasons. Normal applications for Fresh/Reissue and Miscellaneous services will continue to be accepted at both Trichy and Thanjavur PSKs. Starting 29th June 2011, all passport related services are available at Passport Seva Kendras Trichy and Thanjavur. Applicants should visit their respective PSKs as follows: Districts covered under PSK Trichy : Karur, Tiruchirapalli and Perambalur Districts covered under PSK Thanjavur : Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkotai and Ariyalur  Trivandrum RPO For PSK Neyyattinkara With effect from 29th February 2012, appointments will open at 6:00 PM. Starting 2nd March, 2012 all passport related services, to be serviced at newly opened Passport Seva Kendras (PSK) at Neyyattinkara, Trivandrum. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment, and visit Neyyattinkara PSK with all required original documents. With effect from 27th Feb 2012, applicants should visit their respective PSKs to avail passport related services as per the districts mapped to the PSK as depicted below : Districts covered under PSK Vazhuthacaud Trivandrum : Thiruvananthapuram Districts covered under PSK Kollam : Kollam, Pathanamthitta With effect from 13th Feb 2012 for Trivandrum and Kollam PSK, all Tatkaal applicants must take an online Tatkaal appointment to avail Tatkaal service at Trivandrum or at Kollam as per the district mapped to any one of the PSK. Walkin Tatkaal is at the sole discretion of the RPO. With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 6:00 PM. Starting 16th January 2012, all passport-related services are available at newly opened Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) Trivandrum-Vazhuthacaud , Kollam. Applicants need to submit the Online Application Form, book an appointment, and visit the PSK. Only Tatkaal applications will be accepted at Regional Passport Office, Trivandrum. No application forms under Normal category will be accepted at RPO, except in emergency cases.  Visakhapatnam RPO With effect from 14th January 2012, appointments are open at 7:30 PM. Starting 5th August 2011, all passport related services are available at the newly opened Passport Seva Kendra at Visakhapatnam.