Emergency Certificate

Emergency certificate is a one-way travel-one-time document, which is issued to Indian nationals who do not hold valid Indian passports and need to travel back to India. It is usually issued to persons detained by New Zealand authorities who are to be deported back to India and to Indian nationals who wish to travel to India on an emergency basis. The following documents will be required for this purpose:

All applicants must complete online Passport Application Form At: https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in/ by creating a USER ID. Best viewed in Internet Explorer 9.0 and above. Passport Online Application should be accurately filled.
Login using the newly created USER ID and fill in the user-friendly application form online at the same portal.
After submitting the form online, take a printout of the application.
Affix photo and put signatures at the designated place.
Five recent passport-size photographs
A copy of previous Indian passport, one passport size photo and one stamp size photo (in addition to mentioned documents for EC)
Police report in original if the Passport is lost (the Police report MUST include Passport number)
Proof of Indian nationality if passport is not available
One way travel Itinerary
Fee : NZ $ 29/- (APPLICATIONS BY COURIER/POST: - Online Bank Transfer. IN-PERSON APPLICATIONS AT THE CONSULATE: By Debit card Only at the counter)

Note : Please do not make firm travel bookings before receiving the Emergency Certificate.

Processing Time: No maximum time can be prescribed – it depends on time taken to verify Indian nationality

* Interview with the officer is required for applying for Emergency Certifiacte.

Mode of Payment of Fees :

APPLICATIONS BY COURIER/POST: -

Online Bank Transfer in the bank account of Consulate General of India, Auckland. The bank account details are –

A/C No. 03-1798-0279980-013

A/C Name: Consulate General of India

Bank name: Bank of India

Kindly note some of the banks require 15-digit account number for bank transfer. Kindly exclude a ‘0’ from -013 to make it 15 digits. Only in this case, A/C No. would be 03-1798-0279980-13

While making the bank transfer payment, the applicant must ensure the following information is entered in Particulars, Code and Reference fields for each payment: -

Particulars

Your Surname/Name [Limited to 12 characters]

Code

Service you are applying for
(PASSPORT / PCC / SURRENDER / ATTESTATION / OTHERS etc.)

Reference

Your ARN No.* or Application File No.* (or your current Passport number ifapplying for Attestation etc.)

*ARN No./File No. is generated after completion of online registration

Applicants are requested not to send cash along with applications in the courier/Post. Such applications will be returned without processing.

IN-PERSON APPLICATIONS AT THE CONSULATE:

By Debit card Only

Cheques or Money Orders/Credit Cards are not accepted.