The Great Indian Passport
There are times in life when one gets helpless and is drowned with an frustration with overwhelms any scope for shrugging the shoulder. I am currently in that state. The reason being my continuous failures in renewing my passport. Instead of overburdening my poor blog with my litany of woes, let me educate whoever cares to be enlightened.
Scenario: You were happily or unhappily living abroad. Now have returned to India(<1 yr completed). Your passport has/is expiring
Congratulations. Now you have a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the shenanigans of GoI. That would be Government of India. In order to renew your passport, you should show evidence of 1 continuous year stay anywhere in India. Simple eh? ever heard of reading between the lines? You can only submit the following as proof of this remarkable achievement.
1. Ration Card
2. Voters ID Card
3. Electricity Bill or Water Bill
NO driving license or rental agreement. So, dear phoren return dude and duddettes please keep in mind that when you take a house on rent, make sure the electricity or water bill IS IN YOUR BLOODY NAME CORRECT TO THE LAST ALPHABET. Second, the bank statements are more precious than those 14 Feb greeting cards which adorn your cupboard. AND DO NOT GIVE YOUR OFFICE ADDRESS AS COMMUNICATION OF BANK STATEMENTS.
Alas. Maybe the best thing is to turn the scenario itself. 'You were happily or unhappily living abroad' - please continue doing so! It is exasperating to think that an Indian living abroad can get his/her passport renewed without asmuch moving the posterior (in some case, a jaunt to the embassy is solicited). As far as me goes, let me just indefinitely postpone the idea of placing my ass on an international flight. After all, I choose to come back AND made the above mistakes. Is dharti pe janam liya hai, isi par shaheed hoonga. Jai Hind.
Scenario: You were happily or unhappily living abroad. Now have returned to India(<1 yr completed). Your passport has/is expiring
Congratulations. Now you have a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the shenanigans of GoI. That would be Government of India. In order to renew your passport, you should show evidence of 1 continuous year stay anywhere in India. Simple eh? ever heard of reading between the lines? You can only submit the following as proof of this remarkable achievement.
1. Ration Card
2. Voters ID Card
3. Electricity Bill or Water Bill
NO driving license or rental agreement. So, dear phoren return dude and duddettes please keep in mind that when you take a house on rent, make sure the electricity or water bill IS IN YOUR BLOODY NAME CORRECT TO THE LAST ALPHABET. Second, the bank statements are more precious than those 14 Feb greeting cards which adorn your cupboard. AND DO NOT GIVE YOUR OFFICE ADDRESS AS COMMUNICATION OF BANK STATEMENTS.
Alas. Maybe the best thing is to turn the scenario itself. 'You were happily or unhappily living abroad' - please continue doing so! It is exasperating to think that an Indian living abroad can get his/her passport renewed without asmuch moving the posterior (in some case, a jaunt to the embassy is solicited). As far as me goes, let me just indefinitely postpone the idea of placing my ass on an international flight. After all, I choose to come back AND made the above mistakes. Is dharti pe janam liya hai, isi par shaheed hoonga. Jai Hind.
5 comments
Ha ha ha..that was really enlightening..!
Hahaha talk about it! electricity and water bills! Like the most flimsiest of proofs, you can ever ask for.
Ofcourse desh mein kya farji nahin milta hai?
PS i like the anthropomorphication of profile pic... quite befitting actually :D
You are tagged! And you better do this. :D
http://twentyoneonine.blogspot.com/2009/08/ttttttttagged.html
hahahaha ...Thank you for enlightening this poor soul whose passport will be expiring in couple of years. Mother land is such a place where kuch to Juggad hota hain :D :D ...tera kuch nahi hua kya?
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