Indian Passport back cover torn a bit. Can it get accepted? [duplicate]

I got some minor damage(torn marks) to back side cover due to accidental spilling of glue stick. The last cover page got stick to its previous page. When I try to separate them it got torn a bit. Is this acceptable for travel or can I better go for a re-issue of passport ? Except this there is no other visual or physical damage.

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Best Answer

To be safe, get a new passport.

After all you don’t want to arrive, and be refused entry when it could have been avoided.

As your passport is still recognisable you can apply for a replacement scheme:

In case your passport has not been damaged beyond recognition, i.e. passport number is legible, name is legible and photo is intact, then you can apply for re-issue of passport under the Tatkaal scheme. But, if passport has been damaged beyond recognition, then you cannot apply under the Tatkaal scheme. In that case, you need to visit Passport Officer at your nearest Passport Seva Kendra to get the passport on urgent basis.

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What is considered a damaged Indian passport?

Your passport is considered damaged if the passport number is unreadable, the name is illegible, the photo is not intact or it is otherwise damaged beyond recognition, mutilated or smudged entries or washed out or torn or apparently visible damaged.

What happens if you tear a page in your passport?

Official rules from the U.S. State Department state that a passport loses its validity once it has been damaged. \u201cIf your passport has been significantly damaged, especially the book cover or the page displaying your personal data and photo, you will need to apply for a new passport,\u201d the State Department says.

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