Q.1140 Birth certificate for

Indian passport NOT compulsory

now

Question: My mother want to take passport,now she's in age 57,but she didn't have date of birth certificate and school leaving certificate,but he have aadhar card, how to apply the passport and details,what can I apply for passport, Answer: There is good news for your mother! even if she does not have have date of birth certificate and school leaving certificate as stated in your email, she can apply for an Indian passport. New Rules were announced by the Ministry of External Affairs on December 23, 2016 whereby they allowed the use of alternate documents in lieu of birth certificate for passport applicants. Passport applicants in India, in the absence of a birth certificate can submit any of the following: • PAN Card • Aadhaar Card • driving license • Voter ID card • transfer/school leaving/Matriculation Certificate issued by the school last attended/recognized educational board containing the DOB of the applicant Assuming when you wrote ‘he have aadhar card’ you actually mean she has an Aadhaar card, your mother can use her Aadhaar card to apply for a passport. For the benefit of readers, I am posting the relevant part of the announcement by the Government of India regarding the changes announced HERE. [To view the MEA full announcement visit the MEA website]