MEA realigns districts passport office jurisdiction in AP, Telangana

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has decided to realign the districts between passport offices at Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad following the bifurcation of united Andhra

Pradesh.

A MEA release stated that the districts of Guntur and Krishna in addition to Yanam Union Territory of Puducherry have been realigned and mapped to the passport office at Visakhapatnam.

Passport applicants from Guntur, Krishna and Yanam can choose either the Passport Seva Kendra (PSKs) at Vijayawada or Visakhapatnam.

The Visakhapatnam Passport Office would cover the districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur and Yanam

Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor, Kadapa, Kurnool and Anantapur districts of Andhra Pradesh would continue to be under PSK Tirupati or PSKs in Hyderabad under the Regional Passport Officer until further orders.

Adilabad, Karimnagar, Medak, Nizamabad, Warangal, Ranga Reddy, Khammam, Mahbubnagar and Nalgonda of Telangana state would continue to be under PSKs in Hyderabad.