Revision of India Passport Fee w.e.f. 1st Oct 2012 ‎- KSA

India hikes passport fees 87.5%

JEDDAH: The Indian government will increase passport fees by nearly 87.5 percent. New fees will increase from SR 180 to SR 282 in Saudi Arabia, excluding service and processing charges. The total cost is estimated to reach SR 307.

First Secretary at the Indian Embassy in Riyadh Shasheendra Jain said the new fees are not final and the embassy will make a detailed announcement soon.
According to a Ministry of External Affairs statement issued in India, the hike was necessitated by considerable increase in the last decade in costs relating to establishment, capital expenditure and contractual payment to service providers. Indian government officials decided to increase the fee from existing $ 40 to $ 75 effective Oct. 1.

The last time passport fees were revised was in 2002. The statement said that in the last few years the Indian government initiated a series of reforms in receipt and delivery of passport services in India and abroad. In India, it strengthened services by establishing Passport Serva Kendra offices across the country. Abroad it outsourced the services to private agencies.

In Saudi Arabia, two different outsourcing agencies work in Riyadh and Jeddah.

Revision of Passport Fee w.e.f. 1st Oct 2012 ‎

Last Updated On Sep 30 2012 8:18PM

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Sl. No.	Particulars of application	Scale of fees
		Normal Fee		Tatkaal fee (inclusive of normal fee)
		SAR		SAR
I.  PASSPORT--
1.	For issue of ordinary fresh passport or reissue of Passport  containing 36 pages having validity of ten years (also applicable to minors in the age group of fifteen to eighteen years)	282	845
2.	For issue of ordinary fresh passport or reissue of passport  containing 60 pages having validity of ten years (also applicable to minors in the age group of fifteen to eighteen years)	376	939
3.	For issue of ordinary fresh passport or reissue of passport of 36 pages for minors below eighteen years of age with validity of five years or till the minor attains the age of eighteen years, whichever is earlier	188	751
4.	For issue of fresh or reissue of India-Bangladesh Passport or Passport for any other named foreign country with a maximum validity of ten years	188
5.	Replacement of passport of 36 pages having validity of ten years for changes in personal particulars	282	845
6.	Replacement of passport of 60 pages having validity of ten years for changes in personal particulars	376	939
7.	Replacement of passport of 36 pages for changes in personal particulars for minors below the age of eighteen years with validity of five years or till the minor attains the age of eighteen years, whichever is earlier	188	751
8.	Replacement of passport of 36 pages having validity of ten years for deletion of Emigration Check Required stamp	282
9.	Replacement of passport of 60 pages having validity of ten years for deletion of Emigration Check Required stamp	376
II.  SPECIAL TRAVEL DOCUMENT--
10.	Emergency Certificate	57
11.	Certificate of Identity	188
12.	Additional ordinary passport containing 36 pages for any country with initial validity upto one year	282
III.  MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES--
13.	Issue of Police Clearance Certificate or Surrender Certificate or any other miscellaneous certificates based on the Passport	94
IV.  PASSPORTS IN LIEU OF LOST, DAMAGED OR STOLEN--
14.	For replacement of ordinary passport of 36 pages in lieu of lost, damaged or stolen passport	564	1127
15.	For replacement of ordinary passport of 60 pages in lieu of lost, damaged or stolen passport	658	1221