Passport latest news Non machine readable passports to go by November 2015..
For all hand written passports issues the International Civil Aviation Organization announced as follows From 25 November 2015 foreign governments may deny visa or entry to persons travelling with non-MRP passports. It seems that all handwritten passports with pasted photographs valid for twenty years are considered non-MRP passports Regional passport officer k. Balamurugan said that to avoid any inconvenience indian nationals living in India and abroad apply for re-issuance of passports and well in order to MRP passports must be obtained before the deadline to receive approval of foreign visa or immigration. If you need more details about this you can visit www.passportindia.gov.in or through phone by calling call centre at 1800-258-1800.
Indian Ministry of external affairs for obtaining a passport from an applicant address evidence for providing necessary documents as one of statement of some of public sector banks and public sector banks passbooks Regional passport officer c.Senthilpandian said that, in a PIB release bank passbooks of bank statements of the national banks are being accepted for address proof.
For passport applications SMS service by paying a onetime enrollment fee of Rs.30 applicants to enlist the service. Optional preminum SMS service in connection with a passport application to receive alerts and updates have been introduced. Service alerts on the status of their passports applications and enables citizens to receive updates.
ANNEXURE ‘I’
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AFFIDAVIT
(To be executed on appropriate non-judicial stamp paper of minimum value and
attested by Executive Magistrate or Notary
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Public)
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(One
original and one self-attested photocopy to be submitted)Page 17 of 18
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I, ………………………
(name), son/ daughter/ wife of Shri ……………………… residing at ……………………… Date of
Birth
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………………………
being an applicant for issue of passport, do hereby solemnly affirm and state
the following:
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1. That the
names of my parents and spouse are as follows:
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(i) Father :
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(ii) Mother :
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(iii) Wife/Husband :
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2. That I am
a continuous resident at the above mentioned address from……………………….
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3. That I am
a citizen of India by birth/descent/registration/naturalization and that I
have neither acquired the citizenship of another country nor
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have
surrendered or been terminated/ deprived of my citizenship of India.
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4. That I
have not, at any time during the period of five years immediately preceding
the date of this affidavit, been convicted by any court in
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India for any
offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced in respect thereof to
imprisonment for not less than two years.
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5. That no
proceedings in respect of any criminal offence alleged to have been committed
by me are pending before any criminal court in
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India.
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6. That no
warrant or summons for my appearance, and no warrant for my arrest, has been
issued by a court under any law for the time being
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in force, and
that my departure from India has not been prohibited by order of any such
court.
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7. That I
have never been repatriated from abroad back to India at the expense of
Government of India/I was repatriated from abroad back to
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India at the
expense of Government of India, but reimbursed expenditure incurred in
connection with such repatriation.
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8. That I
will not engage in activities prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of
India.
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9. That my
departure from India will not be detrimental to the security of India.
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10. That my
presence outside India will not prejudice the friendly relations of India
with any foreign country.
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Place: Date:
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DEPONENT
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VERIFICATION
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Verified on
…………… (date) at …………. (place) that the contents of the above mentioned
affidavit are true and correct and nothing material
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has been
concealed.
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DEPONENT
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