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Indian Passport May No Longer Be Valid Proof Of Address, Says Media Reports

January 12, 2018 | By Sikh Siyasat Bureau

New Delhi: As per the media reports the Indian passports may no longer be valid proof of address, the reason for this is said to be the Ministry for External Affairs (MEA) prospective decision under which it may do away with last page consisting the address of the passport holder.

It is reported that Surendera Kumar, under-secretary of policy and legal matters at the consular, passport and visa division of the ministry, has purportedly confirmed  that the change could happen when the “next series” of passports is being issued. “The decision to keep the last page of the passport blank has been taken” to protect the details contained, he explained.

Currently, the first page of the passport has the photograph as well as other details of the passport holder; the address is printed on the last page.

The fact that this last page will not be there doesn’t affect the passport office and the immigration department (or security agencies) because they have all the details of the passport holder in the back-end. Since 2012, all passports have had a barcode and by simply scanning them, this information can be accessed, reads the quote from a report published in an English vernacular.

As has always been the case when a new series is issued, all existing passports will remain valid till their expiry date, notes Hindustan Times (HT).

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Related Topics: Indian State, Ministry Of External Affairs (MEA)

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