<p><br />The regional passport office here would be issuing ''short validity'' passports to Haj pilgrims.</p>.<p>These passports will be issued only for travel to Saudi Arabia during the Haj period.</p>.<p>"The directives have come after the Saudi government's decision to make international passport mandatory for all Haj pilgrims", regional passport officer Zahoor H Zaidi said here on Saturday.</p>.<p>These short validity passports will be issued within 15 days and will be valid for eight months, he said.</p>.<p>To apply for the passports, the applicants will have to provide the allotment number given by the Haj Committee besides other details like the date of birth and residence proof.</p>
<p><br />The regional passport office here would be issuing ''short validity'' passports to Haj pilgrims.</p>.<p>These passports will be issued only for travel to Saudi Arabia during the Haj period.</p>.<p>"The directives have come after the Saudi government's decision to make international passport mandatory for all Haj pilgrims", regional passport officer Zahoor H Zaidi said here on Saturday.</p>.<p>These short validity passports will be issued within 15 days and will be valid for eight months, he said.</p>.<p>To apply for the passports, the applicants will have to provide the allotment number given by the Haj Committee besides other details like the date of birth and residence proof.</p>