Passport Seva Latest Updates
Post On 04-09-2024 By Rajpratap Singh"The Passport Seva portal will be down for technical maintenance from April 29, 2024, Wednesday 8:00 PM IST to September 2, Monday 06:00 hrs IST. The system will not be available at this time for public and MEA." /RPO/BOI . by all.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said several fraudulent websites and mobile apps were collecting information from applicants, with hefty fees for filling online applications and making arrangements for Passports including planning to end of related projects.
"It has come to the attention of the Ministry that many fraudulent websites and mobile apps are collecting information from applicants and also charging huge fees for filling up online application form and scheduling for Passport etc. Some of these fake websites." do." in German) registered with domain names *.org, *.in, *.com like www.indiapassport.org, www.online-passportindia.com, www.passportindiaportal.in, www.passport-india .in, . www.passport- seva.in, www.applypassport.org and many other such websites," he added.
The minister has advised all citizens applying for Passport of India and related services not to visit these fraudulent websites mentioned above or pay passport processing fees. The official website of the Department of External Affairs, Government of India, for the people who avail Passport Services is www.passportindia.gov.in.
Alternatively, applicants can also use the official mobile App mPassport Seva which can be downloaded from the Android and iOS application stores.