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Application for a new full validity passport has to be made when the old passport has completed a period of 10 years from the date of issue. Indication of the date of expiry is denoted by the term Final or F after the date of expiry e.g. 11.9.2007 (Final) or 11.9.2007 castle hotels in spain (F). Application can be made no more than one year before the date of expiry of the current passport.
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This application form will enable the applicant to register online. The applicant should ensure that all fillable items are entered correctly. For all correspondence to the Embassy regarding the application please quote your temporary registration number. The application may either be sent by mail or submitted at the Embassy on the date indicated in the application form. It should be submitted to the Embassy or Consulate General castle hotels in spain in whose jurisdiction the applicant resides.
Three recent passport size photographs (3.5 cm x 3.5 cm -front facial pose). Photograph should have a white or a light colored background. (Photograph with colored or dark glasses or in uniform or in Polaroid prints or Computer prints will not be accepted). One photograph to be pasted on the space provided castle hotels in spain on the first page of the application form
Pages of passport showing US visa or Green Card (in original) Employment Authorization Card (in original) or other visa documents must be shown at the counter. A photocopy of the entire document / Card should be appended with the application (in case the application is sent by mail, a notarized copy of these documents should be sent);
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Application form must be signed by the applicant and completed in all respects. Please ensure that the applicant's signature or thumb impression castle hotels in spain (in case of infants or illiterate applicants) is provided in the box at the end of the application form. The right thumb impression for female infants and left thumb impression for male infants is required castle hotels in spain for insertion in the passport. Signatures of both the parents of the infant are to be appended at the place where the applicant is required to affix his or her signature.
A non-refundable fee of US$ 40 for normal booklet (36 pages) or US$ 50 for Jumbo booklet (60 pages) has to be paid in cash (only at the counter) or by Certified cheque or Money Order payable to Embassy of India, Washington DC when applying within its jurisdiction or drawn in favor of Consulate General of India, New York / Houston / Chicago, San Francisco, as the case may be. Please note that personal checks are not accepted. If delivery of documents is requested by mail, applicants must include a separate check of US$ 20 for Express Mail or US$ 10 for Priority mail (No Tracking Number is generated in this case). Please send two separate checks (certified check or Money Order only) One for the passport service and another one for mail service.
Please note that even if the requirements mentioned above are complete in all respects, the Embassy / Consulate reserves the right to ask for any necessary original documents at any stage. These documents are required to be presented for scrutiny and satisfaction of the Consular Officer before any service is rendered.
Note: The above time schedule does not apply to services where prior approval is required from authorities in India or any other Passport castle hotels in spain Issuing Authority other than the office where the application is made. In such cases, the processing time would be 30 working days. Passport application must be submitted in person by the applicant or immediate family member of the applicant at the counter or directly through mail to the Embassy/Consulate. Personal interview may be required.
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NOTE: The above time schedule does not apply to services where prior approval is required from authorities in India or any other Passport Issuing Authority other than the office where the application is made. In such cases, the processing time would be 30 working days excluding the time taken by mail.
The applicants are advised to refrain from making telephonic or written enquiries castle hotels in spain about the status or their application during the normal processing time. The Embassy / Consulate will get in touch with applicants in cases where the applications are incomplete / incorrect or the fee sent is not adequate or not paid in the acceptable manner or where there are other deficiencies. THE EMBASSY / CONSULATE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DOCUMENTS castle hotels in spain LOST IN MAIL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT A PASSPORT SHOULD NOT BE SENT OUT OF ANY COUNTRY BY POST. Application may be sent to the embassy or Consulate depending upon the place where the applicant resides. The Consular jurisdiction and addresses of our offices are as follows: