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What is Passport ?
A passport is a document which
by its nature and purpose is a political document for the
benefit of its holder. It recognizes him as a citizen
of the country granting it and is in the nature of a request
to the other country for his free passage there. There
can, therefore, be no doubt that a passport is a document
of importance for travel abroad and is of considerable value
to the holder. A passport is an identity of a person
during his stay in foreign country, the nationality of person
is not recognized in other country. So without a passport
a person cannot be permitted to move into another country.
Passport can be used besides identity or recognition, for
different purposes .
Is Passport a Right ?
Yes, you have a right to obtain
a passport within the prescribed time frame and without
harassment.
What are the Types of Passport ?
The following classes of passports may be issued
under the Passport Act, 1967:
(i) Ordinary Passport (
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Ordinary Passport: It is issued
to citizens of India.
(ii) Official Passport
(iii) Diplomatic Passport
Duration of Passport
A Passport shall, unless revoked
earlier, continue in force for such period as may be prescribed
for different classes of passports or for different categories
of passport under each such class :
Provided that a passport may
be issued for a shorter period that the prescribed period
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(a) If the person by whom it
is required so desires; or
(b) If the passport authority,
for reasons to be communicated in writing to the applicant,
considers in any case that the passport should be issued
for a shorter period.
Time frame for issue of
Passport
If all the documents are in order,
fresh Passport is normally issued in five weeks. This is
subject to the condition that clear police report is received
by the Passport Office in about three weeks time. If you
already hold a passport then your next passport is re-issued
in theree weeks provided you are holding passport of the
same jurisdiction.
Passport to minors (less then
15 years) are issued in two weeks.
Machine Writing of Passports
The Regional Passport Office,
New Delhi has taken a major initiative by acquiring the
hardware and printers for machine filling of passports,
complete with a scanned photograph and signature of the
applicant. This is also the standard laid down by the International
Civil Aviation Organisation. So far the passport booklets
are filled manually.
Caution
A passport is issued under the Passport Act, 1967.
It is an offence to knowingly furnish false information
or suppress material information which attracts penal and
other penal and other action under relevant sections of
the said Act. Passport is a valuable document. All holders
are required to take due care that it dose not get damaged,
mutilated or lost. Passports should not be sent out to any
country by post.
Loss of passport should be immediately
reported to the nearest Police Station and to the nearest
Passport Office/Indian Mission. Passport holder shall be
responsible for misues of passport, due to non-intimation
of loss to the concerned Passport Office/Indian Mission.
Passport is a Govt. property and should be surrendered when
demanded in writing, by any Passport Issuing authority.
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