Easy process for passport applicants

New Delhi, December : As we know that,The process of applying the passport is not an easy method in previous days.Now, some new rules and easy procedure brought for the applicants. The new annexures would be in the form of "self declaration" on a plain paper.

The new rules allow faster processing for married applicants as they can apply without attaching marriage certificate. "We are moving to be on a par with countries with a highly liberalized process", said Gen. Singh.

"The passport application form does not require the application to provide the name of her/his spouse in case of separated or divorced persons. Such applicants would not be required to provide even the Divorce Decree", the press release said.

Holy men can now apply for a passport with the name of their spiritual guru, instead of biological parents. However, they would have to provide a document such as voter ID, which records the name of the guru against the column for parent's name.

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Applicants can submit:

==> PAN Card, birth certificate, voter identity card, Aadhaar, driving license
==> Students can submit transfer certificate/school leaving certificates
# Online passport application form now requires the applicant to provide the name of any one among the father, mother or legal guardian.

# No marriage certificates needed for married applicants.

# No need to name the spouse in cases of applicants who are divorcees.

# Orphaned children can submit a declaration from their respective orphanages while sants can name their spiritual gurus.

However the complications of applying Passport were reduced.