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| + | ====== Passport police verification stuck? File one RTI ====== | ||
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| + | <WRAP info> | ||
| + | **Short version.** Passport application stuck because **police verification report (PVR)** isn't reaching the **Regional Passport Office (RPO)**? The PVR is filed by your **local SP's Special Branch** within **21 days** per MEA-MHA SOP. If delayed, RTI to **PIO of MEA + parallel SP/Special Branch** with **₹10 fee** forces written reply within **30 days** under §7(1) RTI Act 2005. | ||
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| + | ===== Real story ===== | ||
| + | Megha applied for passport in November. PSP portal showed //" | ||
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| + | RTI to RPO + SP Bengaluru, marked URGENT. **6 days later** the SP replied: PVR submitted day 28; pending RPO sync. RPO updated; passport printed in 12 days. | ||
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| + | ===== Statute ===== | ||
| + | - **Passports Act 1967 §5** + **Rules 1980**. | ||
| + | - **MEA-MHA Police Verification SOP** (revised 2023) — 21-day SLA. | ||
| + | - §6(1) + §7(1) RTI Act, 48-hour proviso for visa urgency. | ||
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| + | ===== Copy-ready RTI ===== | ||
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| + | To, PIO, [Regional Passport Office] + [SP / Special Branch], [Address] | ||
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| + | Subject: §6(1) RTI Act — passport police verification report | ||
| + | [URGENT — visa deadline DD-MM-YYYY] | ||
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| + | File no. (PSP) : [Reference] | ||
| + | PSK / RPO : [Name] | ||
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| + | Please provide: | ||
| + | 1. PVR submission date by Special Branch. | ||
| + | 2. PVR receipt date at RPO. | ||
| + | 3. Reason for delay beyond MEA-MHA SOP 21-day SLA. | ||
| + | 4. Name + designation of Inspector / SI handling PVR. | ||
| + | 5. Date of next steps (printing / dispatch). | ||
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| + | Citizen of India. Fee: ₹10 IPO/DD enclosed. | ||
| + | [Name + signature + address + date] | ||
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| + | ===== Common scenarios ===== | ||
| + | - Special Branch staff vacancy. | ||
| + | - Address-change post-application. | ||
| + | - Adverse PVR — re-verification. | ||
| + | - Tatkaal — bypass PVR (post issue). | ||
| + | - Address verification at multiple addresses (last 5 years). | ||
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| + | ===== Case law ===== | ||
| + | - CIC //Passport PVR// (2018) — MEA + MHA jointly accountable. | ||
| + | - **//MEA v. Citizen// (Delhi HC 2021)** — Held 21-day PVR enforceable. | ||
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| + | ===== FAQs ===== | ||
| + | ==== Tatkaal — police verification post-issue? ==== | ||
| + | Yes — passport issued first, PVR done within 6 months. | ||
| + | ==== Adverse PVR — passport refused? ==== | ||
| + | Right to representation under Passports Act. | ||
| + | ==== Multiple address verification? | ||
| + | For all addresses in last 5 years. | ||
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| + | ===== Conclusion ===== | ||
| + | Police verification is the #1 cause of passport delay. RTI accelerates it. | ||
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| + | ===== Sources ===== | ||
| + | - Passports Act 1967. | ||
| + | - MEA-MHA Police Verification SOP 2023. | ||
| + | - RTI Act 2005. | ||
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| + | //Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.// | ||
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