VARANASI: A Haj Committee of India notice dated Friday, November 6, identifies 85 entries from Varanasi district whose passport images need correction for Haj 2027. The committee says poor quality images have prevented the Saudi Haj visa portal from processing some pilgrims' passport data. Affected applicants should check their own record and arrange a clear scan of the passport's first page.

The Varanasi entries appear in the district column of the national list attached to the notice. This is a targeted correction exercise, rather than a direction for every applicant in the district to upload a passport again. Uttar Pradesh is among the states covered, but the committee says people who have not received its official message need not act merely because their state appears in the instructions.

For families preparing documents in Varanasi district, the immediate task is to establish whether the particular pilgrim's record needs attention. The committee has asked State Haj Committees to direct district trainers to help affected applicants scan and upload their documents. Applicants who cannot complete the correction should use that assistance rather than assume an unsuccessful upload has resolved the problem.

What residents should do

Start with the official November 6 passport correction notice and attached list. Check the individual entry against the applicant's own details. The 85 figure is a count of entries carrying Varanasi in the district column of that document. It does not describe the total number of Haj applicants from Varanasi or establish how many corrections remain pending today.

The committee says identified pilgrims have been sent an official WhatsApp message asking for a fresh scan. Its instructions also provide for checking the status inside the applicant's account. The list of records requiring fresh images will be updated every Wednesday and Friday, so the November 6 attachment should be read alongside the current status shown by the official portal.

Use a scanner to prepare the passport's first or front page. All personal information must be readable. The full Republic of India heading, the complete passport data and the machine readable lines at the bottom must remain visible. Those bottom lines are part of the required image, so a copy that cuts them off does not meet the stated instructions even if the photograph and name look clear.

The file requirements

The detailed specification gives a width of 1,024 pixels, a height of 680 pixels and a file size of 200 to 300 KB. It lists JPG or JPEG as the required format. An introductory paragraph also mentions PNG, but the more specific requirements below it name JPG and JPEG. Using one of those two formats follows the detailed specification without relying on that difference in wording.

  • Document: passport first or front page.
  • Preparation: a proper scanner image.
  • Dimensions: 1,024 pixels wide and 680 pixels high.
  • File size: 200 to 300 KB.
  • Quality: readable details, complete page information and visible bottom lines.

The notice rules out blur, shadows, glare, reflections, cropping and other obstructions. Check the finished file against each of those points before submitting it. The instruction concerns the usable image of the biodata page, so an upload should preserve the required information rather than simply produce a file that meets the size limit.

How the correction is submitted

The committee directs applicants to sign in through its official website using their registered number and M PIN. Inside the account, choose Edit Group Details, select the relevant pilgrim, place the new file under Passport First Page and then choose Final Submit. Selecting the correct person matters because the procedure operates through group details before opening the individual pilgrim's passport field.

After submission, keep checking the account status. Where it continues to request correction, the committee asks the applicant to upload a clear scan again until the dashboard confirms successful updating on NUSUK. The notice therefore makes the status confirmation the practical checkpoint. It does not tell applicants to treat the act of selecting a replacement file as confirmation that the downstream passport problem has been cleared.

For an upload difficulty, the notice lists the applicant's Haj trainer and State Haj Committee as assistance routes. It also gives ppsection.hci@gmail.com for sending the passport image and specifically says not to send it through WhatsApp. These are instructions for affected applicants; the official message notifying a problem and the channel for submitting a document when an upload fails serve different purposes.

No final correction deadline or daily help desk hours are stated in this notice. The direction to State Haj Committees is to arrange assistance at the earliest. For other local document checks, readers can consult the earlier Varanasi reports on pension life certificate dates, polling station lists and school examination form corrections. Each is a separate process with its own official requirements.