New Indian Passports on the same day under TATKAL SCHEME

Indian nationals in Kuwait are hereby informed once again that the new Indian passports can be issued the same day under the ‘Tatkal’ Scheme in cases such as damage / loss of passport, near exhaustion of all blank pages in passport, near or expiry of passport etc.  Applications for new passport issued under urgent or emergency circumstances are received in the Embassy Consular Wing and passports issued within a short span of 6-8 hours on payment of ‘Tatkal’ fee of KD 46/- in addition to the normal passport fee.

2.         The passport fees under the ‘Tatkal’ scheme are as given below:

i)             Ordinary passport (36 pages):   KD 69.50

ii)            Jumbo passport (60 pages):      KD 77.50

iii)           Passport in lieu of damaged/

lost passport:                                        KD 92.50 for ordinary and KD 100.50 for Jumbo passport

3.         This is to further inform that Kuwaiti nationals can apply for emergency visa at the Embassy which is issued the same day on payment of additional fee KD 12. Applicants may call the Embassy for any Tatkal passport and emergency visa related query at Tel. No. 22530600 Extn. 279 or call Mr. K.K. Pahel, First Secretary (Consular) at Mobile No. 97229948.

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