PASSPORT SERVICES |
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Indian Passports are issued to all Indian citizens living in Myanmar as expatriates or as long term residents who wish to maintain Indian citizenship and who have valid Myanmar visa. All Indian passports issued from Embassy of India, Yangon are Machine Readable Passports (MRP). Passport applications are processed online and passport booklets are issued by the Central Passport Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. The minimum time for process and issue of Indian passports is two to three weeks from the date submission of the application, in the cases in which Police verification (PV) is not required. The cases in which Police verification is required, needs an additional time of one month for conducting PV in India. The facility for online application for re-issue of Indian Passport and other miscellaneous Passport Services has been launched at the Embassy of India, Yangon under ‘Global Passport Seva Project’. Passport applicants are advised to avail of the facility by visiting the link https://portal6.passportindia.gov.in and register themselves by following the instructions provided in the website. The duly signed printout of the successfully submitted online application form must be submitted to the Embassy of India, Yangon along with supporting documents. TYPES OF PASSPORTS SERVICES PROVIDED 1.Issue of fresh Passport to newly born children. 2. Reissue of passport 3. Reissue ofpassports in lieu of lost or damaged passport. 4. Issue/reissue of PIO Passport. 5. Miscellaneous services like PCC, NRI Certificate etc. The applicant will have to come in person to the Embassy.The practice of issue of additional booklets to existing passport holders for facilitation of frequent travelers has been discontinued with. Fresh passports with 10 years validity are issued to applicants who do not have vacant pages in their existing passports. The process of issue of passports takes a minimum of two to three weeks; hence Passport holders who are running out of pages in their existing passports are advised to apply well in advance. |
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUE OF A NEW PASSPORT |
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1.Application Form with three (3) colored photographs (Size – 2” X 2” and blue or white background). One photograph is to be pasted on the application form and two are to be attached. 2.Original Passport must be presented while submitting the application. 3.A copy of the passport (first page, last page)along with all Myanmar visa pages also to be attached with the application. 4.Supporting documents needed to be attached, if there is any changes in personal particulars like address, spouse name addition etc |
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REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORS |
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All minor children below the age of 15 are required to have separate passports. Their names cannot be included in the parent's passports anymore. A minor child is issued with a passport of a maximum validity of 5 (five) years or till 18 years of age whichever is less. Minors between the ages of 15 to 18 years of age can apply for regular passport with 10 years of validity. General requirements for Minors for issue of passports are the same as for regular passports. Application forms in case of minors can be submitted with either the thumb impression of the minor or signature of the minor attested by the parents. Parents passport copies must be attached with the application. |
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUE OF A DUPLICATE PASSPORT IN LIEU OF LOST OR DAMAGED PASSPORTS. |
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1.An application intimating the circumstances leading to loss/damage of passport and a request for issue of passport, to be submitted personally. 2.A copy of the Police report (FIR) of loss filed with local police station in the case of lost passport. 3.Document to prove identity of the applicant (e.g. driving licensee, Aadhar card, Election ID). 4.A copy of the lost/damaged passport with Myanmar visa. 5.All other requirements as mentioned in case of issue of new passport. |
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