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All handwritten passports with pasted photos earlier issued by Government of India are considered non-MRP passports. All 20-year validity passports will also fall in this category. The Government started issuing MRP passports since 2001. All new Indian passports are ICAO-compliant MRP passports. 3. Indian citizens residing in India and abroad and holding handwritten passports as well as 20-year passports with validity beyond the 24th November 2015, should, therefore, apply for re-issue of passports and obtain MRP passports well before the deadline in order to avoid any inconvenience in obtaining foreign visa or immigration problem. General Information Important Points [Consular surcharge of Euro 2.00 shall be levied on all consular services] No hand written passport will be issued by the Embassy or the Consulates from 1st April, 2010. Transit passengers whose passport is lost/damaged will be issued only Machine Readable Passport. Issuance of Machine Readable Passport may take minimum of 15 working days. Under no circumstances hand written passports will be issued. Transit passengers whose passport is lost/damaged and returning to India can be issued an Emergency Certificate (handwritten), if they desire so. All Passports will be issued only after verifying credentials of the applicants. New passport in lieu of lost or damaged passport will be issued for full validity of 10 years. Passport can be re-issued one year before expiry of current passport. 1. Re-issue of passport on completion of validity of current passport Prescribed Application form 4 recent passport photographs measuring 40x40 mm or 50x50 mm without border and showing full frontal view of the person’s head and shoulders having a white or light colored background. No glare if wearing glasses Original Passport with copy of same. Meldebescheinigung (Proof of residency) Normal passport Fee - EUR 62.00 (Euro 60.00 + Euro 2.00) Jumbo passport- EUR 77.00 (Euro 75.00 + Euro 2.00) ................................................................................................................. 2. Re-issue of passport due to exhaustion of page Prescribed Application form 4 recent passport measuring 40x40 mm or 50x50 mm without border and showing full frontal view of the person’s head and shoulders having a white or light colored background. No glare if wearing glasses Original Passport and copy of the present passport Meldebescheinigung (Proof of residency) Note: Fresh passport for 10 year validity will be issued instead of additional booklet. Normal passport Fee - EUR 62.00 (Euro 60.00 + Euro 2.00) Jumbo passport- EUR 77.00 (Euro 75.00 + Euro 2.00) ................................................................................................................. 3. Duplicate passport in lieu of lost or damaged passport Prescribed Application form 7 recent passport-size photographs measuring 40x40 mm or 50x50 mm without border and showing full frontal view of the person’s head and shoulders having a white or light colored background. No glare if wearing glasses Photocopy of the lost passport. Passport in original in case of damaged passport Police report, in original, for the lost passport. Letter from Auslaenderbehoerde stating reason for stay permit (for persons whose passport does not contain valid visa for Germany). An Affidavit regarding loss of passport/damaged passport. (In case of frequent loss/damage of passport, additional penalty will be separately charged and decided on a case to case basis). Two witnesses in case of lost/damaged passport. Meldebescheinigung (Proof of residency) Normal passport Fee - EUR 112.00 (Euro 110.00 + Euro 2.00) Jumbo passport- EUR 132.00 (Euro 130.00 + Euro 2.00) (in addition Eur 12.00 will be charged for each affidavit) ................................................................................................................. 4. Passport for children below 18 years of age Prescribed Application form 4 recent passport photographs measuring 40x40 mm or 50x50 mm without border and showing full frontal view of the person’s head and shoulders having a white or light colored background. No glare if wearing glasses. Meldebescheinigung (Proof of residency) Note: The passport will be valid for five years. Fee - EUR 42, 00 (Eur 40.00 + Eur 2.00) ................................................................................................................. 5. Passport to a new born child Prescribed Application form. Thumb impression of the child to put in the signature box. 4 recent passport photographs measuring 40x40 mm or 50x50 mm without border and showing full frontal view of the person’s head and shoulders having a white or light colored background. No glare if wearing glasses Birth certificate in original along with its copy Attested marriage certificate of parents, if spouse not endorsed in passport. Original passports of parents along with its copies Letter from German authorities confirming that the child has not been issued any German document. Filled up form for registration of birth indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/ic_form_public.aspx Click on the option (Registration of birth of a minor child at an Indian consulate under section 4(1) of the citizenship act, 1955) Meldebescheinigung (Proof of residency) For a child born in Germany to be registered as an Indian citizen the application must be made within one year of the childs birth on the prescribed form. At least one of the childs parents must be an Indian citizen at the time of applying. Enclose passports of both parents and a full version birth certificate of the child with photocopies of the birth certificate along with the application. In case more than one year has elapsed since the birth of child, an affidavit needs to be submitted stating that the child has not acquired German nationality. Local authorities should also confirm non-acquisition of German Nationality by the child. In case more than seven years have elapsed since the birth of the child, the matter would have to be referred to relevant authorities in India. The passport issued is valid for five years. Fee - EUR 42, 00 (Eur 40.00+ Eur 2.00) + EUR 27, 00 (Eur 25.00+ Eur 2.00) – Birth Certificate Applicant shall apply in person as the Declaration and L-Form to be signed in front of the Consular officer. ................................................................................................................. 6. Replacement of booklet due to change in appearance Prescribed Application form 4 recent passport photographs measuring 40x40 mm or 50x50 mm without border and showing full frontal view of the person’s head and shoulders having a white or light colored background. No glare if wearing glasses. Original passport Affidavit. Meldebescheinigung A fresh passport will be issued. Applicant has to apply in person as he is required to sign the affidavit in front of consular officer. Normal passport Fee - EUR 62.00 (Euro 60.00 + Euro 2.00) + EUR 14, 00 (Eur 12.00+ Eur 2.00) Jumbo passport- EUR 77.00 (Euro 75.00 + Euro 2.00) + EUR 14, 00 (Eur 12.00+ Eur 2.00) ................................................................................................................. 7. Replacement of passport due to change of name after marriage, remarriage or divorce. Prescribed Application form 4 recent passport photographs measuring 40x40 mm or 50x50 mm without border and showing full frontal view of the person’s head and shoulders having a white or light colored background. No glare if wearing glasses. Original passport Attested copies of marriage certificate. Affidavit duly signed by husband and wife (Hindu marriage act) A joint marriage photograph of both husband and wife in case marriage certificate is not attested. Meldebescheinigung (Proof of residency) Divorcees should apply with attested divorce papers if the divorce took place in India. Normal passport Fee - EUR 62.00 (Euro 60.00 + Euro 2.00) + EUR 14, 00 (Eur 12.00+ Eur 2.00) Jumbo passport- EUR 77.00 (Euro 75.00 + Euro 2.00) + EUR 14, 00 (Eur 12.00+ Eur 2.00) Applicant has to apply in person as he is required to sign the affidavit in front of consular officer. ................................................................................................................. 8. Application forms Please click on the following link to get the application forms : Application Forms ................................................................................................................. 9. Payment details. Residents of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen Residents of Baden-Württemberg, Bayern Residents of Bremen, Hamburg, Niedersachsen,Schleswig-Holstein Residents of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia,Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland Bank: Postbank Berlin Account No. 631068104 BLZ: 1001001 Bank: Hypovereinsbank (unicredit Bank Account No.658709488 BLZ : 70020270 Payment possible only in cash at the counter Payment possible only in cash at the counter Passport Services Jurisdiction- Passport General Information Passport - FAQ Fee Structure Grievance Redressal Address: Embassy of India, Tiergartenstr.17 10785 Berlin, Germany. 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