All Indian nationals residing in Colombia and Ecuador are requested to please Register with Embassy by providing your details. The information is useful for Embassy for contacting the Indian nationals to pass any information and also for sending invitations for events organised by Embassy. The procedure for registration can be found in the link given below,
IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE - REG PASSPORT APPLICATIONS AT EMBASSY
Phasing out of non Machine Readable Passports from 25th November 2015. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has set a deadline of 24th November 2015 for globally phasing out all non-machine Readable Passports (MRPs). From 25-11-2015 onwards, foreign Governments may deny visa or entry to any person travelling with a non-MRP passport.
All handwritten passports with pasted photos earlier issued by Government of India are considered non-MRP passports. All 20-year validity passports will also fall in this category. The Government started issuing MRP passports since 2001. All new Indian passports are ICAO-compliant MRP passports.
In the case of Indian nationals applying from Colombia and Ecuador, the passports will be printed and issued from India. The applications for such passports are required to be submitted to the Embassy of India, Bogotá well before the date of expiry (Normally it is suggested to apply 6 months in advance before the exipiry of the Passport) of the existing passports for processing by this Embassy and issue of passports by the concerned office of the Government of India in New Delhi. Such passports will be delivered to the applicant concerned on receipt from India. It takes about 2-4 weeks for the issue of a new passport after submitting complete documents at Embassy.
In emergency cases, the Embassy would be able to issue a hand-written Emergency Certificate (EC) for immediate travel to India only and the individual would be required to apply for a Machine Readable Passport immediately on arrival in India. Such EC is only for traveling to India and not for other countries and it will not be extendable. The applicant has to apply for a Machine Readable Passport after reaching India.
General guidelines for Indian Passport Holders
PLEASE KEEP A PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR PASSPORT IN A SAFE PLACE. WITHOUT THIS, RE-ISSUE OF PASSPORT IN LIEU OF LOST, DAMAGED OR STOLEN MAY BE DELAYED.
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Your Passport is a valuable document. It should always be either in your own custody or in the custody of a person duly authorized by you. If lost or destroyed, the fact and circumstances should be immediately reported to the nearest Indian Mission and the local police.
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It is an offence under the Passports Act 1967 to give false information in the Passport application. Passport facilities can be denied on grounds of suppression of factual information, submission of false particulars, willful damage of passport and for making unauthorized changes in passports.
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Your passport can be impounded or revoked by the Government of India under the provisions of the Passports Act, 1967 in which event you will have to surrender the passport to the nearest Indian Passport Authority.
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If you have acquired foreign citizenship, please surrender the Indian passport to the nearest Indian Mission. The Indian passport will be returned to the applicant after cancellation. The procedure for Surrendering the Passport can be found (CLICK HERE). The cancelled Indian passport should be kept in safe custody as it may be required at the time of applying for Person of Indian Origin Card (PIO card), Overseas Citizen of India or Indian visa for the first time etc.
Misrepresentation/suppression of the facts may result in the denial of passport service. Incomplete/incorrect applications, applications with inadequate fee and the fee not paid in the prescribed manner will be returned without service.
Latest Fee for Passport, Miscellaneous Services and other travel documents can be found (CLICK HERE)
