Last Updated on 8 months by Anoob P T
There are times when you will need a change of address in passport.
Your passport is an important ID proof and a legal document for travel to foreign countries.
As someone who makes a full time income online, I plan to visit many countries once travel resumes.
Hence, it is mandatory that the information given on your passport is updated and correct.
You might not have the same address all the time; particularly when your passport was issued during your student days.
There are also chances that you might move out of your given residential address at some point in your life. This article discusses about how to change your address in the passport.
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Reissuing your Passport
Reissuing your passport is the only way to change any information given on it; be it your address. There can be charges in order to reissue your passport depending on your age as well as its validity.
| Age | Passport Validity | Pages | Normal Charges | Tatkal Charges |
| Less than 15 years | 10 years or till holder reaches 18 years of age | 36 pages | Rs.1000 | Rs.3000 |
| 15-18 years | 5 years or till holder reaches 18 years of age | 36 pages | Rs.1000 | Rs.3000 |
| 15-18 years | 10 years | 36 pages | Rs.1500 | Rs.3500 |
| 15-18 years | 10 years | 60 pages | Rs.2000 | Rs.4000 |
| 18 years and above | 10 years | 36 pages | Rs.1500 | Rs.2000 |
| 18 years and above | 10 years | 60 pages | Rs.2000 | Rs.4000 |
How to apply for Change of Address in Passport?
You can apply via online in order to change your address. This can be done by logging on to Passport Seva website. The steps to reissue your passport are:
- Visit the Passport Seva website
- You can log in to your account with your user ID and password
- If you are a new user, clock on “New User Registration”.
- You can choose a Passport Seva Kendra near you.
- Enter your personal details like name and date of birth.
- Create a login ID and password and register.
- An email will be sent to your registered email account with a link to activate your account.
- After logging in to your account, click on ‘Apply for Fresh Passport/Re-issue of Passport’.
Application form for Change of Address in Passport
After completing the steps given above, you will get a PDF which can be filled online or offline. In order to fill the form offline, you will have to download the form and then complete the required information.
- Enter your details and update your address in the given form.
- Give two references in this form. You have to also include their full name, phone number and address.
- If you have filled a downloaded form, enter the city and validate it before saving it.
- Upload the form on the page from which you downloaded it.
- Check all the information you have entered and click on “submit”.
- You will be redirected to the payment page.
- After submitting the form as well as other details, you can view your application form. Then, click on “Pay and schedule appointment”.
Documents Required for Change of Address in Passport
The documents required in order to change your address on passport are:
- Original passport with old address
- Current address proof like Aadhaar card, water bill, electricity bill or telephone bill, voter ID card, proof of gas connection, Income Tax order, spouse passport copy (first and last page including family details), photo passbook of running bank account etc
- Copy of online application
- Copy of payment receipt or challan receipt
- Self-attested copy of first and last page of passport
- Self-attested copy of the ECR/Non-ECR page
- Self-attested copy of the page of observation, if any, made by Passport Issuing Authority
- Self-attested copy of the validity extension page, if any, in respect of short validity passport
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