Hyderabad RPO will release all 250 appointments online from December 1st

Hyderabad: The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in the city, which had earlier decided to release 250 appointments, half online and half offline, has now decided to release all of them online.

Currently, the RPO is releasing 250 appointments each day – 125 through walk-in and 125 online, however, all RPO appointments in Hyderabad will be available on the Passport Seva website from December 1.

Hyderabad Regional Passport Officer J Snehaja said in a press release that people whose applications are pending for various reasons are visiting the RPO in Secunderabad.

Highlighting the difficulty faced by people, Snehaja said that in case of offline appointments, tokens were issued on first come first serve basis.

Applicants were obliged to come early in the day to collect their tokens and those who failed to collect the tokens had to visit the office again.

To avoid the hassle, Hyderabad RPO has decided to release all the appointments online.

inquiry appointments
Accordingly, the number of inquiry appointments will be 250 online appointments on Monday, Tuesday and Friday as per the given time slots for visiting RPO, Hyderabad for all categories.

The official also said there will be no limit on interrogation appointments between 9:30 am and 12:30 pm on Thursday.

“Applicants with documentary proof such as those with medical emergencies, students providing admission proof for foreign institutions/hall tickets for examinations, and persons with visa expiry, can come for questioning,” Snehaja said.

The RPO has further informed that the inquiry appointments will be free of cost and people have been advised not to approach any middlemen (brokers/brokers) for passport related queries in Hyderabad.

Further, applicants unable to visit the RPO in person were requested to convey their concerns through email (rpo.hyderaba@mea.gov.in).

Steps for Passport Application in RPO, Hyderabad
For individuals interested in applying for a new passport or renewing an expired passport, the process starts at the Passport Seva website and ends at the Regional Passport Office or PSK in Hyderabad. Following are the steps.

Visit the official website of Passport Seva.
New users should register while existing users can log in to the portal.
After logging in, click on the link “Apply for New Passport/Re-issue of Passport”.
Fill the application form online or download it, fill it offline and then upload it.
Once the form is completed, proceed for payment, which varies depending on the category of passport.
After making the payment, applicants can book their passport appointment slots at PSK.
In PSK, applicants have to go through various stages of processing.
After verification by Hyderabad Police, the RPO will send the passport to the address specified in the application form.