5 Steps to apply for a Passport.

                   

With a passport in hand, you will able to apply for a visa quickly enough that you don’t miss great academic opportunities in life. Here are the procedures involved in applying for passport from within India, if you are an Indian citizen.

How to apply for a passport?

The Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) of the Ministry of External Affairs issues the Indian passport through Regional Passport Offices (RPO).  For applying online, you must register at Passport Seva Online Portal, download the application e-form, fill it, and submit it. It is mandatory for you to make payment online for booking appointments.

If applying in-person, you can submit the filled application at the District Passport Cell (DPC) along with the necessary documents.

How to Fill the Form?

As the application form is machine readable, there are specific instructions that you must follow. Keep the following points in mind:

·         Fill the form in upper case, with a black or blue ball pen. Make sure not to make any spelling mistakes as the information filled in will be printed as is in the passport.

·         One box must be left blank after each completed word to indicate space.

·         The information must be clearly written within the box, without overwriting anything.

·         Incomplete application is not accepted.

 Documents Required For Applying Passport

You must need the following documents when applying for a fresh passport:

·         Original Passport Application Form

·         Proof of address – You can provide your ration card, water /telephone /electricity bill, bank statement from an active account, Election Commission ID card, Gas connection Bill, etc. as your address proof.

·         Proof of Date of Birth – As a literate applicant, you must submit either a Birth Certificate issued by an authorized body like Municipal Authority/district office of the Registrar of Births & Deaths, or Date of birth certificate from the school you last attended.

·         Student Identity Card - In case if you are a student staying away from your parents’ current address, you must also submit your student ID card issued by Government Recognized Educational Institutions or a Bonafide Letter from authorized signatory of college.

Tatkal Applications

The applicants who need a passport within 1 to 14 days must submit a few additional documents like Standard Affidavit as per Annexure 'I' along with Verification Certificate Annexure 'F' or any three out of 16 documents in the list provided to you before applying.

Number of Pages in the Booklet

When applying for a passport, you can choose either a 36 or 60 pages booklet. The latter is ideal for students as they might be travelling quite frequently, moistly twice in a year. Your passport will get stamped at every immigration point, each time you enter and exit a country, in a different page. So, calculate the number of pages you would need as a regular traveller for the next few years.

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Things an Applicant must know before leaving for study abroad.

        

Traveling abroad isn't as simple as buying a ticket and hopping on a plane. Safety should be a key consideration no matter where you travel and how you travel, and part of staying safe in an unfamiliar place is dressing to blend in -- or, at least, not dressing to stand out Moving abroad, for any amount of given time, can be quite scary, especially for first-timers.

1. Check-in with your doctor and insurance carrier. Double check and make sure that you have all of the proper vaccinations and that you have renewed all essential prescriptions. Also, ask you medical insurance provider if your policy applies overseas in case of emergencies. If it doesn’t, and you want to add extra coverage, consider supplemental insurance.

                                         

2. Bring copies of your passport. If your passport gets stolen or lost you want to be sure that you can still get back into the country, or be able to prove your citizenship.

3. Leave a copy of your passport. For extra backup, leave a copy of your passport at home or with someone you trust. Consider making an electronic copy you can store in your email account as well or at your Google drive.

4. Register with your embassy. If there’s a problem in the country, this will make it easier for your government to contact you and get you to safety.

Whether you’re looking to protect your valuable, get yourself off the hook in case something goes wrong at work or make sure you’ve got medical expenses covered, should you need it, insurance is a must for anyone going abroad, regardless of how long for. 

1. Scan your important documents:

What happens if you lose that all important piece of paper certifying your studyabroad program, your flight ticket or worse, your passport? It’s a very good idea to get some copies of your travel documents, however many there are and also emailing them to yourself, just in case you happen to misplace them on your merry way.

     2. Arranging for accommodations:

  

 Students must as the host country about the information on how to find a room. Host country often arranges the accommodations for students so do contact them as early as possible.

Students need to cope up with the language barrier and cultural differences in the host country. Students need not to carry any electronic devices and if they want to carry then they must carry a universal adapter to charge them to use them in abroad. Students must carry guidebooks, medicines, travel documents and journals. 

   3. Write Down Emergency Numbers:

You should know where the embassy of your country is located at the host country. It is a must to have the phone number handy. Get in touch with 24/7consular services if in need. Also, learn how to contact police, health care providers and fire department of your host country. Make a list of emergency contact numbers including local contacts, parents and college, just in case you need it. 

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