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The
Ministry of External Affairs has announced various modifications to the
passport rules, aimed at easing the process of issue of passport.
In one of
the most major changes, eight (8) different documents will now be accepted as
proof of Date of Birth (DOB). As per the existing provisions of the Passport Rules, 1980, all
applicants born on or after 26th January 1989 must submit a Birth Certificate
as the proof of Date of Birth (DOB). Changing this rule, the government has now
decided that applicants can submit any of the following eight (8) documents as
the proof of DOB while submitting the passport application:
- Birth Certificate (BC) issued by the Registrar of Births & Deaths, or the Municipal Corporation, or any other prescribed authority whosoever has been empowered under the Registration of Birth & Deaths Act, 1969 to register the birth of a child born in India.
- Transfer or School-Leaving or Matriculation Certificate issued by the school last attended, or by the recognized educational board containing the DOB of the applicant.
- PAN Card issued by the Income Tax Department with the DOB of applicant.
- Aadhar Card/E-Aadhar having the DOB of applicant.
- Copy of the extract of the service record of the applicant (only in respect of Government servants) or the Pay Pension Order (in respect of retired Government Servants), duly attested/certified by the officer/in-charge of the Administration of the concerned Ministry/Department of the applicant, having his DOB.
- Driving licence issued by the Transport Department of the concerned State Government, having the DOB of the applicant.
- Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) issued by the Election Commission of India having the DOB of applicant.
- Policy Bond issued by the Public Life Insurance Corporations/Companies having the DOB of the holder of the insurance policy.
Simplified rules for various sections of society
A
three-member Committee, with officials of the Ministry of External Affairs and
the Ministry of Women and Child Development, was constituted to examine various
issues pertaining to passport applications where the mother/child has insisted
that the name of the father should not be mentioned in the passport, and also
relating to passport issues to children with a single parent, and to adopted
children. The Report of the Committee has been accepted by the Minister of
External Affairs. Based on the recommendations of the committee, the government
will make the following changes in the passport rules for various sections of
society:
Name of only one
parent/guardian is required: The online passport application form now requires
the applicant to provide the name of father or mother or legal guardian, i.e.,
only one parent, and not both. This allows single parents to apply for
passports for their children and to also issue passports where the issuing
authority cannot print the name of either the father or the mother, at the
request of the applicant.
A decrease in the number of
annexes: The new rules bring down
the total number of Annexures prescribed in the
Passport Rule, 1980, to nine from the present 15. They have removed
Annexes A, C, D, E, J, and K, and merged certain Annexes.
Only
Self-Declaration from now on: All the required annexes will now be
self-declarations on plain paper. No attestation/swearing by/before any
Notary/Executive Magistrate/First Class Judicial Magistrate will henceforth be
necessary.
No
affidavit/Marriage Certificate required for married applicants: Applications now don’t
require married applicants to provide Annexure K/marriage
certificate.
Spouse’s
Name not required for separated/divorced applicants: Passport applications now
don’t require a spouse’s name for separated/divorced persons. There is even no
requirement of the Divorce Decree.
Provision
for Orphaned children
Orphaned
Children without proof of DOB may now submit a declaration. The
declaration – by the Head of the Orphanage/Child Care Home on their official
letter head – confirms the applicant’s DOB.
Children
not born out of a wedlock: Applications for children not born out of wedlock need only Annexure G.
For
domestically adopted children: Applications for in-country domestically
adopted children no longer requires submission of the registered adoption deed.
In the absence of a deed, the passport applicant may give a declaration on a
plain paper confirming the adoption.
Government
Servants without a NOC: Government servants sometimes cannot obtain the Identity Certificate (Annexure-B)/NOC (Annexure-M) from their
employer. They can now get the passport by submitting a self-declaration in Annexure-‘N’. The
declaration must state that they have informed their employer, that they
are applying for an ordinary passport.
For
Sadhus/ Sanyasis:
Sadhus/Sanyasis can apply for a passport mentioning their spiritual Guru’s name
instead of their biological parent(s) name(s). They must provide at least
one public document such as Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC), PAN card,
Aadhar Card, etc.. The document must record the name of the Guru against
the column(s) for parent(s) name(s).