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Official Passport (White cover) is issued to individuals representing the Government of India on official business, including members of the Indian Armed Forces stationed abroad. It is a "Type S" passport, S stands for Service. Since 2021, all Official Passports issued have been ePassports, with a data chip embedded into the document.
An Indian passport is a passport issued by the Government of India to citizens of the Republic of India for travelling abroad. It enables the bearer to travel internationally and serves as proof of Indian citizenship as per the Passports Act (1967). [1] Front cover of the Indian Passport.
A (regular or ordinary) Indian passport since 2021. Visa requirements for Indian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of India. As of 2024, Indian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 62 countries and territories, ranking the Indian passport 81st in the world ...
Data page of an OCI card issued on or after 9 January 2015. Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) is a form of permanent residency available to people of Indian origin and their spouses which allows them to live and work in India indefinitely. It allows the cardholders a lifetime entry to the country along with benefits such as being able to own ...
Indian Identity Certificate. An Indian Identity Certificate, simply known as Identity Certificate (IC), is a travel document issued by the Passport Seva (Passport Service), Consular, Passport & Visa (CPV) Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India to non-citizens of the Republic of India for foreign travel.
The Citizenship Act, 1955. The Passports Act is an act of the Parliament of India "for the issue of passports and travel documents, to regulate the departure from India of citizens of India and for other persons and for matters incidental or ancillary thereto. " The Act applies to whole of India extending to citizens of India living outside the ...
Website. passportindia.gov.in. Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (lit. 'Post Office Passport Service Center') abbreviated as POPSK is an Indian government initiative by the Ministry of External Affairs (India) (MEA) and the Department of Posts (DoP), [1] where the Head Post Offices (HPO) and post offices is being utilized as Post Office Passport ...
Current status. Online. The Henley Passport Index is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom allowed by those countries' ordinary passports for their citizens. [3] It was launched in 2005 as Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index [4] and was updated to Henley Passport Index in January 2018.