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Walk-in open for Indian consular services at 16 Alhind centres in UAE; who is eligible?
The Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi reiterated that applicants are encouraged to book online appointments, as walk-ins will be attended as per the availability of slots
- PUBLISHED: Sun 16 Aug 2026, 1:20 PM UPDATED: Sun 16 Aug 2026, 1:58 PM
Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi announced that walk-in facility will be available Alhind Tours and Travels centres for eligible applicants seeking to avail Indian consular, passport, visa and attestation services.
The walk-in will be available between 9am and 1pm at all 16 Indian Consular Application Centres operated by Alhind.
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The eligible applicants refer to these groups:
Tatkal passport applicants
New-born cases
Emergency Certificate applicants
Senior citizens
People of determination.
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The Indian mission reiterated that applicants are encouraged to book online appointments, as walk-ins will be attended as per the availability of slots.
Alhind consular centres
Indian consular, passport, visa and attestation services in UAE were outsourced to Kerala-based company Alhind Tours and Travels from July 22, 2026.
Appointments can be booked online on the website consularsevainuae.com, with service timings at all centres, from 8am to 6pm.
The service charge levied by AlHind is Dh19, inclusive of VAT. This fee includes all the services related to passport, visa and attestation services such as form filling, photograph, typing documents, domestic courier, printouts and photocopies. This Dh19 service charge will be taken in addition to the Indian government fees.
New Indian passport fees
The Indian government hiked passport prices from July 1, 14 years after such a change was last made in 2012.
Under the new framework, the issuing of an ordinary fresh passport or reissue of one containing 36 pages will be Rs2,500 — under the normal scheme — and Rs5,000 — under the Tatkaal scheme.
Currently, these prices stand at Rs1,500 and Rs3,500 respectively.
For NRIs, this means $125 (normal) and $250 (Tatkaal), a rise from the current rate of $75 and $225 respectively.
Meanwhile, for issuing an ordinary fresh passport or reissue of a passport containing 60 pages, the cost is Rs3,500 (normal) and Rs6,000 (Tatkaal). Under the ongoing system, this comes at Rs2,000 and Rs4,000 respectively.
For NRIs, this means $175 (normal) and $300 (Tatkaal), a rise from the current rate of $100 and $250 respectively.
Read the Khaleej Times report to know about the full list of revised fees, including for lost or damaged passports, minors passports, and other documents.
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