A part of Ministry of External Affairs, the Regional Passport Office Chennai is located at Haddows Road of Nungambakkam in Chennai. The foremost function of this Office of Chennai is to issue passports to those who are living within the premises of the city.
Regional Passport Office Chennai provides the facility of passport issuance to the citizens of the place. The districts that fall under the jurisdiction of the RPO are as follows:
- Salem
- Namakkal
- Vellore
- Krishnagiri
- Dharmapuri
- Chennai city
- Pondicherry
- Kancheepuram
- Thiruvallur
- Coimbatore
- Nilgiris
- Villupuram
- Erode
- Cuddalore
- Thiruvannamalai
- Karaikkal
History of the Regional Passport Office
The Regional Passport Office in Chennai came into being in1955. George Town in Chennai was the place where the Office was initially established. However, Shashtri Bhavan at Haddows Road became the official address of the RPO in 1966. Trichy received an individual passport office in 1983. In the earlier years of its establishment, the Regional Passport Office used to offer services to nearby states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala along with Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu. However, all the three adjacent states received individual passport offices in the year 1976.
Functions of Regional Passport Office, Chennai
The prime function of Regional Passport Office of Chennai is to issue passports. There are many other services that are offered by this Office like:
- Issuance of Police Clearance Certificate
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- Approval of Emigration Check Not Required
- Change of Address
The applications can be submitted in the Chennai Regional Passport Office through five different ways. These are mentioned below:
- Authorized speed post offices located in Pondicherry and Chennai
- Submission via authorized representatives or at the counter directly by the applicants
- District Passport Cells available in District Collectorates
- Three centers in the office of Deputy Commissioners of Police situated in the areas of Flower Bazar, Anna Nagar and Adyar in Chennai city
- Authorized travel agents
- Normal post
Facilities of the Regional Passport Office
The Office offers a large number of facilities to those applying for the passports in Chennai city. Among others, there is a Grievance Machinery in the Regional Passport Office. The Chief Grievances Officer can be contacted at 044-28218844 and the fax number of this cell is 044-28252767. A complaint register and box is also available in the premises of the Passport Office in Chennai. Details of the status of application, holidays and opening and closing timings of various counters of the Regional Passport Office of Chennai can be viewed from its official website.
Access
Being situated in a central position of the city, the Chennai Regional Passport Office can be easily accessible. Buses, auto rickshaws and taxis are available to reach this Office within a short period of time. The address of the Office is as follows:
Regional Passport Office
IInd Floor, Shastri Bhavan
26, Haddows Road
Chennai: 600 006
Contact Number - 91-44-28203591, 28203593, 28203594
Tele Enquiry - 91-44-1250 244
Fax - 91-44-28252767
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