Fees

Please note

The latter can be accepted, refused or modified by the Embassy of India in its full right. Once fees have been paid, they cannot be refunded, even in a case of an application refusal or cancellation.

Additional discount of 10% on passport (Embassy) fee for the fresh passport to children below 8 years and senior citizens above 60 years of age will be applied

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Documents Required

Kindly print the check list which corresponds with the service you wish to apply for and attach it with your application. It must be filled in and signed. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Checklist for Issue Of First Passport For New Born Baby

Guidelines for ICAO Compliant Photographs for Passport Applications

Here are the photograph guidelines as per ICAO standards to be adhered to photograph capturing or uploading for passport services.

• Close up of the head and top of the shoulders such that the face takes up 80-85% of the photograph.
• The photograph should be in color and dimensions should be 630*810 Pixels.
• Photos should be unaltered by computer software.
• Background of the photograph should be White.
• The photographs must –
  • Show the applicant looking directly at the camera.
  • Show the skin tones naturally.
  • Have appropriate brightness and contrast.
  • Show the applicants eyes open and clearlyvisible.
  • Should not have hair across the eyes.
  • Be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows or flash reflections on the face and no red eye.
  • Mouth should not be open.
  • Be taken from distance of 1.5 meters from a camera (not too close)
  • Should not be blurred
• It should have full face, front view, eyes open.
• Photo should be present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin.
• Centre head within frame (head should not be tilted).
• There should not be any distracting shadows on the face or in the background (should not have reflection of the glasses; glasses to be taken off to avoid reflections).
• Illumination shall not cause any red eye effects visible in the eyes or other effects reducing the visibility of the eyes.
• Head coverings are not permitted except for religious reasons, but the facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of the face must be clearly shown.
• The expression on the face should look natural.

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Processing Time

The Embassy of India and BLS cannot, in any circumstances, be held responsible for any applications which are not completed in time for your intended date of departure. Kindly note that obtaining a passport is not automatic; your application may be accepted, modified or refused by the Embassy of India in its full right.

Applications processed individually

Each application is processed individually by the Embassy of India: as a result processing times may vary between applications that appear to be similar. It is particularly frequent for families and groups who have submitted their applications simultaneously to receive their passport with a few days gap.

Minimum processing times

The company BLS has no influence over the processing times of a passport application: these depend essentially on the Embassy of India and to a lesser extent on the postal services (in case you have opted for a return courier service). We are therefore not in a position to guarantee maximum processing times. We are only able to communicate minimum processing times, provided for information purposes only.

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• Online Application Form

The Government of India has now introduced the Online Registration Form for all overseas Indian nationals seeking passport services. The procedure would now enable the Indian nationals residing overseas to obtain printed passports.

As a private outsourcing partner of the Embassy of India, Madrid, BLS has no influence over the content of the website or the form and are not in a position to modify its content or structure.

Instructions to fill in the online application form

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Step 1: Select Country: Spain & register by clicking on “Register” Link & Create USER ID

Step 2: Activate your account after click the link in the email sent to your email Id

Step 3: Login using the USER ID

Step 4: In the Applicant Home Page, click on "Apply for Ordinary Passport/Emergency Certificate" link to fill the application form

Step 5: Submit the form online & after successful submission, take a printout of the online submitted form

Step 6: Submit the Print out of the application along with required documents and prescribed fee at the BLS centre

Frequent errors / Important Information

• It is recommended to note the registration number for future use.
• You should not to use any special characters or punctuation in any questions on the form: these could lead to errors during the processing of your application.
• All the details in the application form should be as per your current passport unless you are requesting some changes in them. In case of a change, new details need to be filled in and required supporting documents need to be provided as per the checklist.
• In case of a new born baby’s passport, details should be as per birth certificate and supporting documents as mentioned in the checklist.
• Where names of people are asked (parents, grandparents, spouse) please ensure to write their full name and not just the first name or surname.
• No manual corrections should be made on the application form. In case of a mistake you will be required to fill a new form or modify the existing one online. Applicant will be responsible for any wrong entries in the application form
• It is an offence under the Passports Act, 1967 to knowingly furnish false information or to suppress material information when applying for Passport Services.
• If you observe printing mistake in your newly issued passport, please inform the centre immediately
• In all cases of re-issue of passport applications (except in lost/stolen cases, where the prescribed procedure for new passport need to be followed) last held/expired passport in original needs to be submitted along with the duly filled-in application form and other required documents. Old Passports will be returned to the applicant after cancellation along with the new passport. Valid visas in the old passport(s) are not cancelled and can be used after cancellation of the passport until the date of expiry of the visa.
• The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has set a deadline of the 24th November 2015 for globally phasing out all non-Machine Readable Passports (MRPs). From 25th November 2015 onwards, foreign Governments may deny visa or entry to any person travelling with a non-Machine Readable Passport. All handwritten passports with pasted photos earlier issued by Government of India are considered non-Machine Readable Passports. All 20-years validity passports will also fall in this category. The government started issuing Machine Readable Passports since 2001. All new Indian passports are ICAO-compliant Machine Readable Passports. Indian citizens residing in France and holding handwritten passports as well as 20-years passports with validity beyond the 24th November 2015 should therefore apply for re-issue of passports and obtain Machine Readable Passports well before the deadline, in order to avoid any inconvenience in obtaining foreign visa or immigration problems.

Please note that if the supporting documents provided are not satisfactory, the applicant will be asked to provide more documentary evidence.

ADDITIONAL FORMS

Your application may require additional documents as per your situation or the age of the applicant. You may find all the additional forms on this page.