The Indian government has introduced significant revisions to passport regulations, set to come into effect in 2025. Under the updated rules, individuals born o ...

As per the document released by the Gazette of India, these rules may be called the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2025 and they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the ...

Applying for a passport? Key changes and new birth certificate rule explained India now requires a birth certificate as the only proof of birth for passports from October 1, 2023. Shutterstock ...

The Ministry of External Affairs of India has made amendments to rules related to submission of proof of date of birth for issuing of passports. Under the new Passports (Amendment) Rules 2025 ...

With these amendments, the government seeks to improve documentation integrity, data security, and accessibility, ultimately simplifying the passport application process for Indian citizens.

The central government has revised passport rules, requiring birth certificates as the sole proof of date of birth for those born after October 1, 2023. New regulations eliminate the residential ...

And this application is separate from the application of the child’s passport. The missions also clarified that Indian citizenship is guaranteed to a child born to Indian parents overseas only ...