Agency overview | |
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Formed | 26 January 2012 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Nepal |
Headquarters | Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Motto | "गुणस्तरीय, पारदर्शी एवं सेवाग्राहीमैत्री सेवा" |
Minister responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Nepal |
Website | https://www.nepalpassport.gov.np/ |
The Department of Passport is a government agency of Nepal assigned with the responsibilities of issuing Passports to the Nepalese citizens and Travel Documents to the legally applicable persons under Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [2] [3]
Until 31 March 2010, Nepal still issued hand-written Passports. However, as a member of International Civil Aviation Organization, Nepal was obliged to issue machine-readable passports. The Central Passport Office stopped issuing hand-written passports on 31 March 2010 and had to be withdrawn from circulation as of November 2015. On 26 December 2010, the Office introduced machine-readable passports and issued them thereafter. [4] As of 2021, Nepal began issuing E-passport to replace the Machine-readable passport. [5]
Agency overview | |
---|---|
Formed | 26 January 2012 |
Preceding agency |
|
Jurisdiction | Nepal |
Headquarters | Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Motto | "गुणस्तरीय, पारदर्शी एवं सेवाग्राहीमैत्री सेवा" |
Minister responsible |
|
Agency executive |
|
Parent agency | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Nepal |
Website | https://www.nepalpassport.gov.np/ |
The Department of Passport is a government agency of Nepal assigned with the responsibilities of issuing Passports to the Nepalese citizens and Travel Documents to the legally applicable persons under Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [2] [3]
Until 31 March 2010, Nepal still issued hand-written Passports. However, as a member of International Civil Aviation Organization, Nepal was obliged to issue machine-readable passports. The Central Passport Office stopped issuing hand-written passports on 31 March 2010 and had to be withdrawn from circulation as of November 2015. On 26 December 2010, the Office introduced machine-readable passports and issued them thereafter. [4] As of 2021, Nepal began issuing E-passport to replace the Machine-readable passport. [5]