A remark by an External Affairs Ministry official on Passport Seva Divas that a passport is "a travel document, not a document of citizensh...

Government clarifies a passport has never been definitive proof of citizenship, citing the Passports Act and Bombay High Court rulings. Thi...

India's passport services have seen a massive expansion, with 1.5 crore services delivered last year and processing times now averaging six...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar declared passport delivery "truly democratised," highlighting its swiftness and accessibility. He no...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced the nationwide rollout of e-Passports and advancements to the Passport Seva Programme on P...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the Ministry's accomplishment of providing 1.65 crore passport-related services to India...

India is set to launch the Passport Seva Programme (PSP) Version 2.0, which will include new and upgraded e-passports to enable enhanced pa...

"Senior MEA officials dealing with Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, Poland, UK & USA had constructive discussions w...

In an address at an event marking the 'Passport Seva Divas', External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar appreciated all government staff involv...

Speaking at the seventh Passport Seva Divas, Jaishankar said the ministry has initiated discussions with the ‘India Security Press’ regardi...

Prime Minister announced that the government is working to simplify the process of issuing visas to PIO (Person of Indian Origin) and OCI (...

A mobile app mPassport Seva for Android and iOS was also launched by Sushma Swaraj making it easier for applying, paying and scheduling an ...

Sushma Swaraj complimented the passport department in the ministry for significantly improving its services across the country in the past ...