Passport

Finland is first to test digital passports: How this could change travel

Finland has begun a trial to replace physical passports. The Digital Travel Credential, the digital passport, is currently only valid for Finnish people flying on Finnair flights to and from the UK. Authorities believe that adopting this new technology will save time at border inspection

Delhi court grants NOC for fresh passport to Rahul Gandhi for three years

A Delhi court on Friday granted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a no-objection certificate (NOC) for issuance of an "ordinary passport" for three years

Passport rush blamed on US policy stalls adoptions in Haiti

Adoptive parents say the U.S. State Department has declined to grant passport waivers as they worry their children will succumb to hunger, cholera or gang violence.

Why is there still such a large mobility gap between the most powerful and least powerful passports?

The United Nations may proclaim that ‘everyone has the right to leave any country, including one’s own, and to return to one’s country,’ but the fact is, not all passports are created equal or treated with equal respect

No passport, two birthdays: The unusual perks of being king

As Britain's king, Charles will get to travel overseas without carrying a passport, drive without a licence, and own all the mute swans in his country, among other things

Espionage Act: What you need to know about the law Donald Trump may have broken

A violation does not require an intention, just the unauthorised soliciting, obtaining, possessing and publishing of sensitive information that might harm US interests is enough to trigger a possible sentence of 10 years

'Pakistani passport fourth worst in world,' says Henley Index 

In the newly unveiled rankings, Pakistan is ranked only higher than conflict-ravaged Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, which occupies the bottom spot

Man tears out passport pages to hide from wife his foreign trip with girlfriend; arrested at Mumbai airport

The man flew back to India on Thursday. The immigration officials at the Mumbai airport noticed that some pages of his passport, which should have had visa stamps for his latest journey, were missing

No need for citizens to visit police stations for passport verification, says Mumbai police commissioner

Following Sanjay Pandey's new order, a constable will now go to the address mentioned by the passport applicant to complete the procedure.

Mizoram Police to seek information from Assam about arrested 26 Myanmarese nationals

Mizoram government was not aware that people from Myanmar carrying fake documents were arrested in Assam, said the IGP