How to make passport appointment Booking
Now It is very easy to apply for a fresh passport or reissue in India. Now one can fill Online application for fresh or reissue passport. There are several PSK (Passport Seva Kendra) opened by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. check passport status for newly application.
Applicant needs to perform the following steps for Appointment Booking:
Applicant needs to perform the following steps for Appointment Booking:
- Register through the Passport Seva Online Portal and create the User Id.
- Login with the registered User Id.
- Click the Apply for Fresh Passport/Reissue of Passport link under the Services section.
- Generate an ARN under the Normal or Tatkaal scheme either by filling the form Online or by uploading an eForm.
- Attempt to schedule an appointment by clicking the Pay and Schedule Appointment link or Schedule Appointment link (if payment is already made) on the View Saved/Submitted Applications screen.
- Click the "Pay and Schedule Appointment" link, select the 'Online Payment' option, click the Next >> button. Select the appointment quota (i.e. Tatkaal Quota or Normal Quota (required only for Tatkaal ARN cases)), select the desired Passport Seva Kendra/Passport Office, and click the Next >> button.
- Click the Pay and Book Appointment button to redirect to State Bank of India's Multi Option Payment System (MOPS).
- Select the Mode of Payment (NET BANKING or CARD PAYMENTS), follow the instructions and make payment. Please do not click the Back button or refresh the page, as this may lead to failure of transaction.
- Once the payment is successful, an appointment will be booked automatically for the selected Passport Seva Kendra/Passport Office and the "Appointment Confirmation" screen of PSP Portal will be displayed.
- Take a printout of the Application (ARN) Receipt, and carry it along while visiting the Passport Seva Kendra/Passport Office on the given appointment date/time.
- Click the "Pay and Schedule Appointment" link, select the 'Challan Payment' option, click the Next >> button. Generate and print SBI Bank Challan through the Generate Challan button.
- Submit the Challan along with indicated application fee (in cash) at the nearest SBI Branch after at least three hours of Challan generation.
- Payment will be reflected after at least two working days of depositing the fee in the SBI branch. Click the "Track Payment Status" link to track Payment Status.
- If Payment Status is displayed as Success, click the "Schedule Appointment" link, to schedule an appointment.
- Select the Appointment Quota (i.e. Tatkaal Quota or Normal Quota (required only for Tatkaal ARN cases)), select the desired Passport Seva Kendra/Passport Office, and click the Book Appointment button. An appointment (if available) will be booked automatically for the selected Passport Seva Kendra/Passport Office.
- ake a printout of the Application (ARN) Receipt, and carry it along while visiting the Passport Seva Kendra/Passport Office on the given appointment date/time.