About Chennai Passport Office:
- The regional passport office Chennai was founded in 1955 in Chennai in George Town.
- This passport office Chennai was later shifted in 1966 to Shastri Bhawan in Nungambakkam at Haddows Road; Shastri Bhawan is government owned premises.
- Initially, Chennai passport office served requirements of Tamilnadu as well as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala but later separate offices were opened to cater other states.
Chennai passport office Timings:-
- Help Desk Enquiry Status – 1000 hrs to 1230 hrs
- Application Submission (tatkal and normal) - 1000 hrs to 1300 hrs
- Miscellaneous Services Submission - 1000 hrs to 1230 hrs
- passport office Chennai Delivery Counter - 1400 hrs to 1630 hrs
- Passport Delivery (promised by officers)- 1630 hrs to 1730 hrs
How To Apply At Regional Passport Office Chennai
Online:-
- One can register with passport office Chennai online by filling the form
- Take the print out of filled form
- Submit directly in passport office Chennai/Speedpost Centers/Passport Collection Centers/District Passport Cells
Offline:-
- Either get the form from regional passport office Chennai or take the print out from regional passport office Chennai website
- Submit it directly in Chennai passport office/Speedpost Centers/Passport Collection Centers/District Passport Cells.
Form Filling:-
- Avoid mistakes
- Only use capital letters
- Fill using blue/black pen
- One should remember to leave one box blank between two words while filling boxes
- Writing should be legible and clear
- One should not write outside the boxes
- One should adjust entire information within given boxes
- Passport office Chennai rejects the incomplete application
Checklist At Chennai Passport Office:
Fresh Passport Application:
- address proof
- birth proof
- citizenship document
- Annexure B and I for employee of public sector/government/statutory body
- Supporting document if applicant is ECNR entitled
- Supporting document if applicant is repatriated at cost of govt.
Re Issuance:
- Original old passport
- Mentioned documents at I D, if applicable
- Mentioned documents at I A, if change in address
- Mentioned documents at I E, if applicant was underage when passport was issued or ECNR stamp is missing on passport
- Annexure H/C/G/I is applicable
- Photostat copy of passport of parents, if issued
- Parent’s passport original copy for verification
- Deed of adoption
- Guarantee certificate copy issued by the court
- Woman
- Passport for Minor
- Passport for Adopted
- Minor Name
- Change Photocopy of passport of husband Photostat copy of marital certificate Divorcee Woman Photocopy of divorce certificate issued by court Sworn affidavit before court Re married First spouse death/divorce certificate Document as per A
Fee Structure Of Regional Passport Office Chennai:
- Rs 1000 for 36 pages and validity 10 years; also for minor
- Rs 1500 for 60 pages and validity 10 years
- Rs 600 for minors and validity 5 years
- Rs 2500 for duplicate 36 pages; in case of damaged/stolen/lost
- Rs 3000 for duplicate 60 pages; in case of damaged/stolen/lost
