What is the Police Verification Process for a New Passport in India?

After filling the passport application form the police came to my house and checked my residential address and background. I like this process as it is useful for everyone and protects us from unauthorized co-passengers.

In case of a passport application, police verification means that a policeman from your area will visit your home to verify your residential address and how many years you have been living there. As a witness, he will take the signatures of your two neighbours. In the last year, if you have lived in several places, then the police will verify all those addresses.

Once you're done with your passport appointment and document submission, the Passport officer sends a form to your nearest police station with your residential address on it. In that form, the officer who is in charge needs to sign the given form. According to passport rules, they need to visit your home to verify your residential address; however, they typically call the applicant to the police station for verification. In my case, they did not even call me. I visited the police station a week after my passport appointment and found out they already had my passport form. So, they asked me to bring a photocopy of my residential address. After that, the police officer asked me some questions, which were just a formal discussion about my studies, and then the officer signed the document. That's how my police verification was done. I hope that after reading it, you gain some understanding of it.

After your passport appointment and document verification, a police verification is done at your address. Regarding this, you will get a message on your mobile number. A police officer in your area will coordinate with you in the stipulated time and will visit your home. If the officer does not arrive, you should visit the police station instead.

To ensure the authenticity of the person and their submitted documents for the new passport, a police verification is done. In this, a police officer will visit the applicant's provided address to verify its accuracy. In addition, they will also verify whether the applicant has any criminal record.