Police and public safety

Passport police verification pending

Your passport application is held because the police verification has not been done; check the file number and visit the police station.

Last verified: 2026-09-26

ConditionalDistrictLast verified: 26 Sept 2026

Start here

Check the passport file status, then visit your police station with the file number to complete the verification.

Who is responsible

  • Station House Officer (SHO) / Police StationOfficer in charge of a police station in Bihar, responsible for FIR registration, investigation and first response.
  • Home Department, Bihar (Police)Police administration, law and order, crime records, emergency response and citizen policing services in Bihar.

Passport applications in India are verified by the police station of the applicant's residence, and the file waits at that station until the verification is entered. Where the file has waited long, visiting the station with the file number moves it, because the station can complete the verification on the spot or state what is missing.

The ladder to Patna

Set your district to see local office numbers

  1. You

    Your home, village, or ward — where the problem is.

  2. Start here

    Check the passport file status, then visit your police station with the file number to complete the verification.

  3. District

    Station House Officer (SHO) / Police Station

    Officer in charge of a police station in Bihar, responsible for FIR registration, investigation and first response.

  4. State

    Home Department, Bihar (Police)

    Police administration, law and order, crime records, emergency response and citizen policing services in Bihar.

    0612-22940500612-2294053

  5. State

    Government of BiharPatna · state headquarters

    State government; departments deliver citizen services through ServicePlus and department portals.

If that does not work

  1. 1

    Check the passport file status with the file number

    Open official page
  2. 2

    Visit the police station of residence with the file number

    Open official page
  3. 3

    If delayed beyond the standard, escalate on the grievance portal

    Open official page
Sources and evidence
  1. [1] Home Department / Police, BiharPolice stations in Bihar complete passport verifications for residents of their area.
  2. [2] Missing Persons portal, National Human Rights Commission (India)National portals track complaints where a state process has stalled.
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