State : : Goa
Facility : Passport Office
Home Page :http://passportgoa.gov.in/aboutgoa.htm#intro
About Passport Office Goa :
Passport Office Goa started functioning from 1988. It caters to two districts viz North Goa and South Goa. The office is centrally located at Patto Plaza, Near Kadamba Bus stand, Panaji, Goa .
Office Address :
Passport Office, Passport Bhavan, 13 A, EDC Complex, Patto Plaza, Panaji, Goa 403 001.
Office Timings (Monday To Friday) :
10.00 AM to 1 :00 PM :
** For submission of application forms, sale of forms, on-line registration, enquiry, tatkal appointment of Passport Officer etc.
** While meeting to Passport Officer OR Public Relation Officer, please bring the relevent documents e.g. Annexure-F, Annexure-I, in case of Tatkal Scheme and stay proof, birth certificate, 10th / 12th certificate etc. etc. in case of any other objection.
04.15 PM to 05.45 PM :
** Delivery of Passports (which are promised by Passport Officer) & Misc Services Passports
Where To Apply :
One can apply on-line OR can submit the application form at Passport Office Panaji only and there are no other collection centers like DPC and SPC in Goa jurisdiction.
Complaints :
Shri Krishan Kumar
Deputy Passport Officer
Passport Bhavan,
13 A, EDC Complex,
Patto Plaza,
Panaji, Goa 403 001.
Voice : 0832-2437601(Direct)
0832-2437602(General)
Fax : 0832-2437603
Tele Enquiry :
Dial the Tele. enquiry nos. 0832- 2437605 to 08
Delivery Of Passport :
Passport are delivered by SPEED POST and in case of counter delivery (promised by Passport Officer) the Passport will be delivered to the applicant only. Delivery of Passport will be not be given on an authority letter.
Who can apply for passport in Passport Office, Panaji, Goa :
Any one resident in Goa can apply in Passport office, Panaji, Goa
When can one apply for passport :
** You can apply any time as long as all the required documents as required is available with you. For detailed instructions please see website or passport information booklet.
** As regards reissue of existing Passports, the same can be applied even before one year of its expiry date. Further, most of the Embassies who issue visas insist on the passport validity more than six months to one year before they consider to issue visas. Accordingly, apply for reissue well before time and save the last minute rush.
** Every passport issued has a new Number and validity. At present passports are issued every time for a ten year validity from the date of issue despite the application being for additional booklet/reissue. Tatkal passport are also issue for a 10 year validity on post-police verification basis. Only for Minor’s passports are issued with five years validity or upto the age of 18.
What do I do if I loose my passport :
File a First Information Report at the nearest Police station where you lost the Passport. The FIR should clearly indicate the Passport Number which has been lost. If there are more than one passport lost, and only one FIR filed, submit a copy of the FIR in each case duly attested and indicating the application in which the original has been filed. Furnish a copy of the original FIR and all other documents required for submission of a normal passport, copy of the lost passport (if you have one), an Affidavit of Loss/Damage of Passport and Annexure I and F, if the duplicate passport is required urgently. If the passport was issued in another Passport office or at any of our Indian Embassy/High Commission abroad, a confirmation from them about the passport particulars and photo will have to be obtained, before the service is rendered.