Renewal of Passport

• Under Passport & Visa Manual 2006, there is no restriction for renewal of passport before its expiry.
• Passport having full validity of 5/10 years can be issued to the applicants even if existing passport has not completed its validity. However, a statement mentioning the reason for obtaining a new passport before its expiry will have to be given by the applicant.
• The applicant can visit along with required documents for renewal of his/her passport. The existing passport will be returned to the applicant after taking necessary action.

Damaged Passport

Passport against damaged would be issued subject to submission of prescribed fee and production of required documents.

Exhausted Pages

If you are a frequent traveler and pages on your passport are exhausted, then you can apply for a fresh passport. You have the choice to choose 36 pages, 72 pages and 100 pages passport depending upon your requirement.