Online Passport Portal Temporarily Closed Till September 2: All Details Inside

Passport Portal: The online portal for passport applications will be closed for maintenance from 8 PM today until September 2, the government has announced.

No new appointments can be scheduled during this period and appointments booked earlier will be rescheduled.

"Passport Seva portal will be down for technical maintenance from 29th August 2024, Thursday 20:00 hrs IST to 2nd September, Monday 06:00 hrs IST. System will not be available during this period for citizens and for all MEA/RPO/BOI/ISP/DoP/Police Authorities. The already booked appointments for 30th August 2024 will be suitably rescheduled and informed to applicants," a note on the Passport Seva portal said.

According to the External Affairs Ministry, "For rescheduling of appointments, we always have contingency plans. The maintenance activity for a public centric service (like Passport Seva Kendras) is always planned in advance so that no inconvenience is meted out to the public. So rescheduling an appointment will not be a challenge," a source from the ministry has said.

The official website of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, for applying Passport services is www.passportindia.gov.in," it added.

Passport Seva portal: 

The Passport Seva portal is used to book appointments at centers nationwide for applying for or renewing passports. On the appointment day, applicants must visit the centers to submit their documents for verification. After this, a police verification is conducted before the passport is sent to the applicant's address. Applicants can choose the regular mode, which delivers the passport within 30-45 working days, or the Tatkal mode, which provides faster delivery.