Passport Services

Passport and related services

The Consulate General of India in Dubai administers the Indian Passport and related services for Indian Citizens residing in the United Arab Emirates through an outsourced service provider- BLS International Services Ltd’s centers located across the Emirates in UAE. The applicant has to submit his application at the BLS center to avail the following passport and related services from the Consulate

The services provided are:

	Online Applications		Offline Applications
1	Fresh/Re-issue of Passport Steps to apply for passports Steps to apply - Passport.pdf Additional documents required Additional documents.pdf	1	Birth Certificate/Marriage Certificate Steps to apply and documents required Steps to apply - BC-MC.pdf
2	Diplomatic/Official Passport Steps to apply and documents required Steps to apply - Official.pdf	2	Extraction of Birth Registration (EBR) Steps to apply and documents required Steps to apply – EBR.pdf
3	Emergency Certificate Steps to apply and documents required Steps to apply - EC.pdf	3	Genuinity of Passport Steps to apply and documents required Steps to apply - GC.pdf
4	Police Clearance Certificate Steps to apply and documents required Steps to apply - PCC.pdf	4	Miscellaneous Service Steps to apply and documents required Steps to apply - Surrender of Indian Passport.pdf
5	Application for background verification for GEP (US Visa) Steps to apply and documents required Steps to apply - GEP.pdf	5	NRI Certificate Steps to apply and documents required Steps of apply - NRI.pdf

To apply:
Location of BLS Centres in UAE

Emirate	BLS Centre	Location Map link
Dubai	BLS Al Khaleej Centre Unit no 118 -119, Mezzanine floor Al Khaleej Center, Opposite Al Ain Center, Mankhool Road, Bur Dubai (Passport and Visa Section) Center Timing: 9 AM - 6 PM Lunch break: 1-2 PM	Click here for BLS Al Khaleej Centre location
	BLS Deira Shop No# 13, Ground Floor, Zeenah Building, Same building of Budget Rent a Car, Opposite to Deira City Center P3 Parking, Deira, Dubai. Center Timing: 8 AM - 5 PM Lunch break: 12-1 PM	Click here for BLS Deira location
	BLS KMCC 201, 2nd Floor, Choithrams Dubai Tower, Baniyas Square, Deira, Dubai. Center Timing: 8 AM - 5 PM Lunch break: 12-1 PM
Sharjah and other Emirates	BLS Sharjah, Office No.11, Mezzanine Floor, Abdul Aziz Majid Building, King Faisal Street, Same Building of HSBC Bank, Sharjah Center Timing: 8 AM - 5 PM Lunch break: 12-1 PM	Click here for BLS Sharjah location
	BLS Ras Al Khaimah Near Sengar Building material Trading, Dahan Road, Ras Al Khaimah	Click here for BLS Ras Al Khaimah location
	BLS Umm Al Quwain Shop No: 14 Al Abdul Lathif Al Zarooni Building (Same building of DIB Bank) King Faizal Road, Umm Al Quwain Center Timing: 8 AM - 5 PM Lunch break: 12-1 PM	Click here for BLS Umm Al Quwain location
Premises of Indian Association/ Indian Social Club in Sharjah and other Emirates	BLS Sharjah Indian Association Indian Association, Near Mega Mall round about, Al Manakh area Center Timing: 8 AM - 5 PM Lunch break: 12-1 PM
	BLS Fujairah Venue: Indian Social Club, Al Fazil Road, Opp Hilton Hotel, Fazeel, Fujairah
	Kalba Indian Social and Cultural Club, Kalba. Opp. Kalba Police Station Near Bin Moosa Pharmacy, Kalba
	Khorfakkan Indian Social Club, Behind Indian School, Kabba, Khorfakkan.
	Indian Relief Committee, Next to Indian School RAK, Behind RAK Immigration Muntazar Road, Nakheel, Ras Al Khaimah
	Indian Association, Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Road, Behind Fazaa Store, OppWoodlem Park School. Al Jurf Industrial area – 3, Ajman

Applicants may fill the offline application for those services as mentioned above and submit the application via appointment as per the flow chart mentioned above.

Important points to note:

1. Police Verification: Passport applicants may kindly note that the prior police verification (Pre - PV) in India is mandatory in certain cases where it is required as per the Passport rules and regulation. Time taken for verification by the State Police authorities differ from State to State. Since State Police Authorities in India are authorized up to 30 days for completing verification, applicants are advised to make provision for sufficient days for application processing, which involves Document and Data Verification, Granting, Police Verification, Printing, Lamination and Dispatch of Passports.

In cases where prior police verification (Pre-PV) is not required, application processing will be completed at the Consulate in 1-2 working days excluding of dispatch time.

Cases where incomplete application, incorrect details, photographs not as per prescribed format, signature mismatch, lack of supporting documents, absence of prescribed Annexures/Declarations etc, are noticed at the time of processing, applicants will be contacted for further course of action, and this period will be added to the processing time.

2. Online tracking:Please track your application via https://blsindiavisa-uae.com/passport/passport-track-your-passport.php.
Please note, those application sent for police verification will receive a notification to the mail ID mentioned in the application. However, for such application also the status will be shown as “Processing in CGI Dubai”.

3. Photography/Videography/Recording with any type of Camera/Mobile phone is prohibited inside the premises of the Consulate and inside the CPV Outsourcing centers. All these office spaces are monitored on CCTV cameras and suitable action shall be initiated against violators of these norms.

4. For more info related to service specific requirements:
https://www.blsindiavisa-uae.com/passport/passport-requirement-cgi.php

5. Grievances/ Redressal Mechanism: If applicants have any grievance/suggestions regarding the service/amenities at the Outsourcing Center please use the Feedback Forms available at the Outsourcing Center (in Hindi, English and other Indian Languages) to convey the same to the Consulate. Completed Feedback Forms may be deposited in the Feedback Boxes provided by the Consulate at the Outsourcing Centers.

For any complaints/query: Passport[dot]dubai[at]mea[dot]gov[dot]in
Or
Pravasi Bharatiya Sahayata Kendra Toll free number: 800 46342