It is to be noted that Indian Passports are not printed in the Embassy. Indian Passports are personalized and printed by the authorities in India and sent to us for onward dispatch to their rightful owners.
It has been learnt that better quality of paper has been used for new Indian passports along with improved printing technology. The printing process has been done in Maharashtra's Nashik.
The Passport Seva Project (PSP) prints Indian passports in the US and reduces turnaround for applicants.
As mentioned earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs works through the Central Passport Organization (CPO) and its network of Passport Offices, Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in the country and through embassies and consulates outside India for the issuance of passports and other passport-related services.
BANGALORE: The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Bangalore is set to become the largest in the country in terms of the number of passports issued in a calendar year after the creation of the Telangana State.
A: The passport is dispatched by India Post through Speed Post to the present address of the applicant as filled in the passport application form. Q2: Can I personally collect my passport from the Regional Passport Office (RPO) once it is prepared?
Applications are processed in one of HM Passport Office's locations at Belfast, Durham, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Newport or Peterborough.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is responsible for issuance of Passports to Indian Citizens through a network of 36 Passport offices across the Country and 190 Indian Missions and Posts abroad.
E-passports, which will have Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip and antenna embedded as an inlay in the back cover, will help officials verify a traveller's details quickly. The passport holder's information will be stored in the chip and the passport's data page.
The issue of passport is a central subject under the Indian Constitution and allotted to the Ministry of External Affairs. It was in 1954 that the first 5 Regional Passport Offices at Bombay,Calcutta, Delhi, Madras and Nagpur were set up.
It is to be noted that Indian Passports are not printed in the Embassy. Indian Passports are personalized and printed by the authorities in India and sent to us for onward dispatch to their rightful owners.
From the Independence Day, the passport office will print the passports on the same day for those who cleared the appointment interview at Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) and the applicants will get the passport delivered within three days.
White Passport - Government officials. Diplomatic Passport - Indian diplomats and senior government officials. Orange Passport - Individuals who have not studied beyond class 10.
At present, passports are printed and laminated at the central Indian passport printing systems (CIPPS) installed at Patiala House in Delhi and are sent to embassies and consulates by post, where they are stamped and handed over to the applicants.
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The office is located at Passport Bhawan, Sr. No. 5/2/2, Baner-Pashan Link Road, Baner, Pune-411045, Maharashtra.
The Government of India has been issuing Machine Readable Passports since 2001. The Passports, however, issued before 2001 and particularly those issued during mid 1990s with a validity of 20 years will fall in the category of non-MRPs.
With visa free entry to 22 countries and visa on arrival facility to 41 countries India shares 60th rank in Global Passport Power Rank.
India will begin the rollout of electronic passports (e-Passports) at the end of 2022. The news was announced by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during the Passport Seva Divas video conference on June 24. The new e-passports will promote security and facilitate international border crossings for Indian citizens.
Passport Types
Regular passport (of maroon color) Special passport (green) Diplomatic passport (black) Service passport (grey)
Official Passport (White cover) is issued to individuals representing the Government of India on official business, including members of the Indian Armed Forces stationed abroad. It is a "Type S" passport, S stands for Service.
The Constitution of India does not allow holding Indian citizenship and citizenship of a foreign country simultaneously. Based on the recommendation of the High Level committee on Indian Diaspora, the Government of India decided to grant Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) commonly known as 'dual citizenship'.
Sub Post Office, MPDO Office Complex, Medchal -501401, Telangana State. Head Post Office, Opp PRTU Bhavan, Beside Sub Register Office, Nalgonda - 508001, Telangana State. Head Post Office, Medak Road, Siddipet - 502103, Telangana State.
In an unprecedented move, the ministry of external affairs on Thursday announced a 'Passport Mela' this weekend at many PSKs countrywide – the kendras will remain open on Saturday and Sunday and people can just walk in, without an appointment.
Passport Office was established in year 1978. The office is located at 8th Block, 80 ft Road, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560095.