Services at Passport Section

Services at Passport Section

o   EC application received at the CGI Counter
 Form No.3
 FOUR Photographs
 Passport Copy
 Other supporting proof like Election ID, etc.
 A separate letter explaining reason for requesting for an EC
 [A well charted out drill needs to be followed in such cases and a DRIL entry  needs to be made in the PISON about loss of passport of the applicant, before issuing an EC to him/her and such cases needs to be routed through Consul (CW) and Consul (Cons.)]
Contact Landline and/or Mobile Number of the applicant should be taken invariably
 
o   EC application received at the JAIL
 Form No.4
 FOUR Photographs
 Passport Copy
 Other supporting proof like Election ID, etc.
 NO FEE (are issued on GRATIS basis)
 [A well charted out drill needs to be followed in such cases and a DRIL entry needs to be made  in the PISON about loss of passport of the applicant, before issuing an EC to him/her]
 Contact Landline and/or Mobile Number of the applicant’s nearest relative back home in India  should be taken invariably
 
 
o   Renunciation of Indian Citizenship Cases and Surrender of Indian Passports
  The applicant needs to apply for the same in the prescribed form (available at Help Desk and at   Policy Desk – manned by Shri M.C. Joshyboy)
  One Indian national has to vouch for the applicant in the form and sign thereof and he/she has     to attach copy of his/her Indian Passport and Iqama
 Original Indian Passport of the Applicant and one set of copy of the surrendered passport
 Copy of the foreign passport(s) being held by the applicant
 Fee & Penalty (if applicable) :  To be calculated by the Dealing Hand  on the basis of the time  gap between obtaining the foreign citizenship and the surrender and also whether the Indian  passport was utilized by the applicant even after obtaining the foreign passport.
 After charging the fee and penalty (if applicable), the Indian Passport needs to be cancelled and  kept in the file (however, in case, the applicant request for the Indian Passport to be returned  then a written request needs to be take from him and copy of all pages of the Indian Passport  needs to be taken for the file before handing over the passport to the applicant)
 A surrender Certificate needs to be issued.
 Contact Landline and/or Mobile Number of the applicant as well as the one who is vouchsafing  for him should be taken invariably