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Since I had decided to head to US or UK as the preference for the Surgery I had to be ready with the Passports. This was one of the reason I insisted the name of Geet to be mentioned in the Birth Certificate, so that there is no issue with that.

I was planning for Passport but little did I realize that what I have been postponing for a long time actually struck me hard. My first passport was done in 1996 – 7 where I travelled with the School to Singapore & Malaysia. Those days I knew nothing about it, and the Travel Agent had written my name as PaWan instead of PaVan.

The Passport was done, and they told me that change will not be possible, they can do it later once Iam back. That passport  expired after 10 yrs and I got a new one for me & Vanitha two years back even there I was planning for an abroad trip and same thing, thought will get the name change done at a future date, let the passport come.

Now I realize that for my Visa I have to show all my Financial Details, and everything else says PaVan with a ‘V’ and not ‘W’.  Every month I went on postponing the alteration in the passport and now I had to pay the price for my negligence. Now I have License, My Election Card, My Marks Cards, My Bank Account, My Business everything has PaVan – and it will be as it was my real name.

And one more thing, we moved our residence after purchasing a nice home,  So now even Add had to be changed.

The reason I was getting more n more irritated is that they would not consider changing W to V as alteration but a complete change of name , common Iam not changing to Pavan to Suresh or something…. n Change of name  had its own procedures   so now :-

• Pavan – Change if Name, Change of Add
• Vanitha – Change of Husband’s name & Change of Add
• Geet – Fresh Passport & in that Father’s changed name and New add of the parents.

Now what is checklist for Geet’s / Minor’s Passport?

1. Passport Photographs – Imp, Ears to baby to be visible
2. Birth Certificate – Most Important & Mandatory
3. Name of the Baby – Best thing is to have the name in the Birth Certificate itself, it becomes an official record.
4. Passports of Parents – ( just for ID proof & Add Proof )
5. Rs. 600/- for a Fresh Passport for a minor
6. Passport Form : http://passport.gov.in/cpv/ppapp1.pdf
7. Bangalore Passport Office : http://rpobangalore.gov.in/
8. Bangalore One Collection Centre : http://www.bangaloreone.gov.in/public/rpo-info.aspx

& Some Gyan from the Passport Resources Website

Additional Documents Required in Case of Minor’s Passport:

1. Attested Photocopies of first four and last four pages of valid Passport, if any, of at least one parent in which the other parent’s name is entered OR photocopies of application fee receipt in case parents’ passports are under process at Regional Passport Office, Delhi. Parent’s passport should have the same address as that in the minor’s application in the Present Address column.
2. An affidavit by both parents giving their consent to the issue of a passport to their minor child as per specimen in Annexure ‘M’ .  If one of the parents of the minor applicant is abroad, an affidavit conveying his/her No Objection to issue of passport to the minor, countersigned by the authorized officer in the Indian Mission abroad should be furnished.
3. If the minor applicant is solely in the care of a single parent an affidavit should be submitted as per specimen at Annexure ‘K’ .
4. In case of legally divorced parents,the order from the competent court ordering the the custody of the child is required to be attached to the application unless the divorce decree itself contains the order pertaining to the custody of the child.
5. In case of separated but not divorced parents, an affidavit as per specimen in Annexure ‘H’ to be submitted by the parent applying for minor child’s passport.
6. If the minor applicant is in the care of legal guardian then sworn affidavits as per specimens at Annexure ‘C’ and Annexure ‘D’ respectively should be furnished.
7. Birth certificate/School certificate towards proof of date of birth and name of parents.
8. In case one of the parents is a foreigner and an Indian passport is required for their minor child,in addition to the birth certificate,both parents’ passport copies and both parents’ consent as per specimen in Annexure M, the parents would also be required to furnish a certificate from the Embassy of the country to which the foreign parent belongs certifying that neither any application has been made for passport to the minor nor has the minor been issued any passport by that country.
9. In Adoption cases: In the case of an adopted child, application should be submitted by the adopting parent(s) alongwith Adoption Deed duly executed under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act 1956 and registered with the Registrar. In the case of Muslims, Christians and Sikhs, the adoption may be executed under the provisions of the Guardianship and Wards Act, 1980. A court order in respect of guardianship and permitting the child to be taken out of the country is necessary for issuing the passport. For children adopted from Orphanages / Charitable institutions, the order of the competent Court granting custody of the child to the adopting parent(s) is also required to be furnished alongwith the application.

Relax – All looks very difficult, but actually it is not