How to add spouse name in passport

In order to add your spouse’s name to your passport, re-issue of the passport will have to be done. After applying for the re-issue of your passport, you will have to submit the documents required for adding your spouse's name to your passport.

Process of adding your spouse’s name to your passport is as follows:

As mentioned earlier, to get your spouse’s name added to your passport you will have to apply for its re-issue. The process for re-issue of your passport can be done in two ways:

Online form submission

1. The first step for passport renewal is to register yourself on the Passport Seva portal.
2. Now, login with your already registered id and select “ Apply for Fresh Passport/ Re-issue of Passport”.
3.  Complete the form by filling in the required details and submitting the same.
4. To schedule your appointment, click on the “Pay and Schedule Appointment” link on the “view saved/ submitted applications'' screen. You can transfer the payment through any of the following mediums:

• credit/debit card
• Internet banking

You can get your payment receipt by clicking on “Print Application Receipt”.

1. It’s time to visit PSK where the appointment has been booked. 

E-form submission

1. The first step is to download the e-form from the official Passport Seva Kendra website.
2. Select ‘Reissue of Passport’ and fill the downloaded form.
3. Select ‘Validate and save’. This will generate an XML file that will need to be uploaded later.
4. Then, go to the official website of Passport Seva Kendra and click on ‘New User Registration’. 
5. Following this, complete the required procedure by filling the required details.
6. Visit your passport seva kendra portal. After login, click on ‘upload e-form’ to upload the downloaded XML file.
7. Click on ‘pay and schedule appointment’ and fix your appointment.
8. Make the payment online through mediums mentioned above.

Documents required to add spouse’s name to the passport

The documents include:

1. Original old passport
2. Photocopies of the first two and the last two pages of the passport.
3. ECR/non-ECR page.
4. Original marriage certificate.
5. Self-attested copies of the spouse.

Please note the following points:

1. Divorcees wanting to change their name on the passport will be required to present a divorce decree verified by the court.
2. Widows and widowers wanting to change their name on the passport must present a copy of the death certificate of the spouse.
3. Remarried applicants who are applying for change of spouse’s name in the passport are required to present the death/divorce certificate of the previous spouse, and marriage certificate of the present spouse. 

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