Important advisory for Indian Passport holders and applicants(click here)
Passport/Emergency Certificate/ Surrender Certificate/ Police Clearance Certificate
A. Passports
The Passport is a very important document. It should be kept up to date by renewing it before it expires. Its loss should be reported immediately to the local Police authorities and also to the nearest Indian Mission.
Passports are re-issued on expiry of final validity and it can be done one year before expiry, on exhaustion of visa pages, damage or loss, changes in appearance or particulars etc.
Indian Passports are generally issued with a validity of 10 years (except in the case of children up to the age of 15 years where it is issued for a validity of 5 years).
1) Issue / Re-issue of Passports ;
Required documents:
NB: Please note that Passport is made on the basis of entries made by an applicant in the online form. Therefore, ensure that all entries in the online, as well as printed application form, are correct.
) Application for replacement Passport in lieu of Lost/Damaged Passport:
Application for duplicate passport can only be made after a personal interview with the Consular Officer. Kindly contact the Consulate to set up an appointment.
Required documents:
After the interview, the consulate may require additional documents to process the application.
3) Passport for minor child:
Required documents:
4) Registration of birth and Passport for New-Born Baby
As per the amended citizenship act, the new born baby must be registered with the consulate within one year from the date of birth of the baby.
a. Registration of Birth
Registration of birth of the child (Please access the link below):
https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/Home2.aspx?formcode=09
b. Passport
Required documents:
Fees by cash only:
(i) New Passport (After Final Expiry of the Existing Passport or Exhaustion of Pages) : €62.00 (36 pages) / €77.00 (60 pages)
(ii) New/Replacement Passport in lieu of Lost/Damaged Passport: €112.00(36 pages)/€132 (60 pages)
(iii) Passport for a Minor / new born baby : €42.00
Note :
The originals of the documents are also required to be presented before the Consular Officer at the time submitting the application form.
Depending on circumstances in each case, supplementary documents may be required to be provided.
Emergency Certificate
In cases of loss of passports for the Indian nationals visiting Reunion Island, apply for Emergency Certificates directly with Consulate.
Required documents:
Passport Surrender and Renunciation Certificate
The Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 does not allow dual citizenship. Holding an Indian passport / acquiring an Indian passport / travelling on an Indian passport after acquisition of foreign citizenship constitutes an offence under the Indian Passport Act, 1967, and attracts penalties. Indian nationals, who have already obtained citizenship of another countries must renounce/ surrender their Indian passport immediately after acquisition of foreign citizenship.
All the persons of India origin, who have acquired foreign nationality on or before 31.05.2010 must surrender their Indian passport. They will be issued 'Surrender Certificate' and cancelled Indian Passport.
All the persons of India origin, who have acquired foreign nationality on or after 01.06.2010, must surrender their Indian Passport and Renounce Indian citizenship. They need to apply for a Surrender Certificate and Renunciation of Indian nationality.
All the persons of India origin, who are unable to produce Indian passport should apply for a sworn affidavit stating the reasons for not being able to produce the Indian Passport. Along with Sworn affidavit they should also apply for renunciation of Indian nationality.
Required documents/links:
Link for Renunciation of Indian Citizenship: https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/
Link for passport surrender application: https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in
Two photograph
Original Indian Passport
Naturalization Certificate
Fees 82€ by Cash.
Fee Table:
S.no | Service | Fee | ICWF |
1. | Surrender of Indian Passport fee when passport is submitted for issuing Surrender Certificate in cases where foreign citizenship was obtained before 01st June 2010. | 23 Euros | 2 Euros |
2. | Renunciation of Indian Nationality along with Surrender Certificate fee in respect of those who obtained foreign citizenship on or after 01st June 2010 | 111 Euros | 2 Euros |