Indian Passport: This is the expiry date of your passport, know when you can get it renewed
2 min readIndian Passport : Passport is one of the most powerful documents in the world. Passport opens the doors of the world for you and without it you cannot travel internationally.
Another strength of the passport is that it also works to ensure your identity as an Indian citizen while traveling abroad. But like most things, passport is also valid for a fixed period of time and it also has an ‘expiry date’. Do you know for how many years a passport remains valid? Along with this, it is also important to know for how long a passport can be renewed after it expires.
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Validity of passport
According to the official website of the passport service, the validity of a normal passport issued to adults in India is 10 years. Whereas the validity of passports issued to minors is only 5 years. The validity of minors’ passports expires even after they turn 18 years of age. That is why it should be kept in mind in the passports of minors that they should not turn 18 before the validity of 5 years ends.
When renewing
If you are thinking of renewing your passport, you should pay special attention to some things. Passport can be renewed 1 year before its expiry and 3 years after its expiry. The process of renewing the passport should be started 9 months before its expiry. To check the validity of your passport, you can call the toll free number of National Call Center 1800-258-1800.
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