Passport renewal: Your passport is about to expire; Upgrade quickly by following these steps

passport renewal: Passport is required for foreign travel. Without this you cannot go abroad. It identifies your citizenship globally. This is a kind of ID proof.

Let us tell you that passport for adults is made for 10 years while for children it is made for 5 years. In such a situation, to ensure that your passport does not expire, you should renew it before its expiry date. You should get your new passport made about 6 months in advance.

• Online process of passport renewalVisit the official website of Passport Seva.
• If you are a new user then register and old user has to log in with the help of username and password.
• – Now click on Apply for New Passport/Renew Passport.
• Now the application form will appear on the new webpage, in which you will have to give all the information.
• After this fill the self declaration form.
• After filling the form you have to pay the passport renewal fee and schedule an appointment.

How to apply for a new passport

• Install mPassport Seva app in your phone.
• After this open the app and click on New User Registration.
• To register, you will have to fill necessary information like date of birth, name, email ID and other information.
• After filling all the information you will have to set the password.
• After this enter the captcha and submit.
• Now the verification code will come on your email ID, fill it and log in.
• After this select Apply for Fresh Passport.
• Now select your nearest passport office and make an appointment.
• After this you have to select either normal or urgent service. Let us tell you that in normal passport it is made in 15 days and in Tatkal it is made in 3 days.
• Now you start filling the application form and after filling the form you will get the appointment date.
• After this you will have to pay the passport fee online. Once payment is made, you will receive confirmation via e-mail or SMS.
• You can submit photo ID proof and address proof online only.
• Now you will have to go to the passport office on the appointment date to get all your documents verified.
• Police verification will take place after verification of documents. Police officers will come to the house and verify the documents.