=Ramesha JS

Every day hundred’s of people visit the Passport office and many of them found returning back because of not having the proper information. Even though officially year back they stopped accepting the manual application. No where it is documented and still you can download the forms (These can be submitted only at Dist. passport centers and Post offices). I would like to provide the details for those needed information on Tatkal passport.

Tatkal Passport procedure in Chennai Passport Office.

Regional Passport Officer

Regional Passport Office

IInd Floor, Shastri Bhavan

26, Haddows Road

Chennai – 600 006

First Floor Tatkal Application que. Only first 60 Members eligible for that day.

Good News: Tatkal token increased to 150 per day from May-2009. Thanks Sandeep and Senthil for updating.

Second Floor : Tatkal Special counter for document verification and payment. 

No more manual, Hand written  applications are accepted at RPO Chennai. Fill the online application @  https://passport.gov.in/pms/Information.jsp

· Select your city as Chennai .

· Don’t be panic when you see the appointment date is above one month. This is a general appointment date for both Normal and Tatkal applications.

  

Fill the form verifying each line without any mistake. 

 

· Once completed click submit, system will now  genarate a  barcoded form with all details you have entred  and will have a unique ID with Appointment date and Your name will be imprinted on all the form.   Write down the refrence number on the form before taking the print. Without knowing the number you may not able to retrive the form in the event of any on line malfunction or browser reset.

· Fill the form and visit the Regional Passport office First Floor before 10.30 and know the cut off date from the officer to submit the form.

· Each day only first  150 members are allowed to submit the Tatkal applications at the special counter Second floor. Hence it is better to know your cut off date earlier. For example. Applicant on 1st of April may get 30th April as appointment and the Tatkal cutoff may be on 6th or 7th April itself(excluding the holidays).  See the above snap shot as on today.

· Note only first 60 Members are allowed and suggest to be there in Passport office within 5.30Am. Now from May 2009 it has been increased to 150 , still dont take chance visiting late. They will start the verification by 10am and if any one doesn’t know his/her appointment date waiting in the que will be waste. Hence know your cutt off date earlier. Once you are ready with application  and relavent documents be there before 5.30am before que goes up on the day you submit the appliction. This is my experience.

DOCUMENTS for Tatkal.

· A standard affidavit (Annexure “I”) on non-judicial stamp paper duly attested by a Notary . Next to Sastri Bhavan Building (Opposite to Stadard Charterd Bank) many Notary offices are there and you can approach them. Charges will be 150/-. One Photo to be pasted on the form and they affix the seal.

· 3 passport size photos preferably white background. One on the Front page application without signature on photo and 2 on PP form with cross signed on photos.

More details on the documents , procedure click the below link http://passport.tn.nic.in.

Information from sandeep for arranging the PP documents.

 

sandeep

sandy23col@gmail.com

59.92.58.210

Submitted on 2009/05/28 at 4:15am

I would also like to clarify what is the procedure to get back the passport once it goes to passport office, my friend was asking me this.

One more thing, all the applicants need to arrange the documents in proper manner (i.e inside appln. the 1st one is to be affidavit followed by ration card n other documents) as stated in 1st floor of passport office, otherwise they are made to send back and arrange and again join the queue.

Some ppl on my day after waiting the whole day in queue they were not aware of the order in which the documents have to be arranged,when their turn came the checking officer declined seeing any documents and asked them to arrange it properly, After arranging they were made to stand back of queue in 2nd floor , which delayed their verfication by an hour, though a rare scenario, it is not worth risking.

Last, my sincere thanks to you for making me understand the procedure and i will let you knw when i get my passport.

P.S : Arrangement of documents if people are still confused after reading it in passport office.. they can go ahead with some agents in ground floor who would do it for Rs 10

sandeep

sandy23col@gmail.com

59.92.58.210

Submitted on 2009/05/28 at 4:15am

I would also like to clarify what is the procedure to get back the passport once it goes to passport office, my friend was asking me this.

One more thing, all the applicants need to arrange the documents in proper manner (i.e inside appln. the 1st one is to be affidavit followed by ration card n other documents) as stated in 1st floor of passport office, otherwise they are made to send back and arrange and again join the queue.

Some ppl on my day after waiting the whole day in queue they were not aware of the order in which the documents have to be arranged,when their turn came the checking officer declined seeing any documents and asked them to arrange it properly, After arranging they were made to stand back of queue in 2nd floor , which delayed their verfication by an hour, though a rare scenario, it is not worth risking.

 

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P.S : Arrangement of documents if people are still confused after reading it in passport office.. they can go ahead with some agents in ground floor who would do it for Rs 10