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Welcome to the passport services of the High commission of
India, London. Applications for Passport services can be made
at the Passport Services Counter at the High Commission, which
is open from 0930 hours to 1300 hours on all working days.
Please reach the High Commission Security Counter early
to obtain the Entry Token for the Passport Services Counter,
as these are issued in limited numbers. We currently issue
100 tokens for Passport Services. Passports, after completion
of the service requested, can be collected from the Passport
Services Counter between 1500 and 1600 hours on the date indicated.
Applications can also be sent by post but must be accompanied
by a stamped (for recorded delivery or registered post), self-addressed
envelope.
Fee for passport services is accepted at the Passport
Service Counter only in cash and postal orders. In case, you are paying in cash please bring exact change. Only crossed
postal orders in favour of the High Commission of India, London
are accepted if the application is sent by post. Application
forms and suggested formats for affidavits etc. can be downloaded
from this website or obtained from the Passport Services Counter.
All original documents must be accompanied with a photocopy.
Passport services are also available at our Consulates in
Birmingham and Edinburgh (address, phone number etc. are available
on this website). For any clarification or further information
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please call up at 0207-2401012
or send a fax to 0207632 3196
or e-mail to [email protected].
Working Hours: Passport Services Counter at the High Commission is open from
0930 hours to 1300 hours on all working days
Note 1: Copies of the
passport(s) (except blank pages) should be submitted in all
cases alongwith the application, when applying for any passport
service. In case your latest passport is an additional booklet
issued to the original passport, you are also required to
submit all the additional booklets and the original passport.
Note 2: Applications
sent by post, normally take 3 - 4 weeks for processing, if complete. In case
of any shortfall in your application, you will be contacted
by us. Please contact us in case you do not receive the passport
in 4 weeks time. Applications should be sent along with Self addressed stamped Recorded or Special delivery envelope and postal order in favour of High Commission of India, London
Note 3: Affidavits in
connection with various passport services can be sworn at
the High Commission itself for an addtional fee of £
8.00 if you are able to furnish sufficient documentation to
the satisfaction of the Consular Office to establish your
identity. Such document may include copy of Indian passport,
driving licence, letter from employer certifying the applicant's
identity, damaged passport, social security card, letter of
introduction from two Indian residents abroad in respect of
the identity and citizenship of the applicant, a certificate
issued by the concerned educational/training institution to
the effect that the individual is a bona fide student of that
institution and that he is of Indian nationality as per academic
records submitted by him at the time of admission (in case
of students), and air ickets/boarding passes/itinerary/visa
copy (in case of short time visitors). In case the Consular
Officer is not satisfied with the identity/photo of the applicant,
the applicant is required to obtain the affidavit attested/sworn
before a Notary Public.
WARNING: It is an offence to knowingly
furnish false information or to suppress material information
when applying for Passport services.
FAQ
on Passport Services
Re-issue
of Passports
A new passport can be issued on the expiry, or up to one year before expiry, of any passport, which had an initial validity of 10 years. It is necessary to have a valid visa on the previous passport. To apply for a new passport, you need to fill out the application form along with two latest identical passport-size photographs.(Attestation not necessary) You also need to enclose your current or recently expired passport (in case your latest passport is an additional booklet issued to the original passport, you are also required to submit all the additional booklets plus the original passport) and the fee of � 27.00. if you want an ordinary, 36 page, passport or � 34.00 if you want a jumbo, 60 page passport. If all the pages of your passport have been exhausted, then also you will be issued a new passport of ten years validity from the current date for a fee of �27. This will also apply for all other cases like 'change in appearance, name, date of birth, place of birth, signatures etc.', where a new passport booklet is required.
Download :
Form (Word) 
Form (PDF) 
In case more than one year has elapsed since the expiry of the passport you will also need to submit an affidavit in the prescribed format stating that you have not acquired British Nationality and a letter from the British Home office confirming the same (Please refer to Note.3 above).
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Form (Word)
Form (PDF)
Affidavit (Word)
Affidavit (PDF)
Consent Letter
Consent
Letter
Issue of duplicate passports or Emergency Certificates in lieu
of damaged or lost passports
If you are on a short visit
to the UK or a work permit holder or a student and have lost
or damaged your original passport, you can approach the High
Commission for either a short validity passport or an Emergency
Certificate. You will need to fill out the application form
along with 8 latest identical passport-size photographs. You
also need to provide a Police Report regarding lost or stolen
passport, and a sworn affidavit in the prescribed format.
The affidavit can be sworn at the High Commission itself for
an additional fee of £ 8.00 and you do not need to go
to a notary public (Please refer to Note.3 above). You may
also provide a photocopy of your lost passport/expired previous
passport, or any other document proving your Indian nationality.
Download : Form
(Word) Form
(PDF)
Affidavit
(Word) Affidavit
(PDF)
In case you are resident
in UK, you will, in addition, have to supply an affidavit
and a letter from the British Home Office certifying non-acquisition
of British nationality (Please refer to Note.3 above). Proof
of legal stay permission in UK is also required. The fee for
an ordinary, 36 page passport is �84.00 and �94.00 for a 60
page, Jumbo passport. The fee for Emergency Certificate is
�4.00.
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Form
(Word) Form
(PDF)
Affidavit
(Word) Affidavit
(PDF)
Consent Letter
Consent
Letter
Renewal of passports, which were, initially issued for a short
validity (less than five years) on emergency etc.
For renewal of such passports,
you need to fill out the application form alongwith two latest
identical passport-size photographs. You will also need to
enclose your current or recently expired passport. There is
no fee for this service.
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Form
(Word) Form
(PDF)
Change
in appearance
If
your appearance has changed significantly since your last
passport was made, you can apply for a fresh passport or an
additional booklet with a more recent photograph. You will
need to fill out the form meant for a new passport along with
four latest identical passport-size photographs. You also
need to enclose your current passport and a sworn affidavit
in the prescribed format. (Please refer
to Note.3 above).
The fee for this service
is �27.00 if you want an ordinary, 36 page passport or �34.00
if you want a jumbo, 60 page passport. The fee for additional
booklets is �14.00 if you want an ordinary 36 page additional
booklet or �17.00 if you want a jumbo 60 page additional booklet.
Download : Form
(Word)
Form (PDF)
Affidavit
(Word)
Affidavit (PDF)
Change of name subsequent to marriage
If your surname has changed
subsequent to marriage and you want a new passport or an additional
booklet in your married name you will need to fill out the
form meant for a new passport along with four latest identical
passport-size photographs. You also need to enclose your current
passport, your original marriage certificate with a photocopy
and your spouse's passport. The fee for this service is �27.00
if you want an ordinary, 36 page, passport or �34.00 if you
want a jumbo, 60 page passport. The fee for additional booklet
is �14.00 if you want an ordinary 36 page additional booklet
or �17.00 if you want a jumbo 60 page additional booklet.
Download :
Form
(Word) Form
(PDF)
In case you do not want
a new passport, you can also apply for an observation regarding
your change of surname to be entered in your existing passport.
For this you need to fill out the form meant for Miscellaneous
Services and the fee is only �7.00. The documentary requirements
are the same as those mentioned above.
Download :
Form
(Word) Form
(PDF)
In
case you wish to change your first name/surname or both your
first name and surname, you will be required to place advertisements
to that effect in a prominent daily newspaper of the area
of your residence in the UK and a prominent daily newspaper
of the area of your permanent address. You would be required
to submit these advertisements (newspaper page) along with
a sworn affidavit in the prescribed format. (Please
refer to Note.3 above).
Download :
Form
(Word) Form
(PDF)
Affidavit
(Word) Affidavit
(PDF)
Passports for Children born in the UK
Children's name cannot
be entered on their parent's passport any more. For a child
to be given an Indian passport he/she must have been registered
with the Consular Section of the High Commission within one
year of birth. For procedure regarding registration of children,
please refer to the Consular Services section of this website.
To apply for issue of a new passport to a child, you must
fill out the application form for a new passport along with
four latest identical passport-size photographs. You also
need to enclose passports of both parents and the child's
birth certificate (full version), along with a photocopy.
The fee for this service is �17.00.
Download :
Form
(Word) Form
(PDF)
Miscellaneous Services on existing valid passports
Miscellaneous Service is
addition or amendment to the existing passport such as grant
of 'Emigration Clearance Not Required (ECNR), deletion of
child/children's name from the mother/father's passport, change
of present/permanent address, inclusion/deletion of spouse's
name, change of surname subsequent to marriage etc. or any
other observation required in the existing passport regarding
the personal/passport particulars. For Miscellaneous Service,
you will need to fill out the Miscellaneous Service application
form, alongwith two latest identical passport-size photographs.
You will also need to enclose your current validity passport
and document (original plus one photocopy) in support of the
required service. The fee for each Miscellaneous Service is
� 7.00.
Download :
Form
(Word) Form
(PDF)
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