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Renewal of passports
Passports are normally issued for 10
years and upon its expiry, a new
passport has to be obtained.
However, in certain cases, a short
validity passport is issued which is then renewed to
the normal validity. The documents required for such
renewal are:
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Miscellaneous Application form [115 kb. *.doc],
duly filled in, and signed at two places, including
the declaration. Without this, no service can be
rendered.
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Present passport.
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In case the passport has expired
for more than 6 months, a statement explaining the
reasons for the delay in application. In case of
further over-expiry, other documentation may be
require.
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2 photographs, one of which
to be pasted on page 1 of the form, and signed half
on the form and half on the photograph.
In case the passport has not been issued
from this Embassy, clearance would be required from
the original Passport Issuing Authority. This can take
up to 30 days (3 months for duplicate passports).
In the interim, the old passport (if still valid) can
be returned to the applicant.
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