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You can submit the application in the form "Request for New PAN Card or/and Changes or Correction in PAN data" in the following cases:

1. When you already have PAN but want a new PAN card,
2. When you want to make some changes or corrections in your existing PAN details.

The form is freely downloadable from Protean e-Gov-TIN website. It is also available with the TIN-FCs.

1. If Physical PAN Card is required:
   While submitting PAN application form, applicant will have to indicate whether physical PAN card is required. If applicant opts for physical PAN Card, then physical PAN card will be printed & dispatched at communication address. The e-PAN card in PDF format will be dispatched at e-mail ID mentioned in PAN application form, if the same is provided. Fees applicable are as follows:-

Sr. No.	Particulars	Fees (exclusive of applicable taxes)(₹)	Fees (inclusive of applicable taxes)(₹)
PAN applications submitted at TIN Facilitation Centres / PAN Centres
1	Dispatch of physical PAN Card in India (Communication address is Indian address)	91	107
2	Dispatch of physical PAN Card outside India (where foreign address is provided as address for communication)	862	1,017
PAN applications submitted Online using physical mode (i.e. Physical documents forwarded to Protean e-Gov.)
1	Dispatch of physical PAN Card in India (Communication address is Indian address)	91	107
2	Dispatch of physical PAN Card outside India (where foreign address is provided as address for communication)	862	1,017
PAN applications submitted Online through paperless modes (e-KYC & e-Sign / e-Sign scanned based / DSC scanned based):
1	Dispatch of physical PAN Card in India (Communication address is Indian address)	86	101
2	Dispatch of physical PAN Card outside India (where foreign address is provided as address for communication)	857	1,011
Request for Reprint of PAN card submitted through separate online link
1	Dispatch of physical PAN Card in India (Communication address is Indian address)	42	50
2	Dispatch of physical PAN Card outside India (where foreign address is provided as address for communication)	813	959

2. If Physical PAN Card is not required:
   PAN applicant will have to indicate at the time of submission of PAN application, if the physical PAN Card is not required. In such cases, email ID will be mandatory & e-PAN Card will be sent to the PAN applicant at the email ID. Physical PAN Card will not be dispatched in such cases. Fees applicable are as follows:-

   Sr. No.	Particulars	Fees (exclusive of applicable taxes)(₹)	Fees (inclusive of applicable taxes)(₹)
   PAN applications submitted at TIN Facilitation Centres / PAN Centres
   1	e-PAN Card will be dispatched at the email ID mentioned in the PAN application form	61	72
   PAN applications submitted Online using physical mode (i.e. Physical documents forwarded to Protean e-Gov.)
   1	e-PAN Card will be dispatched at the email ID mentioned in the PAN application form	61	72
   PAN applications submitted Online through paperless modes (e-KYC & e-Sign / e-Sign scanned based / DSC scanned based):
   1	e-PAN Card will be dispatched at the email ID mentioned in the PAN application form	56	66

(A) PAN applicants can now apply online for Reprint of PAN card (only when there is no change required in data) by clicking here. This facility is only available for those PAN holders whose latest PAN application was processed through Protean e-Gov and / or e-Filing portal of Income Tax Department. Option for update of PAN details will not be available through this facility.

(B) If the communication address of an applicant as per latest records available with Protean e-Gov is an Indian Address, then applicant needs to make an online fee payment of ₹50 (inclusive of taxes) and if it is a foreign address, then payment of ₹959 (inclusive of taxes) has to be made by the applicant.

(C) There is no requirement of submitting any application form along with supporting documents for processing this PAN card reprint request. Kindly click on guidelines to know more.

Alternatively, an applicant can apply for a reprinted PAN card through normal online PAN application mode whose details are given below.

(A) While filling this form, applicant should not select any of the check boxes on the left margin of the form. However, the check box for Item no. 7 Address for communication will be selected by default as this address will be updated in the records of ITD.

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The applicant is required to fill all the columns of the form and tick the box(es) on the left margin of the appropriate item where change/correction is to be done.

Following documents are required to be submitted along-with the form:

• Proof of PAN (the one currently in use - mentioned at the top of the application) if available;
• Proof of Identity;
• Proof of Address;
• Proof of Date of Birth (for Individual and Karta of HUF)
• Proof in support of changes sought*, if any;
• Proof of PAN(s) surrendered, if any;

Any one of the following documents can be submitted as proof of PAN:

1. Copy of PAN card
2. Copy of PAN allotment letter

No other documents are acceptable as proof of PAN.
If any proof of PAN is not available, the application will be accepted on a 'good effort' basis.

Any one of the following documents can be submitted as proof of PAN surrendered:

1. Copy of PAN card
2. Copy of PAN allotment letter

No other documents are acceptable as valid proof of PAN surrendered.
If any proof of PAN surrendered is not available, then application will not be accepted.

1. Individual and HUF Applicants who are citizens of India and located within and outside India at the time of application for PAN:

2. Foreign Citizen located within & outside India at the time of application for PAN

List of documents which are acceptable as proof of identity and address for applicants other than individual and HUF is as below:

1.Having office of their own in India:

2. Having no office of their own in India:

Supporting documents required for changes in PAN data can be as per the table given below:

For minor corrections in core details (i.e. name, father’s/mother’s name, date of birth), any Proof of Identity document (in applicant’s name) prescribed under Rule 114(4) of Income Tax Rules 1962, indicating correct details, may be provided.

If communication address and other address (optional) mentioned in the application are different, please submit proof for both the addresses.

Yes. 'Individual' applicants should affix two recent colour photographs with white background (size 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm) in the space provided on the form. The photograph should not be stapled or clipped to the form. The clarity of image on PAN card will depend on the quality and clarity of photograph affixed on the form.

If applicant wants to update the address for communication

• For any update in existing PAN details, applicant is required to fill the form ‘Request for New PAN Card or / and Changes or Correction in PAN Data Form’.
• Applicant should fill all the columns of the form and should tick the box on the left margin of address for communication. (In case of online application, this box is ticked by default).
• Applicant should also indicate whether this is his Residence or Office address.
• It is mandatory for all applicants other than individuals and HUF to mention office address as address for communication.
• If the applicant wants to update any other address, he has to fill the details of the same in an additional sheet which is to be attached with the form. In such cases the applicant is also required to tick in the box provided on the left of item no. 8 on the application form.
• It is mandatory for the applicant to provide proof of communication address
• If change in any other address is sought, the applicant has to provide proof of the same.

form alon-gwith supporting documents can be submitted to any of the Protean TIN-Facilitation Centre / PAN Centre. For online applications, duly signed and photo affixed acknowledgement receipt along-with supporting documents can be sent to following address:

INCOME TAX PAN SERVICES UNIT
(Managed by Protean e-Governance Infrastructure Limited)
5th Floor, Mantri Sterling, Plot No. 341,
Survey No. 997/8, Model Colony,
Near Deep Bungalow Chowk,
Pune - 411 016

In case of PAN Change Request applications, affidavit has to be submitted alongwith prescribed POI, POA & PODB documents only if, changes are sought in name and/or date of formation by the HUF applicant.

No. It is not necessary to submit documentary proof in support of any change in “Gender” field in the PAN Change Request application.