- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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Bribe to prove I actually live at my residence!!
- Police
- Police Verification for Passport
- Paid INR 300
Since I did not want to pay bribe/ commission/ facilitation fee I decided to not use an agent but apply for my passport on my own. I actually put in a lot of effort visiting the Delhi passport office thrice (since they never put complete instructions on the website. The passport office timings are mentioned but what it does not mention is that a token needs to be picked up before entering the office and the token is available till 12 noon only while the office is open till 2pm) and making sure all necessary documents are submitted in time. Also knowing that the reputation of the Gurgaon passport office is way worse, I decided to apply in Delhi. However the bribe for police verification is one thing I just could not avoid. The officer charged me an amount even though I was present at the mentioned address and was able to get him the required proofs/ letters from neighbours. It is just disgusting. Frankly why do we even need police verification when all address proofs have been submitted and everybody knows that the police does not really verify anything.