The Slide is all about the Indian Passport and its types.This also includes the fees as well as the visa requirements for an travel.It covers all the three types of passports issued in India with sufficient information about its type.
3. The front cover of a contemporary Indian
passport.
Indian Passport
भारतीय पासपोर्ट
4. OVERVIEW
Date first issued 1920 (first version)
1986 (current version)
Issued by India
Type of document Passport
Purpose Identification
Eligibility requirements Indian citizenship
Expiration 10 years after acquisition for those
aged 18 or more; otherwise 5
years
Cost Adult (36 pages):1,500
Adult (60 pages):2,000
Minor (36 pages): 1,000
6. Ordinary passport (deep black cover) is issued to ordinary
citizens for ordinary travel, such as for vacation, study and
business trips (36 or 60 pages). It is a "Type P" passport,
where P stands for personal.
7. Official passport (white cover) is issued to individuals
representing the Indian government on official
business. It is a "Type S" passport, S standing
for service.
8. Diplomatic passport (maroon cover) is issued to Indian diplomats,
top ranking government officials and diplomatic couriers. It is a
"Type D" passport with D standing for diplomatic.
In addition, selected passport offices in India as well as overseas
missions are authorized to issue regular Indo-Bangladesh passports
and Indo-Sri Lankan passports to Indian nationals resident in West
Bengal, the North-Eastern States, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. These
two passports respectively permit travel to Bangladesh and Sri
Lanka only and are not valid for travel to other foreign countries.
Diplomatic Indian Passport
9. Physical appearance
Contemporary ordinary Indian passports have a
black or deep bluish-black cover with golden
coloured printing. The Emblem of India is
emblazoned in the centre of the front cover. The
words "पासपोर्ट" in Hindi and "Passport" in English
are inscribed above the Emblem whereas "भारत
गणराज्य" in Hindi and "Republic of India" in
English are inscribed below the emblem. The
standard passport contains 36 pages, but
frequent travelers can opt for a passport
containing 60 pages.
10. The Bio data page contains the following information:
Type: "P"- Stands for "Personal",
"D"- Stands for "Diplomatic",
"S"- Stands for "Service"
Country code: IND
Passport number
Surname
Given name(s)
Nationality
Sex
Date of birth
Place of birth
Place of issue
Date of issue
Date of expiry
Photo of passport holder
Ghost picture of the passport holder (only passports issued since 2015)
Signature of the passport holder
Bio-data page of an Indian
passport issued since 2015
11. The information page ends with the Machine Readable Passport Zone (MRZ).
The Demographics page at the end of the passport book contains
the following information:
◦ Name of father or legal guardian
◦ Name of mother
◦ Name of spouse
◦ Address
◦ Old passport number
◦ File number
Bio-data page of an Indian
passport issued prior to 2015
12. The passports contain a note from the President of India addressing the
authorities of all territories:
“These are to request and require in the Name of the President of the
Republic of India all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to
pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford him or her, every
assistance and protection of which he or she may stand in need.
By order of the President of the Republic of India”
“इसके द्वारा, भारत गणराज्य के राष्ट्रपतत के नाम पर, उन सब से जिनका इस बात
से सरोकार हो, यह प्रार्टना एवं अपेक्षा की िाती है कक वे वाहक को बबना रोक-र्ोक,
आजादी से आने-िाने दें, और उसे हर तरह की ऐसी सहायता और सुरक्षा प्रदान करें
जिसकी उसे आवश्यकता हो ।भारत गणराज्य के राष्ट्रपतत के आदेश से ददया गया”
The note bearing page is typically stamped and signed by the issuing
authority in the name of the President of the Republic of India.
13. The text of Indian passports is printed in
both Hindi and English, two of the 23 official
languages of India
14. The price of a standard passport in India:
1500- Fresh or Renew passport (36 pages, standard size) with 10 year
validity.
2000 - Fresh or Renew passport (60 pages, 'jumbo' size) with 10 year
validity.
3500 - First time applicant or renewal with expedited ('tatkal') service (36
pages) with 10 year validity.
4000 - First time applicant or renewal with expedited ('tatkal') service (60
pages) with 10 year validity.
1000 - Fresh passport for minors (below 18 years of Age) with 5 year validity
or till the minor attains the age of 18, whichever is earlier.
3000 - Duplicate passport (36 pages) in lieu of lost, damaged or stolen
passport.
3500 - Duplicate passport (60 pages) in lieu of lost, damaged or stolen
passport.
Indian passports can also be issued outside India, for which fees varies by
country
15. Visa requirements for Indian citizens are administrative entry
restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens
of India. As of 1 January 2017, Indian citizens had visa-free or visa
on arrival access to 49 countries and territories, ranking the Indian
passport 87th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Guinea-Bissauan
and Turkmen passports) according to the Henley visa restrictions
index, which is based on data supplied by IATA.
