"SERVICES AVAILABLE AT "PASSPORT SEVA KNEDRA"
The various passport services are:
- Issue of Fresh Passport: You can apply for fresh passport if you have never had a passport.
- Reissue of Passport: You can apply for reissue of passport if you want another passport in lieu of an existing passport for any of the following reasons:
- Change in Existing personal Particulars.
- Validity Expired within 3 years/ Due to Expire.
- Exhaustion of Pages.
- Damaged Passport.
- Lost Passport.
- Validity Expired more than 3 years ago.
Following three types of passports are issued in India:
- Ordinary Passport: An ordinary passport appears with a blue cover, and consists of 36 or 60 pages. It is valid for 10 years from the date of issue and can be renewed for another 10 years. An Indian citizen can use this passport for ordinary vacation or business travel.
- Diplomatic Passport: Members of the national government, including diplomats, administrative officials, and official public couriers, use a maroon-covered diplomatic passport.