Passport

The Centre has revised the fees for passport with new prices effective from July 1. Under the new fee structure, an ordinary fresh passport or reissue of a 36-page passport for applicants aged 18 year

While the MEA says a passport is only a travel document, court rulings and official rules indicate a much stronger link between passports and Indian citizenship

MEA's revised fee structure will increase charges for new passports, renewals, lost passport replacements, PCC and other services

Under the revised fee structure, an ordinary fresh passport or reissue of a 36-page passport for applicants aged 18 years and above will cost ₹2,500

An identity document - physical or digital - verifies who a person is and, in some cases, where they live. Meanwhile, citizenship proof shows that a person is legally recognised as an Indian citizen.

The Centre has revised the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) framework, setting a uniform $275 application fee and removing the six-month continuous stay requirement.

The redesigned passports will carry Trump's portrait overlaid on the Declaration of Independence on the inside cover, along with his signature in gold at the bottom

Europe Job Scam: Noida Police said fake visas were shared via WhatsApp after collecting passports and money from workers promised jobs abroad

The United Kingdom has announced a sharp increase in visa and immigration fees, with hikes ranging from 6% to 25% starting April 8, 2026.

Right to hold a passport and travel abroad is an integral facet of personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the Delhi High Court has said. When any action of the authorities impinges on such a right, the court asserted, it must be reasonable and be in accordance with the principles of natural justice. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the order while setting aside the Centre's decision to impound the passport of Yogesh Raheja, erstwhile Director of Raheja Developers, for failing to disclose the pendency of an FIR against him at the time of applying for renewal. The order impounding the petitioner's passport was passed by the authorities on January 17, 2025, and his appeal against the decision was rejected by the appellate authority on March 25, 2025. The petitioner's counsel said, as per a 2019 office memorandum by the Ministry of External Affairs, mere registration of an FIR did not amount to pendency of criminal proceedings for issuance of a passport

India’s passport ranking has improved in 2026, rising five places on the global mobility chart. But what does that really mean for Indian travellers planning trips abroad this year?

A Delhi court has ordered framing of charges against the Uphaar fire tragedy convict Sushil Ansal in a separate case for allegedly concealing criminal cases and submitting false declarations to renew a passport. Ansal was booked by the crime branch of Delhi Police in 2019, and he was accused of furnishing false information, as he failed to declare his conviction in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy. Chief Judicial Magistrate Shriya Agrawal of Patiala House Courts, in a November 28 order, held that "prima facie, there is sufficient material" to proceed against Ansal for offences under Sections 420 (cheating), 177 (furnishing false information to a public servant), 181 (making false statement on oath) IPC and Section 12 (offenses related to passports) of the Passports Act, relisting the matter for formal framing of charges on January 13, 2026. The court said Ansal "has consciously concealed the details of criminal cases pending against him as also the order of conviction" in the swo

India has lodged a strong demarche after an Arunachal-born Indian citizen was held for hours at Shanghai Airport, prompting China to deny harassment and reiterate its territorial claims

India's passport strength stagnates at 57 visa-free destinations, even as China and high-income nations widen their global travel reach, the 2025 Henley Index shows

Henley Passport Index Updates: For the first time in 20 years, the US passport has slipped out of the world's top 10, with Singapore, South Korea and Japan leading the 2025 ranking

Across China, similar warnings are spreading as the authorities tighten control over state employees' contacts with foreigners

Delhi High Court eases bail conditions for Christian Michel in the ₹3,600-crore AgustaWestland money laundering case, allowing cash surety and deferring passport deposit due to expiry

You’re about to witness a big tech upgrade that’s going to change the way you travel. We’re talking about India’s very own e-passports!

The bench directed the release of Ranveer Allahbadia's passport, noting that investigations in the FIRs filed against him in Maharashtra and Assam have been completed

The Supreme Court on Monday observed the probe in relation to podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia was complete and said it would on April 28 hear his plea for the return of his passport in a case of distasteful remarks in a YouTube show. On February 18, the top court protected Allahbadia from arrest in multiple FIRs filed over his comments during a YouTube show and directed him to deposit his passport with the investigating officer of Police Station Nodal Cyber Police, Thane. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said it would consider Allahbadia's plea on April 28. During the hearing, solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for Assam and Maharashtra police, said in the Guwahati FIR, the statement of one co-accused would be recorded whereas investigation was complete in relation to the FIR in Mumbai but a chargesheet was yet to be filed. The bench recorded Mehta's statement and observed the investigation qua Allahbadia was complete. The top court on March 3 allowed Allahb