Introduction
After a long wait, you’ve finally received the email or SMS notifying you of your visa approval and passport collection. But what if you’re unable to collect it in person? Whether it’s a child picking up their parent’s passport or a relative collecting it on your behalf, there are simple steps to authorize someone else to handle the collection for you. In this blog, we’ll guide you through the process of having someone collect your passport from the pickup office location on your behalf.
Documents needed for collecting passport
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Passport Owner’s Aadhar Card Xerox Copy A clear photocopy of the passport owner’s Aadhar card for identity verification.
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Pickup Person’s Aadhar Card Copy The person collecting the passport must provide a copy of their own Aadhar card.
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Authorization Letter A signed letter from the passport owner authorizing the collector to pick up the passport on their behalf.
Download and have a printout of Authorization Letter.
Instructions for Authorization letter
Date
This section will hold a simple date box, Enter today’s date
Pickup Person Name
Passport owners Information
In the provided table, Please enter the names and passport numbers of individuals whose visas have been approved and whose passports need to be collected. Ensure all details are accurate and valid.
Authorized By signature
We need to provide all Names, signatures and phone numbers of the each induvisal who’s passport needs to be collection Example: Parent Name, signatures, phone number
If you are collecting 3 passports then there need to be 3 names and repective signatures.
Authorized Person signature
Here, The person who is going to collect the passports will enter his/her name and signature along with the date.
Example Letter
I have provided a sample image to show where each piece of information should be entered. In the example, please consider a son collecting his mother and father’s passports.