WHERE IS E PASSPORT ? 2021 GOING TO END
As per the Economic Times reported, the center has started the process of issuing e-passports to all citizens and is selecting a responsible agency that will set up the IT infrastructure and provide solutions in relation to the project. Indian citizens are expected to start receiving e-passports by 2021.
At present, anything issued to Indian citizens is printed on passport booklets. 20,000 e-passports based on official and diplomatic e-passport trials were completed through the government and an electronic microprocessor chip would be included.
The move is intended to prevent disturbances in passports of passengers and help in faster immigration for passengers. These e-passports will be based on International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.
According to ET's report, all 36 passport offices in India will issue e-passports after incorporating the components of the privatization system into the current issuance system.
The agency will have a dedicated unit who is perfect with their own work and commitment to prepare personal e-passports which will allow issuance of 10,000 - 20,000 per hour. The report states that IT systems to handle the workload would be based in Delhi and Chennai.
On 24 June, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that if the roll-out of e-passports accelerates, their introduction would greatly strengthen the security of Indian travel documents. Therefore, there is a need to faster to process the roll-out of e-passports. And applicant is required to pay India e-passport processing fee. processing fee as here https://portal2.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/onlineHtml/feeDocument.html.
Jaishankar had said that his ministry is working with the Indian Security Press, Nashik and the National Informatics Center for chip-enabled e-passports with advanced security facilities.
if will start the passport system then all travellers will easily travel and greatly strengthen the security of our travel documents. He said, I understand the production process that is going on and I will emphasize the need to complete it at the earliest.
Jaishankar said, "I emphasize that it is necessary to complete the creation of e-passports on a priority basis."
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India is introducing a change in its passports, the new e-passports will be a biometric setup based passport for people travelling to India. This e-passport consists of an electronic chip that will have storage access to the basic data of the passenger. This basic data includes the traveller’s name, which country are they national, and their birth information.
India is one of the many countries yet to introduce biometric passports for the public. The concept of a biometric passport is not new to the country as it does have that facility available to diplomatic passports and passports for official activities. The globally accepted method for biometric microphonic chip on the front of a passport will soon be introduced in the Indian passport as well. This can be used to later confirm if the holder’s passport is biometric based or not.
The first Indian biometric-based passport was created for the president of the country at that time. This exact concept is now being applied to public passports. The Indian government has decided to provide the manufacturing rights of their e-passports to the International Civil Aviation Organization on a contract basis.
With the help of e-passports, travellers can get done with their border security checks a lot faster than usual and the authorities don’t have to have extreme security checks. These e-passports provide:
Normal passports require extra time and effort for confirming all the information of the traveller as well as the validity of their passport. The e-passport is intended to change this. With the help of an e-passport, travellers will not have to wait in the queues for long time periods and they can simply cross the designated e-passport gates. It will also increase the security for the travellers and their information as well as decrease the time they have to spend at the airport.
The e-passport increases security for travelling by holding unique confirmed information of the holder in its electronic chip. This chip holds all the necessary information of the traveller including their photo which will help rule out any frauds and confirm that the holder is valid.
The chip holds all the information inside the passport but also prevents unauthorized personnel from accessing the personal data of the holder.
Because of all the benefits following an Indian e-visa, more than one hundred countries globally are already using e-passports. The most known names include the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia.
There are no restrictions applied on the type of passport that the traveller holds. Both a traditional passport and an e-passport are valid to acquire a visa or an e-visa for India. The only requirement followed by both the passport types is that the expiry date should have a minimum cushion of six months to the traveller’s stay in India. If the expiry time is less than six months, the visa will not be granted but this is solely due to the expiry date rather than the passport type.
The requirements for applying for an e-visa are still unchanged and will remain unchanged after the introduction of the e-passport. All you need to do is go to the official e-visa site for the Indian visa, enter the asked information along with the expiry date of your e-passport or general passport and you will be assigned an e-visa to travel to India.
Step1: Complete the online application by providing your passport details.
Step2: Submit payment online using a credit card.
Step3: Monitor your email for confirmation of payment and receipt of your eVisa, which will be sent electronically.
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