• Application forms are available free of cost from all Regional
• Passport Offices.
  
• An application for a passport can be submitted personally, through a representative or by registered post.
  
• Only one copy can be submitted.
  
• The second copy can be filled and kept by the applicant for future reference.
  
• One can either apply for a 36-page passport booklet or a 60-page jumbo booklet.
  
  Applying for a fresh passport
  
• The following should be submitted while applying for a fresh passport:
  

Address proof: Any one of the following should be submitted:

• The applicant's ration
  
• Appointmnent letter of reputed companies
  
• Water tax bill
  
• Telephone bill
  
• Electricity bill
  
• Bank account
  
• Income tax assessment order of the last three years
  
• Election Commission identity card
  
  Proof of Date of Birth: Any one of the following should be submitted:
  
• Birth certificate issued by a municipal authority or district office of the registrar of births and deaths.
  
• Date of birth certificate from the school last attended by the applicant.
  
• Affidavit sworn before a magistrate/notary.
  
  For more information contact:
  Regional Passport Office numbers: 2558 4543 / 2558 4536
  Tele-enquiry: 2559 1170
  E-mail: root@pobng1.kar.nic.in
  Website: http://kar.nic.in/passport

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