Archive · 27 Jul 2025
India Launches E-Passports to Enhance Travel Security
India now has e-passports, which are like regular passports but with a special chip inside.
This chip stores your info, like your picture and fingerprints, making it faster and more secure to get through airport checks.
You can apply for one online and pick it up at certain passport offices.
These new passports help stop fake ones and make traveling easier.
The chip is secure and follows international rules.
India has launched e-passports to streamline international travel.
E-passports contain an embedded RFID chip with personal and biometric data.
Applications for e-passports are submitted online through the Passport Seva platform.
E-passports are currently available in select passport offices across India.
Key features include a contactless chip and compliance with ICAO guidelines.
- Who
- The Indian government introduced e-passports.
- What
- India has launched e-passports.
- When
- The e-passport pilot project started on April 1, 2024.
- Where
- E-passports are available in select passport offices in cities like Chennai and Hyderabad.
- Why
- To streamline international travel by enabling automated identity verification and reducing delays.
- Type
- E-Passport
- Technology
- RFID Chip
- Data Stored
- Biometric and personal data
- Application
- Online via Passport Seva platform
- Availability
- Select Passport Offices