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Revised passport services w.e.f. 1.4.2015
General guidelines for applying for Passport Services
With effect from 3rd August 2014, the Embassy of India in Kuwait has outsourced
its Passport and Visa services through open bidding process to M/s. Cox & Kings
Global Services Pvt. Limited. From then onwards, all the Passport and Visa applications
are accepted and delivered only at the Indian Passport & Visa Service Centre
located at: Behbahani Tower, 17th Floor, Sharq, Kuwait, Complex Kais Alghanim, 4th
Floor, Mecca Street in front of Al Anood Complex, Fahaheel, Kuwait and 2nd Floor,
Jleeb Al Shuyoukh Block 1, Street 1, Xcite building, Kuwait.
Application submission and Passport collection between Sunday to Thursday, 08:00
am - 12:00 pm (Morning Shift) & 04:00 pm - 08:00 pm (Evening Shift) Friday &
Saturday, 04:00 pm - 08:00 pm (Evening Shift only).
All applicants should submit the application form in person for identification or
the documents should be got verified by M/s. Cox & Kings Global Services authorized
by the Embassy. Even minors and new born babies are required to be present while
applying.
- An ordinary passport is valid for ten years from the date of issue. However, the
Passport Issuing Authority (PIA) can issue passport even for a shorter duration.
If the passport is issued for a short period for any reason, it can be renewed up
to a maximum period of ten years without paying any additional fee. Minors are issued
passports for 5 years or up to attaining 18 years, whichever is earlier.
- The Passport service sought should be in the proper prescribed application form
complete in all respects- all columns are correctly and legibly filled up and no
column is left blank or unfilled/un-responded or vaguely filled with a dash, tick
etc. Application for the service in any other form is not acceptable. All signatures
in the application form should be with ballpoint pen of black or blue ink. Those
who cannot affix their signature like infants, minors or illiterates should put
their thumb impression in place of signature (male should use left hand thumb impression
and female should use right hand thumb impression). The duly filled in form should
be accompanied with appropriate fee.
- A passport expired more than one year back should be supported by a Sworn Certificate
explaining the circumstances for late renewal. Sworn Certificate is to be signed
by the applicant in the presence of the Consular Officer in the Embassy.
- Emergency service for issue of passport can be availed by payment of an additional
fee of KD45.000 under the Tatkal Scheme in addition to the Normal fee (adult KD
23.000 (normal passport), KD 31.000 (jumbo passport) and minors up to 18 years of
age KD 15.500 provided the applicant is eligible for that service. Tatkal Services
has to be applied between 9am and 12am on all working days.
- In case the current passport is issued by other Passport Issuing Authority, Personal
Particulars Form in duplicate with photos pasted should be submitted along with
the passport application.
- The signature of the applicant should exactly fit in the prescribed column (35mm
x 45mm). The applicant should fill the surname column and the given name column
correctly.
- In the permanent address (in India) column, please ensure that there is complete
postal address including pin code written legibly.
- Delivery of the serviced document would be done, preferably, to the applicant himself/herself
or to the person authorized by the applicant in writing and accompanied with the
official receipt given to him/her at the time of submission of the application for
service.
- The scale of fee for renewal and various passport related services and all kinds
of miscellaneous services on passport are prescribed by the Government of India
from time to time and are subject to change.
- All applications are to be accompanied with a photocopy of the prescribed pages
of the passport-first two pages, last page and the page containing valid visa. A
copy of ID card/residence card also to be enclosed.
- Photographs [Click] should
be preferably in bright colour, against white background and should be of the size
of 35mm x 45mm (Passport size). Photograph should have a frontal view, with both
ears and chin to forehead being visible. Eyes should be open. There should not be
any distracting shadows on the face or on the background. Head coverings are not
permitted except for religious reasons, but the facial features from bottom of chin
to top of forehead and both edges of the face must be clearly shown. The expression
on the face should look natural.
- The Embassy can ask for additional documents from the applicant, if needed, for
verification during the process of the passport.
- It is an offence under the Passport Act 1967 to furnish false information in the
application. Passport facilities would be denied on grounds of suppression of material
information, submission of incorrect particulars, willful damage/loss of passport
or for unauthorized change/tampering. The Passport can be impounded or revoked for
violation of one or more of the provisions of the Passport Act.
- The applicant(s) should not use any type of Camera/mobile phones in the Embassy
premises.
- It is an offence to hold more than one valid passport at a time.
- Consular Service seekers may please note that bags, briefcase and Laptops are
NOT allowed in the Embassy.