Ordinary passports issued to children under fifteen will now be valid for five years or until they turn eighteen.
The Ministry of External Affairs notified the Passports Amendment Rules, 2026, and they came into force on publication.
The report also says the rules revise fees for fresh, renewal, and Tatkaal applications.
Updated fee structures are described for adults and minors across different booklet categories.
The sources note that the amendment changes the foundational 1980 passport rules.
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The reporting broadly agrees that the MEA has notified new passport rules for children under fifteen and that the validity period is now five years or until age eighteen. It also agrees that fee schedules for fresh, renewal, and Tatkaal services were updated.
What could still vary across follow-up coverage is the exact fee details by booklet category and application type, since the articles summarize the revisions rather than reproducing every figure. The implementation is described as immediate upon publication, but later reporting could clarify how the changes are applied in practice.
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The neutral coverage focuses on the MEA’s notification of a new validity term for child passports. It consistently states that passports for children under fifteen will be valid for five years or until age eighteen. The reports also mention revised passport fees, including fresh issuance, renewal, and Tatkaal services. One source says the notification was signed by Joint Secretary and Chief Passport Officer BS Mubarak.
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The Ministry of External Affairs has notified the Passports Amendment Rules, 2026, setting the validity of a thirty-six page ordinary passport for children under fifteen to five years or until they turn eighteen. Livemint reports that these rules came into effect immediately after publication on September fifteen. The publication also details revised fee structures for fresh, renewal, and Tatkaal applications for both adults and minors following previous adjustments that took effect in July.
DNA India reports that the Ministry of External Affairs has notified the Passports Amendment Rules, 2026, signed by Joint Secretary and Chief Passport Officer BS Mubarak. The source details that ordinary passports issued to children under fifteen are now valid for five years or until the age of eighteen, whichever comes first. Furthermore, the report outlines updated fee structures for fresh issuances, renewals, and Tatkaal services across various booklet categories for both adults and minors.
Daily Excelsior reports that ordinary passports issued to children below fifteen years of age will be valid for five years or until the child turns eighteen, according to new rules notified by the Ministry of External Affairs. The publication states that the Passports Amendment Rules amend the foundational rules of 1980 and came into force upon publication. Additionally, the notification updates the rules governing passport application fees according to updated schedules.