If
police verification is required, then it may take
up-to 1 month. Indian PCC is issued after physical police visit to your address and a positive report.
Is Police Verification Required for PCC?
Police verification is required if your current residence address is different than what is written in your current valid passport.
- If your first passport was issued on 1 Jan, 2005 and you apply for certificate in 2012.
You are currently residing at the same address as in current passport, then you are issued the PCC on the same day of appointment in passport office, without any new police verification.
- If your first passport was issued on 1 Jan, 2005 and was renewed on 1 Jan, 2015 with the same Indian address, then applying PCC any time until 31 Dec 2017 will not trigger any new Police verification.
If you apply for PCC anytime after 1 Jan, 2018, there will be a physical police verification required, even if you have been staying at the same address.
Police verification is valid for a period of 13 years, after which, a new one is required.