Passport Seva portal might be down for 5 days beginning right now from 8 PM IST to September 2 until 6 PM IST, in accordance 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 in regards to 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 accessible 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 momentary shutdown of the companies is because of upkeep work and through these 5 days, the system is not going to be accessible for any citizen and for all MEA/RPO/BOI/ISP/DoP/Police Authorities.
The passport Seva Portal was closed in March this yr too for upkeep functions.
In the meantime, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs has said that many fraudulent web sites and cell purposes collect knowledge from candidates and demand exorbitant charges for filling out the net utility kind and making an appointment for passport and associated companies.
“It has come to the discover of the Ministry that many fraudulent web sites and cell purposes are gathering knowledge from candidates and likewise levying further hefty prices for filling up the net utility kind and scheduling appointments for Passport and associated companies. A few of these pretend web site are registered within the area title *.org, *.in, *.com equivalent 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 related wanting web sites,” Ministry of Exterior Affairs added.
The federal government has requested individuals searching for an Indian passport and related companies 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 purposes is www.passportindia.gov.in.
Alternatively, candidates might utilise the official cell app mPassport Seva, which is obtainable for obtain from the Android and iOS app shops.