If you are already applied for a new passport and want to check your passport application status both online and offline, then go through this article. In this article you are going to know how you can check your passport application status.
You can check your application status both online and offline. Moreover, you can also download mPassport Seva App and without logging in to the website check the passport status.
How to Check Passport Application Status
To check passport application number you will need the : File number of your passport and that is a 15-digit number that you can get after submitting your passport application and your date of birth.
Track Passport Status Online
- Open the browser and visit the official website of “Passport Seva” and click on the “Track Application Status” tab and it will redirects to “Track Application Status”.
- In “Track Application Status”page, you can select your application type. Next, enter your date of birth, and 15-digit file number that you can get after submitting your passport application and click on “Track Status”.
- your current passport application status will display on the next page.
Track Passport Status Offline
Track passport application status offline by the following methods:
SMS: Through SMS, on your phone you can get updates on your passport application status. From your registered mobile number you can send “STATUS FILE NUMBER” to 9704100100. During your application time you can opt for this paid SMS service.
National Call Centre: To track your passport status offline you can call on the National Call Centre’s toll-free number 1800-258-1800. A Citizen Service Executive is available from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. You can also access information regarding your passport application status during non-working hours because an Automated Interactive Voice Response is also available for 24/7.
In case you are a residents of Jammu and Kashmir and the North-East states can communicate through the following contact number.
Jammu Kashmir – 040-66720567(paid)
North-east States – 040-66720581(paid)
Helpdesk: To get updates on the application status of your passport, you can also visit the Passport Seva Kendra or send an email.
Track Passport Application Status Using Passport Seva App
One can also track their Passport Application Status by using mPassport Seva App. It is a mobile application, using this applicant can easily track their passport application status along with access other services such as registration and scheduling an appointment. This mobile application is available for both the Android and iOS devices.
- Download mPassport Seva application from either Google Play Store or Apple App Store and install it to your device.
- Open the app and register yourself with your name, email address and date of birth.
- After that select the “Status Tracker” and to check passport application status, enter your date of birth and the 15-digit file number.
Track the Passport Dispatch and Delivery Status
As you already know how you can track passport status, you can also learn how to track its dispatch and delivery status as well.
Indian Post
Through Speed Post, Indian Post can usually dispatches an applicant’s passport to their present address that they mentioned in their passport application form. By using Speed Post Tracking Utility one can keep track of their passport delivery status
Online delivery status is different from the real-time delivery status. Contact your nearest Speed Post Centre regarding this can be a ideal option. Passport can gets returned to the sender if a Speed Post Centre Personnel cannot locate your address. So, kindly contact your Regional Passport Office, in such circumstances for further help.
- From the official website of Passport Seva, you can first collect the 13-digit tracking number from the tracking application status.
- After that visit the official website of India Post and click on the tools available on the website and go to the “Track Consignment.”
- In the “Consignment Number” section, enter the 13-digit tracking number and click on “Search.”
- If your passport has not been dispatched, then you will not get any delivery tracking data.
Indian Post’s SMS service
Through the Indian Post’s SMS service, you can also track the delivery status of your passport. You just have to send your 13-digit tracking number in the format POST TRACK <Your 13-digit tracking number> to 166 or 51969.
Collect the Passport From Regional Passport Office
In case of emergency, you can also collect your passport from the Regional Passport Office and for this you have to submit an application form stating the reason for urgently collecting your passport. For collecting the passport in person from the office, The Regional Passport officers can accept or reject your application.
