PASSPORT

Passport is a legal document or a certification that is issued by a government or an authority entitled to do so. A person having a valid passport usually uses it as a travel document for travelling other nations. The holder of a valid passport possesses the right to protection while being in other nations and also to get returned to the same country which issued the passport.  A passport is also used to ascertain one’s country of citizenship.Details such as name(full), date of birth, gender, address, validity, etc. along with a photograph are furnished in the passport.

Passport in India

Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India issues Indian passport to the indian nationals for the purpose of international travel. The Passports Act (1967) enables the passport holder to travel  internationally and serves as a proof of Indian citizenship. The Passport Seva (Passport Service) a unit of the Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) Division of the Ministry of External Affairs,Govt. of India functions as the authority for issuing passports on demand to all the eligible Indian citizens. There are about 93 passport offices across India and also there lies around 197 Indian diplomatic missions abroad.

Documents required for obtaining a passport

• Aadhaar Card

• 10th Certificate / PAN Card / Driving License

• Voter Card