Process for PAN application for Resident Indian

Sr No

Applicant

Documents as proof of identity, address and date of birth

1

Individual who is a citizen of India

(A) Proof of identity—

(i) Copy of,─

(a) elector’s photo identity card ; or

(b) ration card having photograph of the applicant; or

(c) passport; or

(d) driving licence; or

(e) arm’s license; or

(f) AADHAR Card issued by the Unique Identification

Authority of India; or

(g) photo identity card issued by the Central

Government or a State Government or a Public Sector

Undertaking; or

(h) Pensioner Card having photograph of the applicant;

or

(i) Central Government Health Scheme Card or Exservicemen

Contributory Heath Scheme photo card; or

(ii) certificate of identity in original signed by a

Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative

Assembly or Municipal Councillor or a Gazetted

Officer, as the case may be; or

(iii) bank certificate in original on letter head from the

branch (along with name and stamp of the issuing

officer) containing duly attested photograph and bank

account number of the applicant.

Note: In case of a person being a minor, any of the

above documents of any of the parents or guardian of

such minor shall be deemed to be the proof of identity.

(B) Proof of address—

(i) copy of the following documents of not more than three months old ─

(a) electricity bill; or

(b) landline telephone or broadband connection bill; or

(c) water bill; or

(d) consumer gas connection card or book or piped gas bill; or

(e) bank account statement or as per Note 1; or

(f) depository account statement ; or

(g) credit card statement; or

(ii) copy of,─

(a) post office pass book having address of the applicant; or

(b) passport; or

(c) passport of the spouse; or

(d) elector’s photo identity card; or

(e) latest property tax assessment order; or

(f) driving licence; or

(g) domicile certificate issued by the Government; or

(h) AADHAR Card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India; or

(p) allotment letter of accommodation issued by the Central Government or State Government of not more than three years old;

(q) property registration document;

or

(iii) certificate of address signed by a Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councillor or a Gazetted Officer, as the case may be; or

(iv) employer certificate in original.

Note 1. In case of an Indian citizen residing outside India, copy of Bank Account Statement in country of residence or copy of Non-resident External bank account statements shall be the proof of address.

Note 2: In case of a minor, any of the above documents of any of the parents or guardian of such minor shall be deemed to be the proof of address.

(C) Proof of date of birth ─

copy of,─

(a) birth certificate issued by the Municipal Authority or any office authorised to issue Birth and Death Certificate by the Registrar of Birth and Deaths or the Indian Consulate as defined in clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955); or

(b) pension payment order; or

(c) marriage certificate issued by Registrar of Marriages; or

(d) matriculation certificate; or

(e) passport; or

(f) driving licence; or

(g) domicile certificate issued by the Government; or

(h) (h) affidavit sworn before a magistrate stating the date of birth

2

Hindu undivided

Family

(a) An affidavit by the karta of the Hindu Undivided

Family stating the name, father's name and address of

all the coparceners on the date of application; and

(b) copy of any document applicable in the case of an

individual specified in serial number 1, in respect of

karta of the Hindu undivided family, as proof of

identity, address and date of birth.

3

Company

registered in India

Copy of Certificate of Registration issued by the

Registrar of Companies.

4

Firm (including

Limited Liability

Partnership)

formed or

registered in India

(a) Copy of Certificate of Registration issued by the

Registrar of Firms/Limited Liability Partnerships; or

(b) copy of Partnership Deed.

5

Association of

persons (Trusts)

formed or

registered in India

(a) Copy of trust deed; or

(b) copy of Certificate of Registration Number issued

 by Charity Commissioner.

6

Association of

persons (other than

Trusts) or body of

individuals or local

authority or

artificial juridical

person formed or

registered in India

(a) Copy of Agrement; or

(b) copy of Certificate of Registration Number isued by

Charity Commisioner or Registrar of Co-operative Society or

any other Competent Authority; or

(c) any other document originating from any Central

Government or State Government Department establishing

Identiy and adres of such person