Hi everyone,

My friend's Indian passport will expire in May 2017. She
booked tickets to go to India on march 5th for 3 weeks.
She just realized that her passport is expiring soon.
What are her options now? She has PR here.
Can she get the Indian passport renewed in less than a week? Whom and where she need to contact?
She need to go to India for those 3 wks in march.

Experts please advice. Your suggestions are much appreciated.

Thank you very much in anticipation.

Sirisha.

She will have no issues entering or exiting India.

No issues exiting or entering Canada either. As long as her Passport and PR is not expired Canada doesn't care when she exits and re enters Canada.

The 6 Month validity rule is only applied by Indian embassy for Visa stamping and issuing. She does not need that as she is still an Indian citizen on an Indian Passport traveling back to her home country India.

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Do not go for any emergency passport or Tatkal renewal scheme, from Indian embassy in Canada.

She won't get the new passport before March 5 and her old passport will be cancelled too.

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Thank you very much for the reply.

Another question pls- what is the procedure to renew
Indian passport which is expired last year for a kid and adult. Just realized it today. PR card is valid though.
Your answer is much appreciated.
Thank you
Sirisha.

PLEASE ALWAYS USE BLACK INK. When you fill an application...

Passport is a must have travel document. It has to be valid for the issuance of an Airline ticket and if your friend is not taking a NON STOP flight, the airline ticketing staff in an intermediate stop can send her/him packing back to where your friend just started her/ his trip, i.e., back to Canada, if it does not have a validity for SIX More months.That is not nice. You have to renew it some time, so why not now or any time sooner, if you have the time and the opportunity to do it?

Please contact the Consulate General of India and get a straight answer from them. Also the travel agent will let you know if there will be any problem at a stop over or at a lay over also. If there is none, then get it done after landing there in India on a TATKAL Basis. The cost may be about Rs.2,000. {Also if she has any of those DUDS, the de-monitized Urpees tell her to use them too. She can if she can show that she was away from India and get it done at a Reserve Bank of India Branch.}

FH.

For TORONTO. : Most of us have an Indian Passport with TEN Year Validity. They have to normally replace the same. It generally takes 10 working days.

In the (EXPRESS) TATKAL Mode you can get it in Three days, or even faster. It will cost an additional $199.00 Canadian. But it has to be done in Person at the Consulate General's Offices. It is located at Bloor and Yonge.Street in Toronto It will cost a {A total of $301 +) The best part is at that location they will also accept CASH or a DEBIT CARD. (No credit cards.) So carry some money to pay for it.

http://www.cgitoronto.ca/

http://passport.gov.in/nri/

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Re-issue of Passport

Re-issue of Passport is required when the old passport has completed its validity from the date of issue. One can also apply for re-issue of when a new booklet is necessitated on account of change in basic particulars like name, appearance, seeking amendment in date of birth etc. or when all the pages have been used.

NOTICE : Indian citizens residing in India and abroad and holding non-Machine Readable Passports ( handwritten passports) with validity beyond the 24th November, 2015 are advised to apply for re-issue of passports.

Requirements.. : Fill in online registration form at http://passport.gov.in/nri/ this will generate a PDF file.

Take a print out of the online application form (PDF file) , fill in its page 2 & 3. Please ensure that specimen signatures are affixed,in black ink, at four spaces provided and a good quality photograph (of size 2inch X 2inch) is fixed on its first page).
Attach your existing passport (original) along with self attested/signed photocopies of its first five pages, last page and any other page containing important observation( on name change/validity etc).
Four color photographs(one pasted on 1st page of the application and one each on three Personal Particulars form) with white background of size 2inch x 2inch.
Original PR Card with a self attested photocopy (both sides). Please note that in case your PR card is issued after 01.01.2015 a copy of landing paper is also required. Where applicant is not a PR, current immigration documents (e.g. student ID, Work permit etc.) with a self attested photocopy thereof are to be submitted. If the applicant is a student, details of educational institution, along with period of study is required. In case of work permit holder details of employer and period of employment is required.
If the passport has expired for more than three years, the applicant is required to submit an self-attested statement stating that non-acquisition of Canadian or any other nationality /Search Letter from the Canadian authorities that applicant has not acquired Canadian citizenship AND Personal Particular Form (in triplicate) for Police Verification .
In case additional Misc services are required such as change in name, spouse name addition etc, you are required to attach necessary documents (see under Misc passport service).
Fee CAD 102.00 (Fee $ 100/- + $2 Consular surcharge -for a 36-page booklet) + BLS C$ 7.40 including tax
Personal appearance before Consular officer required in case of change in appearance.

Please note: If additional changes are required in new passport such as change in name, spouse name etc, read the information under Misc Passport Services and attach the additional required documents along with above set of documents.

If original PR card or other resident permit (Student/Work permit) is not submitted by resident of Canada:
A self-attested statement regarding non-acquisition of Canadian nationality is to be submitted along with a Search Letter from the Canadian authorities that applicant has not acquired Canadian citizenship.

Where to submit the application? Please click here.... fh.

YOUR Friend can also prepare all of these papers and get it ready for MONDAY the 27th February 2017 and personally drop in with Cash of $302 or so and get it done at Bloor and Yonge Street location. I will provide you with a Name and e-mail address to that person for them to contact and get a response too. Your friend can do it tonight.

Mr Ajay Sharma.. Vice Consul (Consular, Passport & Visa) <consec.toronto@mea.gov.in>

fh.
If you need any help please drop a note under this. fh.

Hope this will help everyone. fh
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Originally posted by sirisha

Hi everyone,

My friend's Indian passport will expire in May 2017. She
booked tickets to go to India on march 5th for 3 weeks.
She just realized that her passport is expiring soon.
What are her options now? She has PR here.
Can she get the Indian passport renewed in less than a week? Whom and where she need to contact?
She need to go to India for those 3 wks in march.

Experts please advice. Your suggestions are much appreciated.

Thank you very much in anticipation.
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Thank you very much for the reply.

Another question pls- what is the procedure to renew
Indian passport which is expired last year for a kid and adult. Just realized it today. PR card is valid though.
Your answer is much appreciated.
Thank you
Sirisha.

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Sirisha.

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Originally posted by sirisha

Thank you very much for the reply.

Another question pls- what is the procedure to renew
Indian passport which is expired last year for a kid and adult. Just realized it today. PR card is valid though.
Your answer is much appreciated.
Thank you
Sirisha.

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