(A) If an applicant desires to obtain his passport under the Tatkal Scheme, a verification certificate and standard affidavit should be submitted. The Passport Issuing Authority shall retain the right to verify in writing the authenticity of the Verification Certificate from the official who has issued it. All applicants seeking a passport out of turn under the TATKAAL Scheme are advised to submit their application, documentation, color photographs with a white or light background, and fee as specified below. No proof of urgency is required for the Out-of-Turn issue of passport. Post Police Verification shall be done in respect of all passports issued under the Tatkaal Scheme.

(B) The applicant also has the option to obtain a passport under the Tatkal Scheme on submission of three documents from the Fourteen documents as mentioned below, provided one of the three documents is a photo identity document and at least one of the three is amongst the documents indicated at (a) to (i) and a standard affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper duly attested by a Notary:

Listed below are the documents required in order to apply for Tatkal Passport

• - Verification Certificate as per Annexure F

Any 3 of the below documents:

• - Election card
• - Service Photo ID Card
• - Certificate of SC/ST/OBC
• - Identity cards of Freedom Fighters
• - Arms License
• - Ration card
• - Property documents
• - Pension documents
• - Railway Photo Identity card
• - PAN card issued by the Income Tax Department
• - Bank passbook
• - Student’s Id card from a recognized institution
• - Driving license
• - Birth certificate
• - Gas connection bill