Hyderabad Passport Office

Hyderabad

Introduction Office Address Jurisdiction List of Officers List of Holidays News and Announcements Introduction Passport Office, Hyderabad was opened in the year 1976 after bifurcating from Passport Office, Chennai. The Passport Office was started as a small organization and after 23 years of public service the workload has increased more than 10 fold with corresponding increase in staff strength. Today, it has grown into the second biggest office next to Mumbai office. In Secunderabad, which is very close to the railway station, bus stop and airport. Office Space: We have shifted to our own premises in Secunderabad, which has three floors consisting of 60,432 sq. ft. There is a proposal to construct residential complex within the premises of the new office. Office Address Passport Office Contact Details D.No.8-2-215 to 219, Kummarguda, Secunderabad, PIN-500003 Voice: 040-27715333, 27716149 Fax: 040-27705656 E-mail: rpo.hyderabad@mea.gov.in Jurisdiction Adilabad, Anantapur, Chittoor Rural, Cyberabad, Guntur Rural, Guntur Urban, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Krishna, Kurnool, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Potti SriRamulu Nellore, Prakasam, Rangareddy, Tirupathi Urban, Vijayawada City, Warangal Rural, Warangal Urban, YSR District, Yanam. List Of Officers Name Designation Ms. Ashwini Sattaru Regional Passport Officer List of Holidays * Date Holiday 14/01/2014 Prophet Mohammed Birthday (ID-E-MILAD) 17/03/2014 Holi 31/03/2014 Ugadi 13/04/2014 Mahavir Jayanti 14/04/2014 Ambedkar Jayanti 18/04/2014 Good Friday 14/05/2014 Buddha Purnima 29/07/2014 Eid-Ul-Fitr 29/08/2014 Vinayaka/Ganesh Chaturthi 03/10/2014 Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) 06/10/2014 Eid-Ul-Zuha 23/10/2014 Diwali (Deepavali) 04/11/2014 Muharram 06/11/2014 Gurunanak's Birthday 25/12/2014 Christmas Day   * Note: In addition, Passport Office will be closed on National Holidays i.e. Republic Day (26th January), Independence Day (15th August) and Gandhi Jayanti (2nd October).   News and Announcements The current opening time of appointments is 4:30 PM. Online Payment has been made mandatory for booking appointments at Passport Seva Kendra(s) under this Passport Office. Click herefor details. Online payment and booking of appointment for PCC has been made mandatory at 6 PSKs under jurisdiction of Hyderabad RPO. The appointments will be released on 18th Oct. 13 for 22nd Oct. 13 onwards. Categories of Applicants allowed as “Walk-In with ARN” The following mentioned categories of applicants are allowed as “Walk-in Applicants”. Applicants for passports under Tatkal scheme. Fresh Re-Issue Applicants for normal passport : Senior citizens above 60 years Minors below 15 years: If only one of the parents holds a valid passport but other does not, then both parents should be physically present along with the original passport of one parent while submitting the passport application of minor child. And if, both the parents are having passports, then any one parent can be present with both parents' passports (in original) while submitting the application for minor child. In case none of the parent has the passport then both should be physically present with their ID Proofs. Physically challenged applicants (including visually impaired, deaf and mute reporting with medical certificate)    Applicants falling under above categories can apply either with online appointment or in walk-in mode, although it is desirable that such applicants should come to Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) with the online appointment. Applicants, who wish to apply in walk-in mode without booking online appointment, need to register Online, fill in the online application form and generate Application Reference Number (ARN) before visiting the PSK. Such applicants may visit their respective PSK with required set of documents and a copy of printed ARN sheet between 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM only. Walk-in applicants who have paid fees through the mode of SBI Bank Challan should visit the PSK after two days as it takes about 48 hours for the payment to get reflected in the PSK system. Such 'walk-in’ Applicants should visit their respective PSK as follows: Districts covered under PSKs (Begumpet, Ameerpet and Tolichowki) in Hyderabad: Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medak, Nalgonda, Warangal, Mahaboobnagar, Kurnool Districts covered under PSK Tirupati: Chittoor, YSR Kadapa, Potti SriRamulu Nellore, Ananthapur Districts covered under PSK Vijayawada: Krishna, Guntur, Khammam, Prakasam Districts covered under PSK Nizamabad: Nizamabad, Adilabad, Karimnagar For cases requiring appointments, Applicant should take appointment in their respective PSKs. However, applicant can also choose to take appointment at other PSKs in case the applicant is unable to get appointment at her/his respective PSK. Please note that Tatkal application processing will start only after checking of required documents, Police Verification status / confirmation of Verification Certificate (annexure- F). For passport of Minor children: If only one of the parents holds a valid passport but other does not, then both parents should be physically present along with the original passport of one parent while submitting the passport application of minor child. And if, both the parents are having passports, then any one parent can be present with both parents' passports (in original) while submitting the application for minor child. In case none of the parent has the passport then both should be physically present with their ID Proofs. Applicants can visit Regional Passport Office, Kummarguda, Secunderabad for enquiry between 9.30 AM to 11:30AM ONLY on working days. Applicants who are applying for re-issue of passports with change in Date of Birth/Place of Birth are requested not to approach the Hon’ble High Court directly. They have to first submit their applications at PSKs and their applications will be processed as per extant rules. Only in cases where the changes cannot be accorded as per the extant rules, such applicants will be directed to submit a declaratory order from a civil court to effect the change in Date of Birth/Place of Birth. Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) is issued to Indian Passport holders in case they have applied for Residential Status, Employment or Long term visa or for immigration. PCC cannot be issued for persons going abroad on Tourist Visa. Please see PCC Documentation. Press Releases Tender Notice dated 08-04-2014 Tender Notice dated 28-02-2014