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You can apply for a re-issuance of the passport at the nearest Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) if you want to make any changes to your personal information on the passport

Yes, you have to visit the Passport Seva Kendra along with all the original documents and digital copies. The copies will be kept by the PSK and the original documents will be delivered back to the applicant.

The 'Tatkal' passport facility is a fast passport application process. The Ministry of External Affairs introduced this. It allows people to apply for a passport and receive it quickly if they want to travel out of India in urgency. This service is available for both fresh and reissue of passports.

Yes, minors can apply for a passport under the Tatkal scheme in case of any urgency. They will have to pay the applicable tatkal fee for minors as per the service they choose.

The document requirement may vary so make sure to verify before applying. To apply for a minor's passport in India you have to submit the following documents: Evidence of date of birth Proof of current address Evidence of parent's current address Copy of parent's passport/parents applying Passport-sized photographs of both or either of the minor and parents

The diplomatic passport holds a validity of five years or less. The validity depends on the person's designation.

To stay with an expired Indian passport in the USA you need to prove that your visa is still valid. If you have this you can begin the renewal process. However, in case your visa expires or there are some issues with it you can apply for the emergency certificate. Also, you can go for a short-term validity passport.

You have to mention both addresses- India and the USA in the application form. Along with it, you need to submit the address proof for it. It includes a driver's license, Stated ID, utility bills, and more.

No, it is not compulsory to go for police verification for Indian passport renewal in the USA if you renew your passport before one year of its expiry date or within three years of the expiry date.

If you have submitted all the documents correctly the renewal process takes 3 weeks in the USA. However, if your application remains incomplete with some additional documents for 21 working days it will get back to you unprocessed. So, it is advisable to prepare a checklist while renewing the passport. Also, keep tracking your application process.

For an Indian citizen, it is one of the vital documents required at the time of passport renewal in the USA. Also, it is one of the essential proofs to show your residence address in India.

No, it is not compulsory to provide a 10th-class mark sheet during passport renewal. However, like birth or school leaving certificates, you can use this document to prove your age.

If your PAN card is inactive, then you should write a letter to the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (AO) in the Income Tax Department requesting to activate your PAN card status.

To check your PAN card status with your PAN number, you need to first visit the official website of the income tax e-filing website, then click on the Verify PAN status option in the quick links on the homepage, and enter your PAN number. After entering the PAN number, you will get an OTP enter the OTP to check the status of your PAN.

To check whether your PAN card is active or not, you need to visit the official Income Tax e-filing website, where you need to enter your PAN number or mobile number to check the status of your PAN.

Your Inactive PAN card will take approximately 30 working days to be activated.

You can check your PAN link status through the Income Tax e-filing website, where you need to click on the link aadhar option and enter your PAN and aadhar number to see the link status of your PAN and aadhar.

If your PAN card is deactivated or inactive, then you cannot apply for a credit card, or debit card, one a bank or cooperative account, or open a demat account, Cannot do more than 50,000 INR cash deposit or cannot pay more than 50,000 INR to any restaurant bill or hotel bill, for foreign travel and purchasing of a foreign goods.

To activate your e-PAN, you need to go to the official e-filing portal and click on the verify PAN option.  After that, you need to verify your PAN by entering all the details like name, date of birth, mobile number, and clicking on continue. After this, you will get an OTP, and by entering the OTP, you can activate your e-PAN instantly.

Here are the reasons why your PAN card is not active: first, due to not linking PAN with aadhar, having multiple PAN cards, filing incorrect details, and applying with a fake identity or giving false documents for the PAN card.