Passport ReIssue – List of Acceptable documents for Proof of Address

These are the list of Acceptable documents that should be shown for Present Address Proof when you are applying for ReIssue of the Passport

List of Acceptable Documents

• Water Bill
• Telephone Bill
• Electricity bill
• Income Tax Assessment Order
• Election Commission Photo ID card
• Proof of Gas Connection
• Certificate from Employer of reputed companies on letter head
• Spouse’s passport copy
• Parent’s passport copy, in case of minors(First and last page)
• Aadhaar Card
• Rent Agreement
• Photo Passbook of running Bank Account

Applicants are required to submit the proof of address of the present address only, irrespective of the date from which he/she has been residing at the given address. However, he/she is required to mention all the places of stay during previous one year (from the date of application filling) in the Passport application form.

Furnishing of Aadhaar card will expedite processing of passport applications.

Aadhaar letter/card or the e-Aadhaar (an electronically generated letter from the website of UIDAI), as the case may be, will be accepted as Proof of Address (POA) and Proof of Photo-Identity (POI) for availing passport related services. Acceptance of Aadhaar as PoA and PoI would be subject to successful validation with Aadhaar database.