Passport office to reopen from Monday

The Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) which was shut from April 27 will start to function from Monday 28 June 2021.

As there is a weekend lockdown enforced in the state the POPSK will give appointments for 5 days only, Monday to Friday.

The POPSK has now been shifted behind the Canteen on the ground floor at head post office premises only, earlier it was on the first floor.

Now only 40 appointments are been given and would be increased with time.

In May 2018 the number of appointments was raised to 75 but now they are restarting with 40 per day.

With the opening of the post office passport seva kendra at the Head Post office, Station road Camp Belagavi it will be easy to submit all your original documents and get your passport done here.

Here are the steps to get your passport done –

• Step 1 – Register through the Passport Seva Online Portal. (Click on “Register Now” link on the Home Page).
  http://www.passportindia.gov.in/
• Step 2 – Login to the Passport Seva Online Portal with the registered Login Id.
• Step 3 – Click “Apply for Fresh Passport/Re-issue of Passport” link.
• Step 4 – Fill in the required details in the form and submit.
• Step 5 – Click the “Pay and Schedule Appointment” link on the “View Saved/Submitted Applications” screen to schedule an appointment.
• Online Payment has been made mandatory for booking appointments at all Passport Seva Kendras/Passport Offices. First select Passport Office as Bengaluru and then select – Belagavi POPSK
• Step 6 – Click the “Print Application Receipt” link to print the application receipt containing Application Reference Number (ARN)/Appointment Number.
• Step 7 – Visit the POPSK Belagavi where appointment has been booked, along with original documents.

Remember the entire process is online and anyone one who is a bit computer savy can do it all by himself. One will need to upload all the documents like Aadhar card, birth certificate, PAN card and other documents as per the list on the website, hence please take a photo of each of the documents and save them so it becomes easy to upload all of them at once.

Again while going for the appointment be sure you take all the documents you may have other than the uploaded ones, such Savings bank pass book or latest statement with bankers seal and sign.
The http://www.passportindia.gov.in/ also has pro forma Annexures/Affidavits that one might need http://www.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/online/annexureAffidavit

Applying for a New passport or renewal the process is the same, the only difference being, in case of renewal you have to mention your old passport number and also a copy of it, otherwise the process for new and reissue is the same.

At the POPSK : Be on time; if you go late your appointment can be cancelled and you will have to take a fresh appointment again.

Report to the POSK Belagavi ahead of time. Carry the ARN receipt and all required documents.

• Your documents will be screened.
• You will be called into the PSK in batches and will have to pass through security check.
• Once inside, if all is in order, you will be issued a token number. You will have to wait in the waiting area where token numbers are displayed. Applicants are called in sequential order based on the token number.
• Once your number is displayed, proceed inside.
• Inside the passport center (POSK) you will find different color coded counters
  • Counter A – Citizen Service Executive (CSE) / TCS personnel carries out document verification, fee collection and photographing applicants
  • Counter B – Verification Officer (VO) / Government personnel carries out document verification
  • Counter C – Granting Officer (GO) / Assistant Passport Officer carries out document verification and decides on issuance.

Exit Counter – Acknowledgement Letter
Acknowledgement letter of passport application at PSK

This is given to you at the exit counter. Ensure this letter is kept safely as it will contain details which you can use to track your application status.

It will indicate whether your passport application has been approved or not.