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Surprised .. got renewed passport in 1 week...no bribe

Reported on November 4, 2015 from Bangalore , Karnataka  ι Report #81819

I was dreading a visit to the passport office (@ deverabeesanahalli/ bellendur) for renewal of my passport issued in mumbai ..
Read through the website and made sure i carried copies and originals of all documents... also uploaded all copies online also to be doubly sure .. ( saw many conversations in raised voices at the passport office just because people did not carry the required documents and still wanted to get their work done .. )

As all document proofs (esp aadhar) being more than a year ..i had no trouble in getting through 2~3 the initial steps ..

Had to wait very long for the last 2 steps (nearly 1.5 hrs of the 2.5 hrs spent in the passport office)..as there was only one officer handling all the people cleared out of the initial steps which had several people clearing through in parallel. Also though the passport office had decent space at the beginning ..the areas for exit/last steps are totally not planned for any backlog .. people were literally squeezed for space.. add to all this a few people acting pissed .. not a pleasant scene ..

but any way never paid any thing extra ..and never approached any agent ..
tips ..
> what ever you can pay for online please do it ..
> carry change for the SMS notification service .. also make sure you subscribe to it.
> reschedule the slots to get the earliest one possible .. as the day progresses things only get worse due to backlog..

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