Does Indian Passport Have Passport Book Number?

TR Posted by: Tanishq Raina
• 03 October, 2025
4 Reply

No Indian passport doesn't have a passport book number on the passport. However, you can find the passport book numbers in the US, Canada, but not on the Indian passport. The Indian passport only includes the following information, which are: 

  • An 8-character passport number, which is printed on the front bio page. 
  • A 12-character file number, which I printed on the last page of the Indian passport. 
Tags : Passport Book Number, Indian Passport

  • Bharat Makhija 06 October, 2025

    What to fill in the application form if it asks for the passport book number?

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      Kabir Batra 07 October, 2025

      If any form asks you to fill in the passport book number, then you need to write not applicable or N.A. in the form because in Indian passports, there is no passport book number. Make sure you leave blank space for the passport book number. Many applicants got confused and wrote the file number, which is wrong.

  • Aishwarya Rana 05 October, 2025

    Indian passports do not have a passport book number. For my Indian passport book number, I have left some blank space, as this number is not mentioned in Indian passports, and it is also not an important number for identification or travel purposes.

  • Devansh Kapoor 05 October, 2025

    According to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, Indian passports only include the passport number, which is on the front bio page of the passport, and a file number located on the last page of the passport. Apart from this, no book number is mentioned in the Indian passport.

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