Trusted Traveler Programs: What is it and how it can help you skip immigration queue in USGlobal Entry is a programme that pre-approves low-risk travellers entering the US and partner countries to speed up their custom clearance ...
26 May, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
Issuance of machine-readable passports, change of design among steps to make them secure: MEAThe steps include issuance of machine-readable passports with improved security features and in compliance with International Civil Aviatio...
04 Jul, 2019, 08.19 PM IST
E-Gates to give immigration clearance in seconds to citizens of select countriesLow-risk travellers from select countries from Jan 2019 can enter India without standing in long queues at immigration counters as the govt...
13 May, 2018, 03.15 PM IST
US rolls out expedited entry for low-risk Indian travellersWith this India has becomes only the 11th country whose citizens are eligible to enroll in the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) initiati...
04 Jul, 2017, 08.50 AM IST
Indians set to join elite group under US global entry program; timeline not yet clearGlobal Entry is a US Customs and Border Protection programme that allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travellers upon arr...
09 Jun, 2016, 01.10 PM IST
Mukesh Ambani, Amitabh Bachchan among names discussed by India for faster US immigration clearanceIndia has discussed with the US names of prominent personalities who could be included in the US 'Global Entry Program' for expedited immig...
15 Sep, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
India, US working on pact to exempt certain people from immigration checksThe meeting discussed what categories of people from India could be exempted from the immigration checks in the US, sources said.
14 Sep, 2015, 09.16 PM IST
RPO Hyderabad on top for issuing nearly 7 lakh passports in 2014During 2013, 6.56 passport applications were received and 6.32 passports were issued. This amounts to 13 per cent growth as compared to 201...
29 Jan, 2015, 02.43 PM IST
'November 24, 2015 deadline for phasing out handwritten passports'People holding handwritten passports may not be issued visas for international travel after November 24 next year, government today informe...
04 Dec, 2014, 05.51 PM IST
MEA directive to passport holders in Gulf: Expand initialsMany Indians in the Gulf had passports where the initials were not expanded and that many of them had become victims of mistaken identity.
04 Sep, 2014, 10.23 AM IST
70 Indian passport stolen from San FranciscoAccording to the investigating officer a BLS employee told the police that the passports, along with cash and checks, were taken from a loc...
11 Mar, 2014, 09.58 AM IST
Got a handwritten passport? Renew it by November 25, 2015Come November 2015, and your handwritten passport won't take you on a foreign holiday. Neither can you fly out if your little blue book has...
29 Jan, 2014, 12.20 PM IST
Holders of handwritten passports asked to apply for machine readable onesAll handwritten passports with pasted photos earlier issued by the Government of India are considered non-MRP passports.
10 Dec, 2013, 09.59 PM IST
ICAO sets November 2015 deadline to phase out handwritten passportsThe International Civil Aviation Organisation plans to phase out all non-Machine Readable Passports (MRPs) by 2015.
09 Dec, 2013, 05.38 PM IST
- India conveys unhappiness to Maoists over hate campaign
India warned anti-govt protests would fan anti-India sentiments in Nepal.
15 Apr, 2010, 05.24 PM IST
- Nepal scraps passport deal with India due to Maoist pressure
In a major climb down, the Nepalese government has scrapped a controversial deal with India for printing of Machine Readable Passport from ...
12 Apr, 2010, 03.28 PM IST
- Indo-Bangla passport scheme dumped
Under the scheme, residents of the North-Eastern states could get a special document to travel only to Bangladesh.
11 Jul, 2006, 12.00 AM IST