(1) Any person willing to acquire a Provisional Passport pursuant to Section 19 of the Act shall submit an application to the concerned Mission along with a fee as referred to in Schedule- 4 and documents as referred to in Rule 4.
(2) The Mission may, upon inquiry pursuant to sub-Rule (1), issue to the person a Provisional Passport that remains valid for maximum period of nine months.
(3) The Mission shall cancel the Provisional Passport issued pursuant to sub-Rule (2) at the time of issuance of the new passport.