All handwritten passports with pasted photographs issued earlier and those with 20 year validity are considered non-MRP passports, Non-machine readable passports. From 25-11-2015, many foreign governments may deny visa or entry to persons travelling with non-MRP passports. The people who have non-MRP passports need to Apply for obtain MRP passports, avoid future inconvenience.
All non-machine readable passports (Non-MRP) are to be phased out globally by November 2015 in accordance with the decision of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The Indian government started issuing machine readable passports since 2001 and all new Indian passports are ICAO-compliant MRP passports.
Indian passport holders in India and abroad and holding handwritten passports or passports of 20-year validity beyond November 24, 2015, should, therefore, apply for re-issue of passports and obtain MRP passports well before the beyond November , 2015 in order to avoid any inconvenience in obtaining foreign visa or immigration clearance.
You can get more details about re-issue of MRP passports at www.passportindia.gov.in or by calling the national call centre at 1800-258-1800
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