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Hand-written passport becomes invalid

Hand-written Passports Of Indian Citizens Are No Longer Valid From Today As Per Government’s Directive. The Government Had Asked Those Having Hand-written Passports To Get Machine-readable Ones Having Bar Codes By November 24.

PTI | Updated on: 25 Nov 2015, 07:36:59 PM

New Delhi:

Hand-written passports of Indian citizens are no longer valid from today as per government’s directive. The government had asked those having hand-written passports to get machine-readable ones having bar codes by November 24.

The government had decided to discontinue hand-written passports in accordance with recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to incorporate biometric data in the machine readable travel documents.

Hand-written passports became invalid for travelling abroad from today, said a government official.

The machine readable passports have greater protection against fraudulent practices and tampering.

The hand-written passports were issued prior to 2001.

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First Published : 25 Nov 2015, 07:35:00 PM

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