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New Zealand Tightens Police Clearance Rules For Indian Visa Applicants
Those planning to travel to New Zealand should keep this update in mind while beginning the visa application process. Passport offices tend to take time to issue the clearance certificate.
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mPassport Police App Launched by MEA to Expedite Police Verification of Passport Issuance
mPassport Police App was launched by the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday, as part of the ministry's efforts to expedite and streamline police verification of passport issuance. According to a regional passport officer, verification using tablets will effectively reduce the passport issuance timeline by 10 days.
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Actor Kangana Ranaut's Passport Renewal Process To Be Expedited Post-Corrections: High Court Told
The Regional Passport Office (RPO) here told the Bombay High Court on Monday it will "expeditiously" decide on renewing Kangana Ranaut's passport once the actor made requisite corrections in her application for the key travel document.
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Probe Agency CBI Arrests Jammu Passport Official In Bribery Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested a senior passport assistant in the regional passport office in Jammu for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from an applicant, officials said.
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Medha Patkar Sees "Conspiracy" Behind Passport Office's Show Cause Notice
Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar has alleged a "deeper conspiracy" behind the show cause notice issued to her by the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Mumbai for failing to disclose information on pending criminal cases.
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Mumbai Passport Office Issues Notice To Medha Patkar For "Suppressing Information"
The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Mumbai has issued a show cause notice to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar as to why her passport should not be impounded for failing to disclose information regarding pendency of cases against her.
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"Status Quo Is Not The Answer": Sushma Swaraj Tells Delhi Passport Office
"Status quo is not the answer," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today sternly told Delhi's Regional Passport Office after it replied on Twitter to a passport applicant that there was "status quo" on her police clearance certificate.
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Attestation Facility For Job Seekers To Start At Mumbai Passport Office
The facility of attestation/apostille of educational and other relevant documents of job seekers would be made available at the Regional Passport Office (RPO) here after Ministry of External Affairs' decision to decentralise the process.
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Citizens Urged To Shift To Machine-Readable Passports
The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Mumbai has asked citizens to immediately do away with their handwritten passports, saying not switching to machine-readable ones will cause them problem in getting visas.
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India Ranks Third In World In Issuing Passports: Official
India now ranks third in the world after China and the US in issuing passports with the number having doubled since 2010, a senior official of the External Affairs Ministry said in Puducherry today.
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Now Get New Passport In Three Days: Regional Passport Office
Aimed at faster delivery of passports to aspiring individuals, the Regional Passport Office would be able to give away new passports in three days after submission of relevant documents, a top official said today.
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Delhi Police Gets Award for Speedy Verification for Passports
Delhi Police today received an award for its high level of service, commitment and contribution to good governance by way of speedy verification of passport applicants.
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Delhi High Court Notice to Police Over Wrong Address on Passport
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the police and the regional passport office on a plea seeking action against a passport officer who allegedly got a passport for himself and family on a non-existing residential address.
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I Will Return 'Sooner Rather Than Later', Says Lalit Modi
Lalit Modi has been living in exile in London since his passport was revoked by the Mumbai Regional Passport Office in March 2011, five months after he was removed from the Indian Premier League on charges of financial irregularities.
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No new India-Bangladesh passports from November 30
The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Kolkata under the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has decided not to issue fresh India-Bangladesh Passports (IBP) after November 30, an official in Agartala said today.
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New Zealand Tightens Police Clearance Rules For Indian Visa Applicants
Those planning to travel to New Zealand should keep this update in mind while beginning the visa application process. Passport offices tend to take time to issue the clearance certificate.
-
mPassport Police App Launched by MEA to Expedite Police Verification of Passport Issuance
mPassport Police App was launched by the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday, as part of the ministry's efforts to expedite and streamline police verification of passport issuance. According to a regional passport officer, verification using tablets will effectively reduce the passport issuance timeline by 10 days.
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Actor Kangana Ranaut's Passport Renewal Process To Be Expedited Post-Corrections: High Court Told
The Regional Passport Office (RPO) here told the Bombay High Court on Monday it will "expeditiously" decide on renewing Kangana Ranaut's passport once the actor made requisite corrections in her application for the key travel document.
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Probe Agency CBI Arrests Jammu Passport Official In Bribery Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested a senior passport assistant in the regional passport office in Jammu for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from an applicant, officials said.
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Medha Patkar Sees "Conspiracy" Behind Passport Office's Show Cause Notice
Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar has alleged a "deeper conspiracy" behind the show cause notice issued to her by the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Mumbai for failing to disclose information on pending criminal cases.
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Mumbai Passport Office Issues Notice To Medha Patkar For "Suppressing Information"
The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Mumbai has issued a show cause notice to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar as to why her passport should not be impounded for failing to disclose information regarding pendency of cases against her.
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"Status Quo Is Not The Answer": Sushma Swaraj Tells Delhi Passport Office
"Status quo is not the answer," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today sternly told Delhi's Regional Passport Office after it replied on Twitter to a passport applicant that there was "status quo" on her police clearance certificate.
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Attestation Facility For Job Seekers To Start At Mumbai Passport Office
The facility of attestation/apostille of educational and other relevant documents of job seekers would be made available at the Regional Passport Office (RPO) here after Ministry of External Affairs' decision to decentralise the process.
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Citizens Urged To Shift To Machine-Readable Passports
The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Mumbai has asked citizens to immediately do away with their handwritten passports, saying not switching to machine-readable ones will cause them problem in getting visas.
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India Ranks Third In World In Issuing Passports: Official
India now ranks third in the world after China and the US in issuing passports with the number having doubled since 2010, a senior official of the External Affairs Ministry said in Puducherry today.
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Now Get New Passport In Three Days: Regional Passport Office
Aimed at faster delivery of passports to aspiring individuals, the Regional Passport Office would be able to give away new passports in three days after submission of relevant documents, a top official said today.
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Delhi Police Gets Award for Speedy Verification for Passports
Delhi Police today received an award for its high level of service, commitment and contribution to good governance by way of speedy verification of passport applicants.
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Delhi High Court Notice to Police Over Wrong Address on Passport
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the police and the regional passport office on a plea seeking action against a passport officer who allegedly got a passport for himself and family on a non-existing residential address.
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I Will Return 'Sooner Rather Than Later', Says Lalit Modi
Lalit Modi has been living in exile in London since his passport was revoked by the Mumbai Regional Passport Office in March 2011, five months after he was removed from the Indian Premier League on charges of financial irregularities.
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No new India-Bangladesh passports from November 30
The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Kolkata under the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has decided not to issue fresh India-Bangladesh Passports (IBP) after November 30, an official in Agartala said today.
