RTI Application for Passport Delay: RPO PSK Sample (2026)

• Your passport file is older than the published Tatkal or normal time-line
• Police verification status has been pending for an unreasonable period
• You want the deficiency note, if any, raised on your file
• You want the expected print and despatch date

• If you applied very recently and the time-line has not crossed
• If you are seeking another applicant's passport details (Section 8(1)(j))
• If you want the PIO to issue the passport through RTI (RTI gives records, not the passport)

To,
The Public Information Officer
Regional Passport Office
[Full Address, Pin Code]

Sub: Request for information under Section 6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005,
     regarding pending passport application file number ____________.

Sir / Madam,

I had applied for issue / re-issue of passport on ____________ vide
file number ____________ at the [Passport Seva Kendra / Post Office
PSK / RPO]. The passport has not been received within the time-line
mentioned on the Passport Seva website. I seek the following
information.

Application particulars:
  File number / ARN: ____________
  Date of submission: ____________
  Type (fresh / re-issue / Tatkal): ____________
  PSK or RPO of submission: ____________

Information sought:

[1] Current status of file number ____________ as on the date of
    this RTI.

[2] Certified copy of the police verification report received in
    your office, with date of receipt. If pending, the date of
    forwarding to the police authority.

[3] Reasons in writing for delay beyond the time-line on
    https://passportindia.gov.in for this category of application.

[4] Whether any deficiency or query has been raised on my file. If
    yes, the date of communication to me and the reply received.

[5] Date by which the passport is expected to be printed and
    despatched.

[6] Names, designations and office addresses of officers handling
    my file.

[7] Names of officers whose assistance is sought by the PIO under
    Section 5(4) of the RTI Act.

Application fee of Rs 10 is enclosed in the form of Indian Postal
Order. Please send the information to the address below.

Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
[Name, file number, address]
[Phone, email]
[Date]

[Date]
To,
The First Appellate Authority
[Public Authority Name]
[Address]

Sub: First appeal under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act, 2005, against
     the order of the PIO dated [____] / against deemed refusal
     under Section 7(2), in respect of my RTI dated [____].

Sir / Madam,

1. I had filed an RTI application dated [____] seeking the
   information described in the enclosure (Annexure A).
2. The PIO has [refused / not replied / partly replied] vide letter
   dated [____]. The reply does not satisfy the requirements of
   Sections 7(8) and 8 of the RTI Act, 2005, for the reasons set
   out below.
3. Grounds of appeal:
   (a) The reply does not record reasons for refusal, contrary to
       Section 7(8) and Section 19(5).
   (b) The PIO has not applied Section 8(2) public-interest
       balancing.
   (c) Severable parts under Section 10 have not been supplied.
   (d) [add specific factual grounds].
4. Prayer: I pray that the FAA may be pleased to direct the PIO to
   supply the information sought, free of cost under Section 7(6),
   and to record findings on PIO conduct.

Yours faithfully,
[Name and signature]
[Address, phone, email]

Both, in parallel. The RPO holds the application file; the local police district holds the police verification record. The RPO RTI gets you the file status; the police RTI gets you the verification status.

Verification reports relating to your own application are disclosable on RTI. Records of other applicants are restricted under Section 8(1)(j).

RTI exposes the bottleneck. Once the bottleneck is on paper, internal escalation, social media and the consular grievance officer move faster.

• Guide for RTI applicants
• All sample RTI applications
• AI RTI Drafter
• PIO RTI Reply Guide
• FAA guide
• PIO reply after DPDP Rules 2025
• Detailed passport RTI guide
• Section 8 exemptions

1. The Right to Information Act, 2005 (Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 19)
2. The Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2012
3. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Section 44(3)
4. Passport Seva, Ministry of External Affairs, https://passportindia.gov.in
5. Passports Act, 1967 and Passport Rules
6. Bureau of Immigration, https://boi.gov.in
7. Central Information Commission orders on passport delay at https://cic.gov.in

Last reviewed: 9 May 2026. Sources verified: statutory references and portal links cross-checked on 9 May 2026.