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General information on Passport Services
Please apply only to the consulate of the appropriate Jurisdiction
USPS postage rates have been revised from May 14, 2007. All applicants are advised to ensure that the correct postage stamp is used. We regret that we cannot dispatch mails without correct stamps as it will not be accepted by
USPS.
9. EMERGENCY TRAVEL DOCUMENT
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Guidelines for Indian Passport Holders
(i) Your passport is a valuable document. It should always be retained either in your private custody or in the custody of a person duly authorized by you. Passport should not be sent out of the country of residence by
post. If the passport is lost or destroyed, the fact and circumstances should be immediately reported to the nearest Indian Mission and the local police.
PLEASE KEEP A PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR PASSPORT IN A SAFE PLACE. WITHOUT DETAILS OF THE LOST/DAMAGED PASSPORT, THE ISSUE OF A DUPLICATE PASSPORT MAY BE DELAYED.
(ii) It is an offense under the Passports Act 1967 to give false information in the Application. Passport facilities can be denied on grounds of suppression of factual information, submission of false particulars, willful damage of passport and for making unauthorized changes in the Passport.
(iii) Your passport can be impounded or revoked by the Government of India under the provisions of the Passports Act 1967 in which event you will have to surrender the passport to the nearest Indian Passport Issuing Authority.
(iv) If you have acquired US Citizenship, the Indian Passport must be surrendered immediately to the nearest Indian mission. The Indian passport is returned to the applicant after cancellation. The cancelled Indian passport should be kept in safe custody as it may be required at the time of applying for the PIO card/ Visa for the first time.
Note: Application forms should be completed in all respect and submitted with the passport. Misrepresentation/ suppression of facts may result in denial of Passport/Consular services. Incomplete/incorrect applications with inadequate fee or fee not paid in the prescribed manner are liable to be returned without service.
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