Now you can get a Tatkal Passport by just providing your Aadhaar Number. To make the procedure go faster, the passport department is putting an end to the verification certificate in order to acquire a passport under the Tatkal scheme.
Previously, the applicants were required to obtain a certificate from the gazetted officer stated that the passport be issued under the tatkaal category.
The notice by the Regional Passport Office reads
On the matter, a passport official said that this move of doing away with the annexure F (Specimen declaration of applicants for obtaining a passport in lieu of lost / damaged passport) to restraint corruption.
Generally people apply for Tatkal Passport in emergency and approach travel agents and them with the help of the government officials and ask for sky – high amounts for issuing such verification certificates.
Under this scheme, apart from Aadhaar number / enrolment number and Annexure – E, you are required to provide any two documents from the below mentioned list:
- EPIC (Elector’s Photo Identity Card)
- Service photo identity card issued by State / Central Government
- Public Sector Undertakings
- Local bodies or public limited companies
- Sc / ST / other backward class certificate
- Arms license
- Pension document such as ex – servicemen’s pension book / pension payment order / ex – servicemen’s widow / dependent certificate
- Old age pension order;
- Self – passport (unrevoked and undamaged)
- PAN (Permanent Account Number) Card
- Bank / Kisan / Post Office Passbook
- Students photo identity card issued by an educational institution
- Driving license (valid and jurisdiction of state of submission of applicant)
- Birth certificate issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act
- Ration Card
Requirements for Minors
If the applicant is below the age of 18 years, they are required to submit the below mentioned documents:
- Aadhaar Card
- Letter
- E – Aadhaar containing the 12 digit Aadhaar number
- 28 digit Aadhaar Enrolment ID printed on the Aadhaar enrolment slip
- Prescribed fee
Along with above mentioned documents, they are also required to submit any two of the below mentioned documents:
- Student photo identity card issued by an education institution
- Birth certificate issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act
- Ration card
Tatkaal Passport service is available on consideration grounds of genuine emergency like death, serious illness of a blood relative. However, this service is not for the case of scheduling travel plans, or in case of expired visa status or in case where the passport has not been renewed for more than six months after the date of expiry.
To know more about Tatkaal passport.