Passport Rules Made Simpler
Posted on: 29/Dec/2016 12:12:51 PM
Regional Passport Officer (Madurai) S. Maniswara Raja while speaking about relaxed rules for obtaining new passports said: The Ministry of External Affairs officials liberalized certain norms for obtaining passports, which had hitherto been mandatory, a week back. Now, passport seekers born after 26.1.1989, who were supposed to furnish birth certificate, were not required to file the document.
Instead, they should attach the date of birth detail, which figured in the PAN card, Aadhaar card or Transfer Certificate (TC) issued at the time of passing 10th standard or on completion of any other higher education courses from recognized institutions or universities.
Similarly, the rules had been simplified with regard to single parents or divorcees. Submission of marriage registration certificate was not mandatory any more. Self-declaration/ attestation by the applicants were sufficient. The number of documents to be attached with the application for obtaining passport had been reduced from 15 to nine now. However, those submitting fake documents while applying for passports would attract severe legal action, even cancellation of their applications.
