In   order   to   meet   the    public   demand   and    to   facilitate submission of applications   for   the   frequent   travellers   due    to extended time in getting appointments,  Regional Passport  Office, Chennai  will  be  holding 'Special Passport Mela'  on  Saturday the 13^th Aril 2019    at Post  Office  Passport Seva Kendra(POPSK), Vellore, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri.

Post   Office   Passport    Seva   Kendra, at  Vellore, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri  will function on   Saturday      the     13th  April   2019     like    any    other   normal working day  and   accept applications  as  per  time   slots   allotted to the   applicants.  Approximately 135   applicants  are   expected  to  be benefitted from this  Mela.

To  participate  in  this   Passport  Mela, all  applicants  have to log    on    to    the     official  website    'www.passportindia.gov.in', register     on-line,    generate     'ARN'   [Application   Registration Number],  and    pay    online  fees    and    then     take     appointment. Applicants participating  in  the  mela should bring the  print-out  of ARN with    appointment   details,  to   the   POPSK along  with    the requisite  documents   in   originals,  plus    one   set   of  self   attested photocopies.  Applications  under Fresh and      Re-issue categories only  will  be  accepted.

The     appointments     will    be     released    on     10th April (Wednesday)  at  1430   hrs  for the  mela to take  place on  Saturday,13th    April   2019.    On   the   day   of  mela,  applications   will  be accepted only  as  per  the  time  slot  allotted to them.   Applications for   PCCs,   Walk-ins    including On-Hold and Refused Tokens will not  be  entertained during   the  Mela.

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