New Passport Rules in 2017

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Passport New Rules 2017
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Substitute for date of birth certificate

• Applicants who are born after January 1st, 1989
  had to submit birth certificates in order to
  obtain a passport. Now, however, applicants can
  submit any one from the list of options provided
  when applying for a passport
• Birth certificate as issued by the Registrar of
  births and deaths or the Municipal Corporation or
  any other authority empowered to issue the same
  under the Registration of Births and Death Act of
  1969 to register a childs birth in India.
• PAN card.
• Aadhar card or E-aadhar card mentioning the
  applicants date of birth.
• Transfer certificate/school leaving
  certificate/matriculation certificate issued by
  the school last attended by the applicant and
  recognised by an educational board.
• Driving licence.
• Election photo identity card (EPIC).
• Policy bond issued by a public life insurance
  company mentioning the applicants date of birth.

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Name of only one parent or legal guardian
mandatory
Applicants can now choose to fill in the details
of only one legal guardian or parent, making it
easier for single parents to obtain a passport
for their child/children. It is now no longer
mandatory for the fathers name to be mentioned
in the passport application form. This is
especially true in the case of children being
raised by single mothers and adopted children.
This change was implemented after a special
committee was set up to examine issues relating
to passport applications for adopted children and
children of single parents.
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Reduction in number of annexures
Earlier, passport forms had 15 annexures, however
this has now been reduced to 9 as some have been
merged.
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No attestation required on annexures
Previously, passport application form annexures
required to be attested by a notary/executive
Magistrate/first class judicial Magistrate.
However, the new changes stipulate that there is
no requirement for attestation of annexures. A
self-attestation on plain paper is all that is
required.
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Marriage certificate not required in case of
separated/divorced applicants
Earlier, the passport application form mandated
the submission of the marriage certificate for
all married persons, even if they were separated
or divorced. The new rule states that a marriage
certificate need not be attached for applicants
who are separated or divorced. The applicant is
also not required to provide the name of his/her
former spouse on the application form.
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Orphaned children
In the case of orphaned children without proof of
their date of birth such as a court order or a
matriculation certificate, a declaration by the
Head of the orphanage/child care home on the
organisations official letterhead can be
submitted in that regard.
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Government servants
Government servants who are unable to obtain
annexure B/no-objection certificate (annexure M)
from their superiors and are in urgent need of a
passport may submit a self-declaration in
annexure-N stating that the applicant has
provided prior intimation to his/her employer
informing them that he/she is applying for an
ordinary passport. This annexure-N is to be
submitted to the passport issuing authority at
the time of applying for an ordinary passport.
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