Indian Passport Fees & Charges 2019

The fees to be paid for procuring a passport largely depends upon the type of passport service that one has applied for and whether the application has been made on the regular or Tatkal mode.

Regular Passport Application Fee

• The fee is Rs.1500 for 36 pages booklet and Rs.2000 for 60 pages booklet for the following if applied through the regular mode:

  1. New or fresh passport with a validity of 10 years  

  2. Renewal of passport with a validity of 10 years

  3. Adding a new booklet in case the pages in the existing passport are exhausted

  4. Passport for minors aged 15 to 18 years with a validity of 10 years (new/fresh/renewal/reissue)

  5. Duplicate passport for updating or modifying certain details with a validity of 10 years

• The fee is Rs.3000 for 36 pages booklet and Rs.3500 for 60 pages booklet for duplicate or replacement of lost,stolen,misplaced or damaged existing passport if applied through the regular mode.

• Fresh passport or renewal/reissue of passport for minors with a validity five years or until attaining  18 years of age has a fee of Rs.1,000.

Tatkal Passport Application Fee

• The fee is Rs.3500 for 36 pages booklet and Rs.4000 for 60 pages booklet for the following if applied through the Tatkal mode:

  1. New passport with a validity of 10 years  

  2. Renewal of passport with a validity of 10 years

  3. Adding a new booklet in case the pages in the existing passport are exhausted

  4. Passport for minors aged 15 to 18 years with a validity of 10 years (new/fresh/renewal/reissue)

  5. Duplicate passport for updating or modifying certain details with a validity of 10 years

• The fee is Rs.5000 for 36 pages booklet and Rs.5500 for 60 pages booklet for duplicate or replacement of lost,stolen,misplaced or damaged existing passport if applied through the Tatkal mode.

• Fresh passport or renewal/reissue of passport for minors with a validity fiveyears or until attaining  18 years of age has a fee of Rs.3000

Apart from these, the free for PCC or Police Clearance Certificate is Rs.500. It is mention-worthy that diplomatic or Official Passports do not have any fee or charge.

How to Pay the Passport Fee

Online Payment

The fees for the passport can be paid online using various channels like debit cards, credit cards or internet banking service of State Bank of India.

Online payments are highly convenient for seeking appointment bookings at PSKs. If you have applied under the Tatkal scheme, you only need to pay the standard passport fee online during the online application, and the remaining Tatkal fee will be collected from you in cash at the PSK. For card payments, banks apart from SBI typically charge 1.5% + Service Tax on every transaction. Online payments are valid for one year from the date of the first appointment and applications are to be submitted within this period else the payment will be forfeited, and a new payment must be made.  

Offline Payment

The passport application fee can be paid offline by generating a challan from the Passport Seva Web Portal and taking a copy of it to deposit the money in any branch of SBI. After two days of depositing the money in a branch of SBI, you must check the confirmation status by clicking on "Track Payment Status." If it shows "Success," you can book an appointment by clicking on "Schedule Appointment." Tatkal applications, penalties, and other miscellaneous charges are to be paid in cash directly at the PSKs. The passport application fee can be paid online using a demand draft.

Passport Fee Calculator

The official website of the CPV Division of the MEA has a passport fee calculator tool. This helpful tool calculates the various fees for passport applications. The fee may vary between different types of passports, different facilities sought and for  different modes of application. This calculator takes various inputs from the applicant and makes a calculation based on the inputs. This tool can help in calculating the following:

1. Passport fees - these are calculated on the basis of the following:

   • Fresh - normal or tatkal

   • Reissue - for deletion of ECR or change in particulars or exhaustion of pages or loss/damage of passport

   • Renewal due to expiry

   • Number of pages required in the new booklet

2. Identity Certificate - Just like passport fees, the fees for obtaining an identity certificate also depends on similar factors.

3. Surrender Certificate - The tool helps in calculating the fees for surrender certificate for the following criteria:

   • Foreign Nationality that has been acquired before the 1st of June, 2010.

   • Foreign Nationality that has been acquired on or after the 1st of June, 2010.

4. Police Clearance Certificate - PCC has a standard fee of Rs.500.

Points to Remember

• If the passport fees have been paid, but the applicant hasn't booked an appointment within a year, the paid amount will be forfeited.

• Passport fees can never be refunded.

• In case of multiple payments made for the same cause, the RPO will refund excess amounts.

• An ARN is generated after successfully depositing the fees. This ARN, on the online application receipt, must be carried to the PSK, along with the application during the appointment.

• Payments made through challans do not have any extra bank charges.

• SMS Services can be availed by paying a one time fee of Rs.40.