GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR PASSPORT and RELATED SERVICES

Embassy of India, Ouagadougou has begun the Passport and Consular services. Application submission and Passport collection will be between Monday to Friday, 0930 hrs - 1200 hrs. Delivery of passports services will be between 1500 hrs to 1700 hrs. Indian citizens living in the jurisdiction of Embassy of India, Ouagadougou are advised to use the PSP portal https://mportal.passportindia.gov.in/mission/ for availing Passport Services. All applicants should submit the application form in person for identification. The Passport service sought should be in the proper prescribed application form complete in all respects. All signatures in the application form should be with ballpoint pen of black or blue ink. Those who cannot affix their signature like infants, minors or illiterates should put their thumb impression in place of signature (male should use left hand thumb impression and female should use right hand thumb impression). The duly filled in form should be accompanied with appropriate fee.

Embassy of India, Ouagadougou has begun the Passport and Consular services. Application submission and Passport collection will be between Monday to Friday, 0930 hrs - 1200 hrs. Delivery of passports services will be between 1500 hrs to 1700 hrs. Indian citizens living in the jurisdiction of Embassy of India, Ouagadougou are advised to use the PSP portal https://mportal.passportindia.gov.in/mission/ for availing Passport Services. All applicants should submit the application form in person for identification. The Passport service sought should be in the proper prescribed application form complete in all respects. All signatures in the application form should be with ballpoint pen of black or blue ink. Those who cannot affix their signature like infants, minors or illiterates should put their thumb impression in place of signature (male should use left hand thumb impression and female should use right hand thumb impression). The duly filled in form should be accompanied with appropriate fee.

2. Passports and other Consular Service fees are accepted at the Embassy of India, Ouagadougou in cash in FCFA. As far as possible, exact amount may be tendered at the payment counter. Procedure is as follows:

1. Applicants are required to do one time registration at https://mportal.passportindia.gov.in/mission/ and create a USER ID.
2. Login using the newly created USER ID and fill in the user-friendly application form online at the same portal.
3. After submitting the form online, take a print out of the application.
4. Submit the print out along with required documents and prescribed fee at the Embassy.

3. An ordinary passport is valid for ten years from the date of issue. However, the Passport Issuing Authority (PIA) can issue passport even for a shorter duration. Minors are issued passports for 5 years or till attaining the age of 18 years, whichever is earlier.

4. A passport expired more than one year back should be supported by a Sworn Certificate explaining the circumstances for late renewal. Sworn Certificate is to be signed by the applicant in the presence of the Consular Officer in the Embassy.

5. In the permanent address (in India) column, please ensure that there is complete postal address including PIN code written legibly.

6. All applications are to be accompanied with a photocopy of the prescribed pages of the passport-first two pages, last page and the page containing valid visa and resident permit.

7. Photographs should be preferably in bright colour, against white background and should be of the size of 35mm x 45mm (Passport size), Pixel 630:810 and Aspect ratio 7:9 

8.The Embassy of India can ask for additional documents from the applicant, if needed, for verification during the process of the passport.

9. It is an offence under the Passport Act 1967 to furnish false information in the application. Passport facilities would be denied on grounds of suppression of material information, submission of incorrect particulars, willful damage/loss of passport or for unauthorized change/tampering. The Passport can be impounded or revoked for violation of one or more of the provisions of the Passport Act. It is an offence to hold more than one valid passport at a time.

10. Delivery of the serviced document would be done, preferably, to the applicant himself/herself or to the person authorized by the applicant in writing and accompanied with the official receipt given to him/her at the time of submission of the application for service.