Passport application fee hiked wef Oct 01,2012

Passport application fee will go up in both Ordinary and Tatkal categories from October 1,2012, the first hike in a decade.


The fee for those applying under normal category, which is now Rs. 1,000, has been increased to Rs. 1,500. For those opting for Tatkal mode, the current charge is Rs. 2,500, which has been increased to Rs. 3,500. 

For citizens living abroad, the revised fee would be $75 from $40 and Euro 60 from Euro 48 for normal applications.

The current fee structure came into force in July 1993, subsequent to the passing of Passport (Amendment) Act, 1992, which allowed the government to fix the fee on the basis of actual cost incurred on issuing a passport. In 1993, the passport fee was at Rs. 300 and it was revised in 2002 to Rs. 1,000.