An Indian passport is a passport issued by the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India to Indian citizens for the purpose of international travel.
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13 Facts About Indian passport
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The Indian Passport Act of 1920 required the use of passports, established controls on the foreign travel of Indians, and foreigners travelling to and within India.
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The Indian passport was based on the format agreed upon by the 1920 League of Nations International Conference on Passports.
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However, the British Indian passport had very limited usage, being valid for travel only within the British Empire, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, France, Spain, Norway, Sweden and Holland.
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Use of the passport was discontinued after the establishment of the dominions of India and Pakistan in 1947, and its bearers were entitled to opt for Indian, Pakistani or British nationality.
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Standard Indian passport contains 36 pages, but frequent travellers can opt for a Indian passport containing 60 pages.
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Text of Indian Passport is printed in Hindi and English, two of the twenty two scheduled official languages at the Union level.
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ECR type Indian passport holders travelling on a tourist visa do not need a clearance; this is known as an Emigration Check Suspension.
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The new Indian passport has already been tested with Indian passport readers in the United States and has 4-second response time, while the US Passport has 10-second response time.
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In India, the e-Indian passport is under its first phase of deployment and is restricted to Diplomatic Indian passport holders.
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The actual transition to the new age Indian passport is expected to commence on the successful completion of the tendering and procurement process.
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The Ministry of External Affairs has stated that the digital Indian passport will allow greater security for personal data as well as smoother immigration process.
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Visa requirements for Indian passport citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of India.
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