FAQs on Passport Services

Q. What passport related services are offered by the Consulate General of India, Saint Denis (Reunion Island)?

A. The following six services are offered:

• Re-issue of passport on expiry of full validity passport or exhaustion of pages.
• Renewal of short validity passport to full validity passport.
• Issue of fresh passport in lieu of lost passport.
• Issue of fresh passport in lieu of damaged passport.
• Issue of first time passport to a new born.
• Issue of Emergency Certificate to travel to India.

Q. What is Re-issue of passport on expiry of full validity passport?

A. Full validity passports have a life of ten years for adults and five years for minor. The expiry date is always mentioned in all passports. A passport holder can apply for reissue of his passport up to one year before and/or within one year after the expiry date. In other words, a passport about to expire needs to be reissued within the stipulated two years period mentioned above i.e. one year before the date of expiry and/or within one year immediately after the date of expiry.

Q. Can an applicant request for a change or amendment in personal particulars in his/her passport at the time of re-issue of his/her passport in lieu of passport about to expire, a damaged passport, upgrading a short validity passport to full validity passport?

A. Yes. No extra fee is payable. There is no need to use a separate miscellaneous service form if an amendment seeking request is combined with the main request of reissue of a passport. Applicant, however, has to clearly mention at appropriate place that he/she is seeking an amendment in one or more personal particulars. It is relevant to mention that normally no amendments are permissible unless trustworthy documentary evidence is provided in support of the claimed change in status. Additionally, High Commission may, in certain cases (such as a change in name) also like to know the purpose for seeking a change. For certain personal particulars special documents are needed to show that mandatory procedure has been followed.

Q. How long does it take to get a new passport?

A. Please note that all the passports are printed in India and therefore time required cannot be specified exactly however, average time of 3 weeks may be taken in issue of a passport.

Q. What are the requirements for inclusion /deletion of spouse name in the passport?

A. Please apply for new/ re-issue of passport along with following additional documents:

1. Marriage Certificate (Attested copy)
2. Copy of the spouse’s passport (Attested copy of first two and last two pages In case of Inclusion of Spouse name only)
3. Divorce Decree/ Death Certificate
4. (If issued by Indian Authorities then duly attested by the Home Department of Concerned state or if issued by Reunion Island Authorities with Apostille stamp from Appeal Court (Cour d’appel), with one photocopy. (In case of deletion of spouse name only)
5. Passport renewal fee would be applicable.

Note: For any other questions besides the ones mentioned above, the request may be made on following emails:-cons.reunion@mea.gov.in and cons2.reunion@mea.gov.in and at following telephone no. (+262) 262 41 75 47 between 09:00AM to 05:30PM on working days.