Passport has now become hi-tech! Under Passport Seva 2.0, e-Passport has been started across the country. Now know who can apply, how to get a smart passport and what is its complete process.
e-passport: Now your passport has become smart. Actually, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has launched Passport Seva Program 2.0. With this, e-passport has now been implemented across the country. This was announced on the 13th Passport Seva Diwas. Giving information about this, he wrote on his X account that e-passport has been started across the country and this is a big achievement for the country. Let us know every small and big detail about it and find out who can apply for it and how.
What is e-passport?
The e-passport has a contactless chip, with the help of which the immigration and travel process at the airport becomes much faster and easier. Regarding this, Foreign Minister Jaishankar also told that through the mPassport Police App, the time of police verification has now been reduced to just 5 to 7 days. At present, the facility of e-passport has been started in Nagpur, Bhubaneswar, Jammu, Panaji, Shimla, Raipur, Amritsar, Jaipur, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Hyderabad, Surat and Ranchi. Soon this facility will be implemented all over the country.
Who can apply?
Every Indian who is eligible to get a passport can apply for e-passport. Actually, this service has started in some cities at present but soon it will be implemented in the whole country and e-passport will become the only standard. To get an e-passport, you will need documents like Aadhar card, PAN card, bank passbook, electricity/water/gas bill etc. To prove your date of birth, you may need documents like birth certificate, Aadhar card, voter ID, driving license, matriculation certificate etc.
Apply like this
Now you can apply for e-passport online through Passport Seva portal. Apart from this, you can get biometric enrollment done by visiting Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) or Post Office Passport Kendra (POPSK). For this you can:
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