eSign an NOC for Passport Application with Aadhaar

An NOC for passport application is a letter issued by an employer to an employee stating that the employer has no objection to the employee applying for, renewing, or reissuing an Indian passport. It is most commonly required for central and state government employees, public sector undertaking (PSU) employees, and employees of autonomous bodies, who are expected to route a passport application through their appointing authority. For private sector employees, the NOC is not always required, but many applicants still submit it to speed up the verification step on the Passport Seva portal.

The letter is addressed to the Regional Passport Officer or to 'The Passport Seva Kendra' and is issued on the employer's letterhead. It names the employee, states their designation and date of joining, confirms that no disciplinary or vigilance proceedings are pending, and says that the employer has no objection to the passport being issued. It is typically used together with Annexure B (Identity Certificate), Annexure M (Prior Intimation), or Annexure N (No Objection Certificate) depending on whether the applicant is a government employee, whether they are applying for the first time, and whether they want same-day tatkal processing.

The NOC is a single-party document signed by the employer. The employee does not sign their own NOC. The Aadhaar eSign workflow is useful because HR can issue the letter directly from an HRMS without printing, scanning, and couriering. A signed PDF can be uploaded to the Passport Seva portal along with the other supporting documents. For central government employees submitting Annexure B as an Identity Certificate, the Ministry of External Affairs may still ask for the physical original during the interview, so the eSigned PDF is usually a first-step supporting document rather than a final replacement for the original.