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Indian expats to get e-passports
Khaleej Times
|October 31, 2025
All expats in the UAE applying for an Indian passport will henceforth get an e-passport. This was confirmed by officials at the Consulate General of India (CGI) in Dubai on Thursday.
The new e-passport. — PHOTO COURTESY: CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA
The e-passport system was rolled out globally by the India government on October 28.
An e-passport is a combined paper and electronic passport with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip and an antenna embedded as an inlay of the passport that contains the personal particulars and biometric information of the passport holder.
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