KOLKATA Welcome to Passport Office
Kolkata
A B O U T P A S S P O R T
O F F I C E KOLKATA Government of
India Passport Office Kolkata started functioning from June 1955. It
is located at 4, Brabourne Road, Kolkata-700001 since it's
inception. It caters to 19 districts of West Bengal viz Kolkata, Regional Passport Office, 4 10.00 AM to 01.30 PM For submission of application forms, sale
of forms, on-line registration, enquiry, appointment of
Passport Officer / Public Relation Officer etc. While meeting to Passport Officer OR Public Relation
Officer, please bring the relevent documents e.g. Annexure-F,
Annexure-I, in case of Tatkal Scheme and stay proof, birth
certificate, 10th / 12th certificate etc. etc. in case of any
other objection. 03.30 PM to 06.00 PM Delivery of Passports (which are promised
by Passport Officer) Date Holiday 20-JAN-2010 Shri Panchami 26-JAN-2010 Republic Day 27-FEB-2010 Id-E-Milad 28-MAR-2010 Mahabir Jayanti 02-APR-2010 Good Friday 15-APR-2010 Vaisakhi 27-MAY-2010 Buddha Purnima 15-AUG-2010 Independence Day 11-SEP-2010 Idu'l Fitr 02-OCT-2010 Gandhi Jayanti 15-OCT-2010 Maha Ashtami 17-OCT-2010 Vijaya Dashami 05-NOV-2010 Diwali/Kali Puja 21-NOV-2010 Guru Nanak's Birthday 17-DEC-2010 Muharrum 25-DEC-2010 Christmas Day Name Designation Dr. R. Sivakumar, IPS RPO
Shri Goutam De Assistant Passport Officer Shri. Ghanashyam Shukla Assistant Passport Officer Shri. P.K.Ghosh Superintendent Smt. M. Bannerjee Superintendent Shri. B.K.Jha Superintendent Shri Sujit Das Superintendent Sr.
No Designation Occupancy Pay
Scale Grade
Pay 01 Regional Passport Officer 01 PB-4 Rs. 37400-67000 7,600(On Deputation) 02 Assistant Passport Officer 01 PB-3 Rs. 15600-39100 5400 03 Superintendent 05 PB-2 Rs. 9300-34800 4,600 04 Assistant 15 PB-2 Rs. 9300-34800 4,200 05 Junior Hindi Translator 01 PB-2 Rs. 9300-34800 4200 06 Upper Division Clerk 22 PB-1 Rs. 5200-20200 2,400 07 Lower Division Clerk 09 PB-1 Rs. 5200-20200 1,900 08 Driver 01 PB-1 Rs. 5200-20200 1,900 09 Office Assistant, Daftry,Peon (Updraded to
Group C category after Training) 20 PB-1 Rs. 5200-20200 1800 One can apply on-line OR
can submit the application form at Regional Passport Office Kolkata
OR at DM office of the district (DPC) OR at Speed Post
Centre
of the city or DPACC at Murshidabad or PACC Kolkata, 2 No.
Ballygunge Park Road or PACC Siliguri, opposite Tenzing Norge Bus
stand. List
of DPCs
List
of Speed Post Centres List
of PACC DM
Howrah DM
Hooghly DM
24 Paraganas (S) Gangtok (Sikkim) DM
24 Paraganas (N) Beliaghata
HO DM
Nadia Cossipore
HO DM
Birbhum Beadon Street PO DM
Burdwan DM
Bankura DM
Purulia Park
Street HO DM
Maldah Barrackpore
HO DM
Murshidabad Beliaghata
HO DM
Jalpaiguri Suri
HO DM
Darjeeling Rampurhat
HO DM
Coochbihar Krishnanagar
DM
Dinajpur (N) Nabadwip DM
Dinajpur (S) Raghunathganj
HO DM
Sikkim Kandi
HO DM
Tripura Berhampore
HO DM
Medinipur (E) Baruipur
HO DM
Medinipur (W) Barasat
HO Kalyani Ranaghat Gangtok Malda
HO Darjeeling
HO Siliguri
SPC Coochbehar
HO Jalpaiguri
HO Asansol
HPO Durgapur
HPO Raniganj
HO Bankura
HPO Burdwan
HPO Katwa
HPO Contai
HPO Howrah
HPO Salkia
HPO Midnapore
HPO Jhargram
HPO Arambagh
HPO Chinsura
HPO Serampore
HPO Tamluk
HPO Port
Bliar HPO B.O.
Bidhan Nagar CC Block Counter
# Service
Details Counter
No. 1 Tatkal cases submission
counter Counter
No. 2 Acceptance
of Fresh applications counter Counter
No. 3 Acceptance of Fresh
applications counter Counter
No. 4 Acceptance of
Fresh applications counter Counter
No. 5 Fresh
application counter (first-time/old passport expired over
three years back) Counter
No. 6 Acceptance of
Online submission of application Counter
No. 7 Online
& Govt./semi Govt. applications counter Counter
No. 8 Reissue-renewal
- lost damaged-new Booklet-Misc. Counter
No. 9
Reissue-renewal - lost damaged-new
Booklet-Misc. Counter
No. 10 Fresh
(first-time/old passport expired over three years back) only
Ladies/Senior Citizens/Physically Handicapped can queue at
this counter Counter
No. 11 Enquiry
Counter
No. 12 Enquiry
Dr. R. Sivakumar IPS,
Regional Passport Officer Phone: 033-2234
1212 To know the status of
your application click here. Dr. R. Sivakumar IPS,
Regional Passport Officer Phone: 033-2234
1212/033-2225 7524 Passport are delivered by
SPEED POST and in case of counter delivery (promised by
Passport Officer) the Passport will be delivered to the
applicant only. Delivery of Passport will be not be given on an
authority letter. 01 Who can apply for passport in Passport
Office, Kolkata? Any one resident in
02 When can one apply for
passport? You can apply any
time as long as all the required documents as required is
available with you. For detailed instructions please see
website www.passport.gov.in. As regards renewal
of existing Passports, the same can be renewed even before one
year of its expiry date. Further, most of the Embassies who
issue visas insist on the passport validity being at least of
six months to one year before they consider to issue visas.
Accordingly, apply for renewal well before time and save the
last minute rush. Every passport
issued has a new Number and validity. At present passports are
issued every time for a ten year validity from the date of
issue despite the application being for additional
booklet/reissue. Tatkal passport are also issue for a 10 year
validity on post-police verification basis. Only for Children,
passports are issued with five years validity or upto the age
of 18. 03 Who can apply
on-line? Any one applying
for a fresh passport, renewal, re-issue, additional booklet
can apply on-line. Applicants applying for Miscellaneous
service viz., ECNR, PCC, Change of residential address etc.,
cannot apply on-line. Website for applying online is
www.passport.gov.in and for detailed instructions please
go through the web information. 04 Do I need to visit the
Passport Office, Kolkata to submit the passport if registered
on-line? Yes. The applicant
has to come personally to submit the application along with
all required documents. Bring along the print out of the
passport application which will bear the registration number
and the date of appointment with the Passport office for
submission of the application. Last few columns need to be
filled by hand and application signed and submitted in the
office. On-line application cannot be submitted on the basis
of authority letter. Further, you can submit the application
any day from the date of appointment automatically allotted by
the computer until a fortnight thereafter.
05 How do I make the payment?
Application money
and the tatkal fees as applicable is accepted in cash across
the counter. Take a printed receipt for the amount tendered at
the counter. 06 How soon can one get a
passport if he apply’s at the District Centre in the District
Passport Collection Centre? Normally, one
should receive the passport in 45-60 days, if the application
is complete in all respects and all the relevant documents are
enclosed. 07 What are the major
defects noticed at the Passport office, when the application
is scrutinized? i. Some columns are left blank. All
columns should be filled or if they are not applicable
should be specifically marked as No/Yes or Not
applicable. ii. If the applicant has stayed in more
than one place during the last one year from the date of
submission of his application, all the address should be
indicated clearly and Personal Particulars Form should
be filled up for each address. Any incomplete
residential information when noticed during the Police
verification not only attracts penalty but also leads to
considerable delay in processing the case. Proof of
having stayed in the same residence for one year is
required. Please submit the First and Twelth month Bank
statement/Electricity Bill/Telephone Bill and not the
entire 12 months. These can be self attested and need
not be attested by Notary. However, bring along the
originals for verification and return. Only documents
submitted through authorized Travel agents should be
notarized. For Miscellaneous service like ECNR the
original document will be retained and returned at
delivery time. iii Whenever, there is an addition of
Spouse name in the form and if the applicants previous
passport did not have the spouse name, include the
Marriage certificate/Joint photo affidavit. iv. Similarly, whenever the Spouse name
is not being mentioned in the new application whereas
the earlier passport had the Spouse name, then include
the Divorce deed/Death certificate etc., to enable the
Passport Office to accede to the request of the
applicant. v. In case of Minor applicants, both the
parents should sign the Main form and Annexure H. If one
Spouse is staying abroad, then the Affidavit of No
objection should be enclosed with the application. The
affidavit should have been attested by the Indian
Embassy abroad where the Spouse is normally residing. If
the parents do not have Passport, then an Affidavit in
Annexure I should be submitted and the photograph of
both Mother and Father be pasted and attested in the
Affidavit. A photo identity of the Minor’s parents is
also required viz. PAN card, Election commission
Card. vi. Minor’s application born after
26.1.1989 should enclose the Birth certificate issued by
the Registrar of Birth or Municipal authorities. SSC
certificate etc., is not a valid document for such
applicants. All other applicants born before 26.1.1989,
should submit their SSC leaving certificate /CBSE
certificate as proof of date and place of birth. If the
SSC certificate does not indicate the place of birth, a
self declaration of place of birth should be submitted
along with the proof of date of birth. Only illiterate
applicants and persons normally above 50 years of age
can submit notarized affidavits indicating their place
and date of birth and in addition submit Ration
card/Election commission card/PAN card etc., which also
indicates the age/date of birth. vii. Ensure that the Photograph is front
facing with both ears visible, and has a contrasting
plain background in comparison to the photo of the
applicant. Since the photograph are scanned now a days,
and if the photo and background is of the same color, it
cannot be scanned properly. Photos should not bear any
signature or stamp. No photograph with caps, dark
spectacles/goggles, uniform, or tilak mark on forehead
is acceptable. In case of infants, both the eyes should
be open. viii. Single parents should submit
appropriate affidavit of NOC duly attested by the
Magistrate only. ix. Guardians submitting on behalf of
parents staying abroad, should submit Affidavits of
guardianship duly notarized + 2 affidavits from the
witnesses who is known to you. x. Use ball pens only for signature and
sign all the places where signatures are required.
Signature in Roller ball pen/ink pen/Gel pen gets
smudged while heat laminating and the Passport office
would not be responsible for smudged signatures in the
passport. Applicant will have to again apply with
payment for fresh booklet. xi. All forms and Affidavits are freely
downloadable from the website
www.passport.gov.in xii. Photocopies of documents submitted
are only to be self attested. There is no need to attest
by Notary. xiii. TATKAL applications which are
accompanied by Annexure “F” or verification certificate
should always be in the Official Stationery of the
Officer issuing the certificate, and invariably enclose
the Official and Residence telephone of the Officer with
Mobile phone, copy of the Identity card with photograph
of the officer and the photo of the Applicant should be
stamped with the office seal. Defence officials who need
not submit their photo ID should submit any other photo
ID for record. Applications without the above will be
rejected at the counter. 08 What do I do if I loose my
passport? File a First
Information Report at the nearest Police station where you
lost the Passport. The FIR should clearly indicate the
Passport Number which has been lost. If there are more than
one passport lost, and only one FIR filed, submit a copy of
the FIR in each case duly attested and indicating the
application in which the original has been filed. Furnish a
copy of the original FIR and all other documents required for
submission of a normal passport, copy of the lost passport (if
you have one), an Affidavit of Loss/Damage of Passport and
Annexure I and F, if the duplicate passport is required
urgently. If the passport was issued in another Passport
office or at any of our Indian Embassy/High Commission abroad,
a confirmation from them about the passport particulars and
photo will have to be obtained, before the service is
rendered. 09 What do I do, if I receive the
passport with incorrect information or inadvertently receive
some other’s passport due to postal
errors? Please return the
passport immediately to this office. If mistake is on account
of Passport office fault, we will rectify the same and return
to you without any fees. A one page Correction form will have
to be filed by the applicant. If error was on account of the
data initially furnished by the applicant in the application
being wrong, then applicant will have to file a Correction
form and submit it in the office with the full fees. If their
was a mis-representation of facts, then penalty could also be
imposed. 10 Can I submit the
application on the basis of authority
letter? Yes. Manual
applications can be submitted on the basis of authority
letter. But the authorized person should normally be a blood
relative and should carry a photo identity card for
verification. Authorised Travel agents approved by the
Ministry of External Affairs, representing the applicant can
also submit on the basis of authority.
11 Can one collect the passport on the
basis of authority letter? No. Passports are
normally not handed over at the counter. If at all delivered,
it is only handed over to the applicant on production of
his/her photo identity card. Minor’s passport can be handed
over to either of the Parents who have signed the NOC.
Passports on which miscellaneous service is rendered, is
handed over across the counter to applicant or the authorized
representative, preferably a blood relative. Authorised Travel
agents authorized to submit the application are also
authorized to take delivery of the passports across the
counter on production of their Company Photo Identity Card.
(Only Miscellaneous services) 12 What do I do if I have
a Court case against me? Give full details
in the appropriate columns in the application from. Further,
obtain a Court order granting permission for travel abroad,
which should be duly attested in original by the court and
enclose the same to the application. If there are more than
one case, the order should cover all the cases. Submit an
affidavit about undertaking to follow the Court directions for
travel abroad as per the terms laid down and to surrender
passport as directed any time by the authorities concerned.
Suppression of
information about pending court cases will attract penalty of
upto Rs.5000/- and add to the delay in processing the
application. 13 Where do I submit my
on-line application in the Passport
Office? You have to submit
the application along with the required documents at Counter
No.6 14 After submitting my
passport applications what should I do? In case of fresh
Passport application, we are sending the Personal particulars
form to the concerned Deputy Commissioner of Police/District
Superintendent of Police for police verification report on the
third day from the date of submission of your application.
These authorities then send the PPF to your local area Police
station for verification. Accordingly, if you do not hear from
your local police station within 15 days from the date of your
application, then visit the area Police station along with
your documents and fee receipt and clear your police
verification. 15 I am studying in
Kolkata and staying at Hostel. I do not have a “Stay Proof”.
How can I apply for passport? You should enclose
a Bonafide students letter from your College authorities and
also from the Hostel warden if you are staying in a College
Hostel. If you are staying in a private accommodation, then
the lease deed would have to be enclosed with the
application.. If you have just
arrived in Kolkata to join an assignment, then a Company
letter indicating your place of residence with company Photo
Identity Card and the Bank Pass Book/Electricity
Bill/Telephone Bill or Lease deed indicating your proof of
residence should be enclosed. 16 What should I check
with my travel agent, before I submit my
application? Approved travel
agents who can submit applications to the Passport Office can
submit in one day from two to five applications only on behalf
of their client. Accordingly, it is in your interest to find
out when would your application will be registered in the
Passport Office, Kolkata after you submit the forms to them.
Fees for the various services are already indicated in our
website http://www.passport.gov.in/ for comparison
purposes.
Ministry of External Affairs
Passport Office
Kolkata
17-NOV-2010
Id-uz-Zuha
STATEMENT OF
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF RPO, KOLKATA
4 Brabourne Road, Kolkata
700001
Fax: 033- 2225 4762
E-mail:http://passport.gov.in/java_script:main.compose('new','t=rpo.kolkata@mea.gov.in')
4 Brabourne Road, Kolkata
700001
Fax: 033- 2225 4762
E-mail:http://passport.gov.in/java_script:main.compose('new','t=rpo.kolkata@mea.gov.in')
DELIVERY OF
PASSPORT
However, applicants are requested to
file on-line which will ensure that the passports are
delivered without any errors since the applicant has
himself/herself fed the data. Handwritten
applications are many times illegible and not
written in capital letters in dark ink and the
data entry operators are unable to decipher the correct
alphabet or figures on certain occasions.
