{"id":1578,"date":"2017-05-04T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testserver.eminenture.co.in\/test\/services2nri-new\/blog\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2024-08-12T10:15:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T10:15:06","slug":"police-clearance-certificate-must-reissuing-passport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.services2nri.com\/blog\/police-clearance-certificate-must-reissuing-passport\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Police Clearance Certificate Must for Reissuing Passport?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My old passport is torn. And I don\u2019t have its details with me, like passport number, issue date, date of expiry and place of issuance. Should I get police clearance certificate once again like erstwhile? Or, would it be renewed without any police verification?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Police verification is primed to job aspirants in the foreign country. The recent amendments in the immigration policies of the US, UK, Australia and Singapore spotlighted the vulnerability as well as motivation to the indigenous talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many articles, blogs and forum postings that sound variable. But indeed, PCC or police clearance certificate is a must to acquire for claiming the pivotal document called \u2018passport\u2019. It\u2019s just a hearsay that police document in original is required only for the first time of its issuance. It is required once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why to reissue passport?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There can be any reasons of losing passport. It can be torn into pieces and also be damaged due to drenching in water or catching up fire. Besides, there is just an obvious cause that can compel to apply for passport, i.e. its expiry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All aforementioned situations can be dealt by applying for new passport. For it, various documents shall be required. Also, the police verification document shall be enclosed the requisite documents to re-apply passport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do you require PCC?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PCC is a legal document issued by the commissioner of police<\/a> in the specific region. Before handing it over to the seeker, police scrutinizes the background of the applicant. In the nutshell, it identifies the criminal check certificate that can be sought when the person would apply for OCI card, visa to work abroad and to apply for re-issue of passport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which documents do you need to provide for PCC certificate?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The competent authority of Passport Sewa Kendra in any region asks to submit valid documents under two conditions. These are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n