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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.
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• 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.
• The Ministry of external affairs has initiated the integration of Passport
Seva Program at all Indian Embassies and Consulates across the globe. As
part of worldwide implementation of Passport Seva Project, the Global Passport
Seva Program has been rolled out for the Indian Diaspora living in Kuwait.
• The new system will help in easy and convenient application submission
process, will usher in standardisation, digital overhauling, end-to-end
status tracking, enhance security and make passport services more accessible
and user friendly. It would be a further improvement and streamlining of
the passport services rendered to Indian citizens living in Kuwait.
• Indian citizens living in the jurisdiction of Embassy of India, Kuwait
are advised to use the new portal https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in/henceforth
for availing Passport Services.
• All applications are required to be completed online. Procedure is as
follows:
(i) Applicants are required to do onetime registration at https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in/
(Passport Seva at Indian Embassies and Consulates) and create a USER ID.
(ii) Login using the newly created USER ID and fill in the user-friendly
application form online at the same portal.
(iii) After submitting the form online, take a print out of the application.
(iv) Affix photo at the designated place. (Signatures are required to affixed
before the Submission Officer of CKGS.)
(v) Submit the print out alongwith required documents and prescribed fee
at the nearest CKGS Centre.
• For seeking Passport services it is mandatory to fill online form at https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in.
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.
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