Regional Passport Officer S. Sasikumar on Friday announced that the Ministry of External Affairs has decided to accept the following categories of photo affixed passbooks of banks authorised by Reserve Bank of India as proof of address and identity. The indicative list of banks authorised by RBI included 26 public sector banks, 56 regional rural banks and 23 scheduled private banks. Names of authorised banks will be available in the Ministry’s website.
Certificates
In view of the genuine difficulty faced by applicants in producing original certificates relating to education, especially when the same had been deposited with an institution for higher education, Ministry has announced certain relaxation in norms. Waiving the mandatory requirement of producing original certificates such as birth certificate, SSLC and other educational documents, passport applicants can henceforth submit a certificate from the recognised educational institution where the they are studying. Certificate should be to the effect that he/she studying in that institution had deposited his/her original educational certificates and that are retained by the institution.
Photocopy of the retained documents duly attested by the institution should also be furnished, besides a copy of the valid identity card of the applicant issued by the said institution.
Passport seva camp
Passport Office – Coimbatore has proposed to conduct a Passport Seva camp at Salem on March 28 and 29 (Saturday and Sunday) for the benefit of the residents of Salem. Mr. Sasikumar accompanied by his team of officers and staff will hold the camp at Sona College of Technology – Salem.
Residents of Salem can make use of the opportunity to submit their applications at the camp for issue of ordinary international passport valid for ten years under normal course with usual documents.
