The regional passport officer, Ministry of External Affairs, has asked passport holders (including children and infants) to check the validity of their passports and if need be, get them renewed in time.
The intending applicants for Haj 2013 should also ensure that their passport contain at least two empty visa pages adjacent to each other or else they should apply for renewal of their passports.
With the launch of ‘walk-in-with ARN’ appointments from January 1, senior citizens, minors and family category applicants for the purpose of Haj can approach the Passport Seva Kendras with necessary documents within the prescribed time slot without the need to issue out of turn appointments by the Passport Authority, according to a press release.
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