Passport Seva portal might be down for 5 days beginning at present from 8 PM IST to September 2 until 6 PM IST, in line with Passport Seva official web site.
The appointments which have been booked for August 30, 2024, have already been rescheduled and candidates might be knowledgeable concerning the rescheduled dates through SMS on their registered numbers.
“Passport Seva portal might be down for technical upkeep from twenty ninth August 2024, Thursday 20:00 hrs IST to 2nd September, Monday 06:00 hrs IST. The system is not going to be out there throughout this era for residents and all MEA/RPO/BOI/ISP/DoP/Police Authorities. The already booked appointments for thirtieth August 2024 might be suitably rescheduled and knowledgeable to candidates,” the Passport Seva official web site has talked about.
The short-term shutdown of the providers is because of upkeep work and through these 5 days, the system is not going to be out there for any citizen and for all MEA/RPO/BOI/ISP/DoP/Police Authorities.
The passport Seva Portal was closed in March this 12 months too for upkeep functions.
In the meantime, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs has acknowledged that many fraudulent web sites and cell functions collect knowledge from candidates and demand exorbitant charges for filling out the web utility type and making an appointment for passport and associated providers.
“It has come to the discover of the Ministry that many fraudulent web sites and cell functions are gathering knowledge from candidates and likewise levying extra hefty expenses for filling up the web utility type and scheduling appointments for Passport and associated providers. A few of these pretend web site are registered within the area title *.org, *.in, *.com similar to www.indiapassport.org, www.online-passportindia.com, www.passportindiaportal.in, www.passport-india.in, www.passport-seva.in, www.applypassport.org, and plenty of different comparable wanting web sites,” Ministry of Exterior Affairs added.
The federal government has requested folks searching for an Indian passport and related providers not go to the aforementioned bogus web sites or make passport-related funds. The official web site of the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, Authorities of India, for passport functions is www.passportindia.gov.in.
Alternatively, candidates could utilise the official cell app mPassport Seva, which is accessible for obtain from the Android and iOS app shops.
