Hey everyone, just a heads-up about a potential issue with the Passport Seva form on the Government of India's website. If you’re newly married and need to update your marital status and spouse’s name, you need to be careful when filling out the form. Here’s what you should do: At the start of the form, make sure you check the "Change in Existing Personal Particulars" box. Then, select the "Spouse Name" option. The term "Change in Personal Particulars" can be a bit unclear, and many RU-vid tutorials skip over important details, which can lead to unnecessary hassles. The form could be improved by making the radio buttons more visible or adding a prompt like "Are you adding your spouse’s name for the first time?" to guide users through the process. These insights come from personal experience and can make a big difference, as opposed to general explanations or content that doesn’t address these specific issues. Make sure to pay attention to these details to avoid your application being returned due to such pitfalls. It’s often the little things that make the difference between a smooth process and a frustrating one.
1. The checklist doesnt mention anything about passport pages. Is it still required? 2. It says only 2 photos, not 3 3. Notary required only for visa copy document, correct? Not for address proof, correct? 4. And what payment receipt do i need to include? I generated fedex label from the site.
Hi, Thanks for detailed information. I am applying for Tatkaal passport renewal. It is mentioned that changes in parents name not allowed for Tatkaal application. My current passport have parents name in ‘First Name + Surname’ format. While, passport applocation is requesting ‘Given Names’ which will make format as ‘First Name + Middle Name + Surname’. Does that makes me ineligible for Tatkaal renewal?
Just a quick Question: Can I add my US address as printable address and give my other address as Indian address. What documents will need for this and do I need to change address in my SEVIS also? Thanks in advance.
hi, thank you for the information i want to ask one question is that, is it possible to change my home address in passport here in USA?because i changed my home to other place. thannks.
NEED AN UPDATE : A different document checklist is available for adults in vfs website, in that #7 - Proof of address in USA does not need to be notarised. Which one to follow ?
Thank you so much for the information. It is very helpful. Can you please provide How many days will it take to deliver passport to my home, estimated arrival number of dates for you like how many days it took for you to receive or some of your friends who got their passport renewal after Submitting documents in the VFS global
@@shwethaks7994 no i didn’t get it took way longer because we don’t have tatkal option but one thing we can do, we have to call vfs and send mail to Indian embassy and ask them to process fast for some emergency reason they will send you passport as soon as possible. My passport will reach me on Monday
I'm confused on the requirement of State ID or Drivers license? My mom has neither. On the proof of address part of Tatkal checklist, it says any of the documents such as utility bills, lease agreement or state id /local id, but video says we must submit state id????
I followed this process and received my new passport in a week! Thank you. Just a quick follow up question - Do I need to update my I-94 as it has my old passport number? Basically I’m applying for my STEM extension and they want the I-94 and the latest passport. So I’m a little confused.
Hi Shriya! Could you please tell me if in Change of Appearance & signature form should we select 'has' or 'has not' changed? And in either case do we have to notarize it?
@@mihirmomaya6910 so I put that my change of appearance “has not” changed. I guess you can do it only if the picture in your previous passport is too old, for eg - when you were a kid. Mine was 10 years back so I didn’t do it. From what I remember you need to notarize that document too irrespective of whether you choose “has” or “has not”. Go through the checklist once and you will know what to notarize.
Firstly the video is very helpful. Thank you. I have made an error and submitted the application form. I have ticked No for the "Is the applicant eligible for the non-ECR category?" question. Do you know what can be done ? Please guide/reply
How many photos do we need? As per the checklist we need 2. And paste 1 on the application form & 2nd one on the Annexure E. anything else we need to do for photos?
My USA Driving license is still valid. However, it have my old USA address. Can I still submit it as USA address proof? Is this address used anywhere? For printing or for dispatching passport?
My parents green card holder now they are in india , and their passport going to be expired, i want to know they can reniew passport in india?? And travel back to usa with new passport??
Is the process can take 7 months? Because my friend has applied for renewal in Oct 2023 but till now he has not get his renewed passport . Any idea what he can do to process it faster
you should speak slower, you spoke as you are about to miss your flight. also make sure you upload more detail on the process of filling the application form
Bro did u get ur passport renewed ?? I'm in the same boat as you.... Kindly help My f1 visa valid till 2028 but passport is going to end in 2025 March. Do I need to get my F1 visa also stamped on the new passport??
I want to add my spouse name to my passport. What proofs I need to submit ? One more question, my current passport address is invalid. I need to change the address. Can I give Indian driving license as proof ? Also, my Indian driving license shows my surname not expanded. Is that ok ? My current passport has surname expansion . Please advise
just a heads-up about a potential issue with the Passport Seva form on the Government of India's website. If you’re newly married and need to update your marital status and spouse’s name, you need to be careful when filling out the form. Here’s what you should do: 1. At the start of the form, make sure you check the "Change in Existing Personal Particulars" box. 2. Then, select the "Spouse Name" option. The term "Change in Personal Particulars" can be a bit unclear, and many RU-vid tutorials skip over important details, which can lead to unnecessary hassles. The form could be improved by making the radio buttons more visible or adding a prompt like "Are you adding your spouse’s name for the first time?" to guide users through the process. These insights come from personal experience and can make a big difference, as opposed to general explanations or content that doesn’t address these specific issues. Make sure to pay attention to these details to avoid your application being returned due to such pitfalls. It’s often the little things that make the difference between a smooth process and a frustrating one.
just a heads-up about a potential issue with the Passport Seva form on the Government of India's website. If you’re newly married and need to update your marital status and spouse’s name, you need to be careful when filling out the form. Here’s what you should do: 1. At the start of the form, make sure you check the "Change in Existing Personal Particulars" box. 2. Then, select the "Spouse Name" option. The term "Change in Personal Particulars" can be a bit unclear, and many RU-vid tutorials skip over important details, which can lead to unnecessary hassles. The form could be improved by making the radio buttons more visible or adding a prompt like "Are you adding your spouse’s name for the first time?" to guide users through the process. These insights come from personal experience and can make a big difference, as opposed to general explanations or content that doesn’t address these specific issues. Make sure to pay attention to these details to avoid your application being returned due to such pitfalls. It’s often the little things that make the difference between a smooth process and a frustrating one.
@gayathrim1924 @shrutidamle3712 Did you folks get the passport renewal done by following the steps mentioned in the video? How long did it take to get the renewed passport?
Do we need to submit our kidney too ? Wtf who asks for this many documents !!!! Indian Government should simplify the process. Thank god they didn’t add police verification 😂
your face in the entire length of the video was a bit annoying and not required. We as viewers are interested in just the information! thx for the video anyway
@@PrajwalThapa-m4s ateast the information was valuable unlike your comment - annoying and unwarranted.. pretty sure you find your own face annoying which is why you don't have a profile picture
Hey everyone, just a heads-up about a potential issue with the Passport Seva form on the Government of India's website. If you’re newly married and need to update your marital status and spouse’s name, you need to be careful when filling out the form. Here’s what you should do: At the start of the form, make sure you check the "Change in Existing Personal Particulars" box. Then, select the "Spouse Name" option. The term "Change in Personal Particulars" can be a bit unclear, and many RU-vid tutorials skip over important details, which can lead to unnecessary hassles. The form could be improved by making the radio buttons more visible or adding a prompt like "Are you adding your spouse’s name for the first time?" to guide users through the process. These insights come from personal experience and can make a big difference, as opposed to general explanations or content that doesn’t address these specific issues. Make sure to pay attention to these details to avoid your application being returned due to such pitfalls. It’s often the little things that make the difference between a smooth process and a frustrating one.
Hi there, Thanks. I should have read your comments. I have filled in "Govt Application form for passport renewal for tatkal" and "completed payment" Unfortunately, I didn't tick the checkbox for "adding spouse name" as "name change is in eligible for tatkal" So my question now is, should I redo everything including the payment? I didn't have spouse name in my current passport and added that information in the "Govt form".
@sahithibhatt2260 yes redo the govt application and re pay VFS. VFS will refund you passport fee and some other fee after 21 days for the abandoned request. You will lose a small amount of nonrefundable part of this fee. Many indian students come here get married and eventually re new passport... this video was not made from that perspective... adding spouse name is a very common thing and I think very common mistake people are making because of hidden radio buttons and this video has also skipped such an important part of this application process. One single mistake and you are done... content maker should have thought about it seriously.
Thanks @sunshine. I have submitted another Govt form along with Tatkal fee. For others in similar situation, Please make sure to 1. Check(select) name changes and add spouse name. This does not fall under “name change” category and still valid for Tatkal. 2. If you are renewing passport after marriage, the Govt form mandates you to update spouse information anyway. 3. I haven’t filed for refund yet but apparently it is refundable (will update this post after getting my refund) Thanks
@@sahithibhatt2260 what additional documents are needed if adding spouse name for first time. Also in point 1 you mean , check change in existing personal particulars and then select spouse name option.
Hi, Thanks for detailed information. I am applying for Tatkaal passport renewal. It is mentioned that changes in parents name not allowed for Tatkaal application. My current passport have parents name in ‘First Name + Surname’ format. While, passport applocation is requesting ‘Given Names’ which will make format as ‘First Name + Middle Name + Surname’. Does that makes me ineligible for Tatkaal renewal?
