Quick answer: Your appointment is at the Passport Seva Kendra, and in Lucknow that means 20-A Ratan Square, Vidhan Sabha Marg. Take the gazette notification, both complete newspaper pages, your affidavit, Aadhaar in the new name and the old passport. If a query is raised on the name, it goes to the Regional Passport Office at Passport Bhawan, Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar, which is a different building on the other side of the city. Knowing which one you need saves the wasted morning.
Most guides treat "the passport office" as one place. In Lucknow it is two, and the difference matters more for a name change than for almost any other kind of application.
At a Glance
| Where your appointment is | The PSK, Vidhan Sabha Marg |
| PSK address | 20-A Ratan Square, Lucknow 226001 |
| PSK does | Applications, documents, biometrics |
| RPO address | Passport Bhawan, Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar 226010 |
| RPO does | Verification, queries, grievances |
| A name change | Is the case most likely to reach the RPO |
| Jurisdiction | Much of eastern and central Uttar Pradesh |
| Take | Gazette and both newspaper pages |
Key Takeaways
- Two passport addresses in Lucknow, doing two different jobs.
- Appointments happen at the PSK on Vidhan Sabha Marg.
- Queries and grievances go to Passport Bhawan in Gomti Nagar.
- Name changes are the applications most likely to raise a query.
- Carry the newspapers, not just the gazette.
What to Carry: Quick Facts
| Old passport | Original |
| Gazette notification | Clean printout with issue number |
| Both newspaper pages | Complete originals, not cuttings |
| Affidavit | Notarised |
| Aadhaar | Already in the new name |
| Marriage certificate | Where the change follows a marriage |
| Appointment printout | With the ARN |
| Photocopy sets | Several, of everything |
Table of Contents
- Two addresses, two jobs
- Which one you actually need
- Why name changes reach the RPO
- What to carry to Ratan Square
- The day itself
- Coming in from another district
- Central Gazette: the complete process and file format
- Areas we serve
- Key terms
- Related guides
- Why choose our office
- FAQs
Two Addresses, Two Jobs
People book an appointment, attend the PSK, and assume that is the passport office. It is the front desk of the passport office. The decision-making sits elsewhere, and for straightforward applications you never notice. A name change is not always straightforward.
Which One You Actually Need
| Your situation | Where to go |
|---|---|
| Applying for a reissue with a new name | PSK, on your appointment |
| Submitting documents at the counter | PSK |
| Giving biometrics and a photograph | PSK |
| A query has been raised on your file | Usually the RPO |
| Your documents were not accepted | Usually the RPO |
| You want to escalate something | The RPO's grievance route |
Why Name Changes Reach the RPO
- A passport is an international identity document, so a change of name is examined more carefully than a change of address.
- The counter checks the file; it does not decide the claim, which is a distinction people only notice when something is queried.
- Documents from years ago get compared, and older passports carry older spellings.
- Which is why a complete file at the counter matters so much, since a thin one is what generates the query in the first place.
- And why the newspapers travel with you, not just the gazette notification.
What the passport office asks for and why, in detail, is on our passport documents page, and what to do after a refusal is on our rejection page.
What to Carry to Ratan Square
The old passport, original
Along with photocopies of the first and last pages.
The gazette notification, printed cleanly
Showing the issue number and date, as our download page explains.
Both complete newspaper pages
Whole pages with the masthead and date visible, rather than cuttings.
The notarised affidavit
Stating that both names belong to one person.
Aadhaar already in the new name
Since a mismatch between Aadhaar and the application is a common cause of a query.
Several photocopy sets
Counters keep copies, and the shops outside are busy on a working morning.
Assembling this once, properly, is the difference between one visit and three. The master list is on our documents page.
The Day Itself
Nothing about a name change makes the visit itself longer. What makes it longer is a file that has to be explained rather than read.
Coming In From Another District
- Lucknow's RPO covers a wide area, reaching well beyond the city into eastern and central Uttar Pradesh.
- Which means many applicants travel in, and a second visit costs a full day rather than a morning.
- Check the portal for the office assigned to your district, since some are served by other kendras and post office centres.
- Plan the file before booking the appointment, not after, because slots are the easy part.
- And carry more copies than a local applicant would, since going home for a paper is not an option.
The full picture of which office serves which part of the state is on our Passport Seva Kendra page.
Central Gazette: the Complete Process and File Format
Our core service: the passport office is the counter that asks for the gazette most consistently. Here is the whole route, prepared from our Lucknow chamber.
Stage 1: The affidavit
Naming the passport number in point one is worth doing. It ties the affidavit to the exact document being reissued, which is what a counter is trying to establish when it reads it.
Stage 2: The Public Notice, in two copies
Each witness gives signature, full name and address, and both sign both copies at one sitting.
Stage 3: The CD and CD-Certificate
Stage 4: Newspapers, fee, covering letter and dispatch
Publish in two newspapers and buy six copies
A Hindi daily of your district and an English paper. Six rather than four, because the passport counter wants a complete set and so will others.
Pay Rs 1,100 on BharatKosh
With the function head, PAO and DDO checked and two receipts printed.
Write the covering letter
To The Controller, Publication Department, Civil Line, Delhi 110054, with your mobile number and email.
Assemble, check and photocopy
A full copy set kept at home.
Courier it, tracked
One to two days from Lucknow to Delhi in normal course.
Then Aadhaar, then the PSK appointment
In that order, since the counter compares the two.
Book the Slot After the File, Not Before
This is the most useful thing on the page for anybody who has already booked and is now reading about documents. If the file is not ready, moving the appointment is the cheaper choice.
Gazette Fees, Time and the File
| Adult gazette fee | Rs 1,100 |
| Newspapers | A few hundred rupees per paper |
| Affidavit | Rs 100 to 500 including stamp paper and notary |
| Courier to Delhi | A couple of hundred rupees |
| Passport reissue fee | As per the passport portal |
| Gazette timeline | Typically 25 to 45 days |
| Our service | Basic from Rs 999, Complete from Rs 1,999, quoted separately |
The envelope in one line: covering letter with your phone and email, affidavit (notarised), Public Notice typed in two copies with two witnesses on each, CD in MS-Word format with the signed CD-Certificate, both complete newspaper pages, photo identity proof, address proof, photographs and the BharatKosh receipt.
Before Your Appointment: Check These
- Has the gazette notification actually arrived and been printed?
- Do you have both complete newspaper pages, not cuttings?
- Is Aadhaar already in the new name?
- Are you going to the PSK, or has a letter asked you to attend the RPO?
After the Gazette: What Updates Next
Aadhaar first, then PAN, then the passport. Keep the gazette, the newspapers and the affidavit together afterwards, because the passport counter is not the last place that will ask to see all three.
What Other Websites Get Wrong
- Wrong: the passport office is one place. Right: Lucknow has a PSK and an RPO, at opposite ends of the city.
- Wrong: go to the RPO to apply. Right: applications happen at the PSK on Vidhan Sabha Marg.
- Wrong: the gazette alone is enough. Right: carry both complete newspaper pages as well.
- Wrong: book a slot and gather documents after. Right: the file first, because slots come back and queries do not clear quickly.
- Wrong: newspaper cuttings will do. Right: whole pages, with masthead and date visible.
Areas We Serve in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow's passport office covers a wide stretch of the state, so applicants travel in from well beyond the city. Across all 75 districts, most often these:
| Awadh and central UP | Lucknow, Kanpur, Unnao, Raebareli, Sitapur, Hardoi, Barabanki, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Amethi, Bahraich |
| Purvanchal and eastern UP | Varanasi, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Ballia, Deoria, Mirzapur, Basti, Ghazipur, Mau, Sonbhadra |
| Western UP and NCR | Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Agra, Aligarh, Mathura, Bulandshahr, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Hapur, Firozabad |
| Rohilkhand and Bundelkhand | Bareilly, Moradabad, Rampur, Shahjahanpur, Budaun, Pilibhit, Bijnor, Amroha, Jhansi, Banda, Mahoba, Chitrakoot |
Within Lucknow itself, the two addresses that matter are Vidhan Sabha Marg for appointments and Vipin Khand in Gomti Nagar for anything queried. Our chamber is at Chamber No. 19, Sadar Tehsil, Sector 5, Gomti Nagar Vistar, Lucknow 226010, a short distance from the second one, and the city guide is on our Lucknow page. Call 9540003316 or WhatsApp 9540005002 from any district.
Key Terms on This Page
Plain definitions for the words that come up at the counter:
- Passport Seva Kendra
- The centre where a passport application is submitted and documents are verified in person.
- Biometric update
- Refreshing fingerprints, iris and photograph on an Aadhaar record. Children need this at around five and fifteen.
- Aadhaar Seva Kendra
- A government-run centre where Aadhaar details are updated in person, with an appointment.
- Affidavit
- A statement you swear is true, signed before a notary on stamp paper. The notary confirms you signed it, not that the contents are true.
- Department of Publication
- The office at Civil Line, Delhi that receives name change files and publishes the notification.
- Name change
- Adopting a different name from the one your documents correctly record. This is the case that usually needs publication.
Related Guides on This Site
Whichever counter you reach next, there is a guide for it here:
- name change in Lucknow: the city guide, and where else things sit.
- passport name change: the main guide covering every situation.
- passport documents: what the counter asks for and why.
- Seva Kendras across the state: which office serves your district.
- if it is refused: what to do next, and where.
- passport after marriage: the commonest reason for this application.
- downloading your gazette copy: getting a clean printout.
- the master document list: assembling the folder once.
- the gazette guide: the full publication route.
- Aadhaar name change: the update to do before the appointment.
- contact the office: Lucknow chamber, phone and WhatsApp.
- a notary in Lucknow: any of them is valid, so it is about adjacency.
- Aadhaar in Lucknow: a name update needs you in a chair.
- the gazette from Lucknow: there is no Central counter in the city.
- after marriage in Lucknow: a wedding leaves papers in two districts.
Why Being in Gomti Nagar Helps
Our chamber sits at Sadar Tehsil in Gomti Nagar Vistar, a short distance from Passport Bhawan. That matters less for the ordinary case, where everything happens at the PSK, and quite a lot for the one where a query has been raised and somebody has to go and understand what was asked. Most of our work here is making sure that never becomes necessary. Vipin Chauhan, B.Tech LL.B, checks the file before the appointment rather than after.
- We check the file before you book: because a slot is easier to get than a query is to clear.
- We send you with whole newspaper pages: not cuttings.
- We align Aadhaar first: the commonest cause of a counter query.
- We are close to Passport Bhawan: for the cases where that is needed.
Associate office at Chamber No. 19, Sadar Tehsil, Sector 5, Gomti Nagar Vistar, Lucknow 226010, serving all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh, Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 6:30 PM. Call 9540003316 or WhatsApp 9540005002.
Send the File Before the Slot
Uttar Pradesh Name Change
Associate Office: Chamber No. 19, Sadar Tehsil, Sector 5, Gomti Nagar Vistar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010
Head Office: Metro Pillar 337, Hardev Nagar, Street 1, Shop No 1 (Shri Sham Documentation)
Call: 9540003316
WhatsApp: 9540005002
Email: info@uttarpradeshnamechange.com
Hours: Mon to Sat, 10 AM to 6:30 PM
Send photos of the gazette, both newspaper pages and your Aadhaar. Ten minutes now is worth more than the appointment slot you are worried about losing.
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PSK Lucknow Name Change: FAQs
Where is my appointment?
At the Passport Seva Kendra, 20-A Ratan Square, Vidhan Sabha Marg, Lucknow 226001, unless a letter has asked you to attend elsewhere.
What is Passport Bhawan then?
The Regional Passport Office, at Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow 226010. It handles verification decisions, queries and grievances rather than appointments.
Why does a name change reach the RPO more often?
Because a passport is an international identity document, so a change of name is examined more carefully than a change of address, and the counter checks a file rather than deciding a claim.
How do I know which office to go to?
Read the letter or SMS you received. It names the office that wants to see you.
What should I carry?
The old passport, the gazette notification, both complete newspaper pages, the notarised affidavit, Aadhaar in the new name and several photocopy sets.
Are newspaper cuttings acceptable?
Take whole pages with the masthead and date visible. Cuttings invite the question you are trying to avoid.
Should I book the appointment first?
No. Publish, update Aadhaar and assemble the file, then book. Slots come back; a queried file takes far longer to unwind.
I already booked and the gazette has not arrived.
Moving the appointment is usually the cheaper choice than attending with an incomplete file.
I live in another district. Do I come to Lucknow?
Check the portal for the office assigned to your district, since some areas are served by other kendras and post office centres.
Does Aadhaar need updating first?
Yes. A mismatch between Aadhaar and the application is one of the commonest causes of a counter query.
How long should I allow on the day?
Arrive with time in hand rather than exactly on the slot, and expect a wait between counters, which is ordinary.
Do I need the gazette at all?
For a genuine name change, the passport counter is the one that asks for it most consistently.
Official Sources
- The Passport Seva portal at passportindia.gov.in, for appointments and the office assigned to a district.
- Regional Passport Office Lucknow, Passport Bhawan, Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar, for verification and grievances.
- Passport Seva Kendra Lucknow, 20-A Ratan Square, Vidhan Sabha Marg, for appointments and biometrics.
- Department of Publication requirements for gazette notification of a name change.
Facts here are checked against these sources and our own casework in Lucknow. Office addresses, jurisdictions and appointment arrangements are revised from time to time, so confirm on the Passport Seva portal before travelling.
The Short Version
Guides written for the whole country treat the passport office as one place. Lucknow has two, at opposite ends of the city, doing two different jobs. Applications, document checking and biometrics happen at the Passport Seva Kendra at 20-A Ratan Square on Vidhan Sabha Marg, which is where your appointment is. Verification decisions, queries and grievances are handled at the Regional Passport Office in Passport Bhawan, Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar. For an ordinary reissue you never notice the second building exists. A name change is the application most likely to introduce you to it, because a passport is an international identity document and a change of name is examined more carefully than a change of address. Which makes the whole game preparing a file that is read rather than explained: gazette, both complete newspaper pages, the affidavit, and an Aadhaar that already agrees.