Are there any special provisions if requesting person is a bonafide student?
Ans: In case of students, a short validity passport valid for one year may be issued in lieu of lost/damaged passport on the strength of the certificate issued by the concerned educational/training institution to the effect that the individual is a bonafide student of that institution and that he/she is of Indian nationality as per the academic record submitted by him/her at the time of admission to the institution. The short validity passport is to be renewed for full validity on receipt of confirmation from the original passport issuing authority or on the expiry of three months from the date of making original reference whichever is earlier.
