Who are not eligible for Tatkal passport in India?

There are some categories for which you won’t be able to apply for a Tatkal passport and you need to go through the normal route and get your passport. (Tatkal is the shortest way to get a a passport in India). Listed below are some of the categories for which you won’t able to get Tatkal passport

• Applicants who have criminal cases
• Applicants who has undergone a major name change
• Those with present address outside jurisdiction of the RPO
• Minors who parents are divorced or separated
• Applicants who came back to India at Government cost
• Applicants deported to India from a foreign country
• People of Naga origin
• People living in Jammu & Kashmir (or) People who have the origin as Jammu & Kashmir
• Applicants who are applying for Fresh passport after the old passport has been stolen (or) lost
• Applicants whose old passport has been damaged beyond recognition
• Applicants who have a change in name or sex
• Applicants who have a change in Fathers, Mothers or Spouse name
• Applicants who have change in Date of Birth (or) correction in Place of Birth
• Applicants who are applying passport for the 1st time
• Applicants who are born out of surrogacy
• Applicants born out of wedlock
• Applicants who are minors with only 1 parent