No, it is not mandatory to have wife address same as husband address during passport re-issue. As Viny has suggested, please always use current address (that means, where an applicant is currently living) as the address for applicant. It has nothing to do with the address of relatives.
Original passport with a self-attested photocopy of the first and last two pages. Copy of death certificate of spouse (in case of death of spouse) In case the applicant is applying for deletion of the spouse's name due to divorce, then a Certified Copy of the Divorce Decree and Sworn Affidavit/Deed Poll(Annexure 'E')
Therefore, in order to change the marital status in the passport of a candidate, you need to apply for re-issuance of a new passport. Select the 'Apply for Fresh Passport/Re-issue of Passport' option available at the 'Applicant Home' section after you have successfully logged in into your account.
As per passport rules, a marriage certificate is not required for obtaining passport and therefore, the name in a nikahnama cannot be taken into cognisance.
The list of documents that must be submitted in to order to add your spouse's name on the passport is mentioned below:Original old passport.Photocopy of the first and last two pages of the passport.Page of observation (if any)ECR/Non-ECR Page.Validity of extension page, if any, in case of short validity passport.
No affidavit/Marriage Certificate required for married applicants: Applications now don't require married applicants to provide Annexure K/marriage certificate. Spouse's Name not required for separated/divorced applicants: Passport applications now don't require a spouse's name for separated/divorced persons.
Original marriage certificate with a photocopy and Self attested photocopies of passports of his/her spouse or. Divorcees applying for a change of name are required to furnish a divorce decree authenticated by the court; or. In case of change of name following death of spouse, copy of death certificate of spouse; or.
An attested copy of marriage certificate issued by Registrar of Marriage would only be accepted as a valid proof for marriage certificate. If you have marriage certificate issued by Qazi/Church, then you need to meet Assistant Passport Officer (APO) at your nearest Passport Seva Kendra (PSK).