Mahesana: A 31-year-old Indian man from Kalol, Gujarat, has been deported from the United States after illegally entering the country using a fake passport and assuming a Muslim identity. Jignesh Jagdishbhai Patel, who initially traveled to Canada before crossing the border into the US, was apprehended by immigration authorities within a month of his arrival. Patel's case highlights the lengths to which individuals go in their pursuit of the "American Dream," often resorting to illegal means ...Read More

Ahmedabad: According to sources the Passport Seva Kendra(PSK) in Mithakhali area of city will be shut due to space constraint and lack of parking facility. Another passport centre at Vijay Char rasta which is located just 3 kms away will continue to function. In place of Mithakhali based passport seva kendra, a new passport seva kendra will come up at White House in Bapunagar area of city later this year, with largest 1500 applicants per day capacity against Mithakhali based centre's 800 app...Read More

Gandhinagar: Kheda, Gujarat origin, America based Indian citizen's passport went missing in America. He contacted the Indian ambassy in America for a new passport. The Indian ambassy initiated the process and sought Police Clearance Certificate from Kheda district police Gujarat. A cop responsible for issuance of such certificate demanded Rs. 40 lakh bribe from Kheda based father of America based applicant person.  Anti Corruption Bureau(ACB) Gujarat has nabbed the cop after he received Rs. 5 l...Read More

Ahmedabad: A Nepali citizen named Jagat Bahadur Dalami was apprehended at Ahmedabad International Airport yesterday for attempting to board an Indigo flight to Abu Dhabi using a forged Indian identity. Dalami had obtained forged Indian documents including an Aadhar card, a PAN card, and a passport from Chandigarh under the assumed name Suraj Singh. He intended to travel to Abu Dhabi on a tourist visa via an Indigo flight. At 10:45 PM, he approached counter 1 for departure immigration clearanc...Read More

Ahmedabad: A woman from Vadodara was apprehended by immigration officers at Ahmedabad International Airport on Tuesday. She presented a forged Indian passport and other fake documents to board an Air India flight to London. She intended to immigrate on the basis of a dependent visa in the name of her fictitious Portuguese national husband. Banshi Rameshbhai Savaniya, 22, from Vadodara, presented herself as Banshi Rambhai Modhvadiya before the Immigration Officer Gajesinh Chauhan. Savaniya pro...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Assistant Immigration Officer of Ahmedabad Airport filed a complaint on Tuesday against Dilip Rajubhai Modhavadiya, a resident of Porbandar, for having a duplicate Indian passport under the name of Portuguese national Ram Raju Bagoan from Valsad. Modhavadiya was apprehended during an immigration check at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) Terminal 2 while attempting to depart for London on flight AI 171. He was found with a UK resettlement visa based on a Por...Read More

Ahmedabad: Applicants are facing delays of up to 15 days for online passport appointments at Passport Seva Kendras(PSK), reportedly due to staff shortages. The waiting period at Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSK) has also reached 1.5 to 2 months. These delays are impacting the centers in Mithakhali, Vijay Cross Roads, and other locations under the Regional Passport Office (RPO) Ahmedabad. The Ahmedabad RPO oversees 4 PSKs, 19 POPSKs, and 1 Passport Seva Camp. In POPSKs at Gandhinagar, ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The first Passport Seva van in Gujarat has been kept at the Regional Passport office compound at present on trial basis. In initial days of trial, 50 appointments/day to get passport related services from this Passport Seva Service Excellence Van have been already given through online slot allotment system. More clarity about future full-functioning of this Van and related services are awaited so far. DeshGujaratRead More

Gandhinagar: Airport Police at SVPI airport has nabbed a person under IPC sections 465 (forgery), 467(forgery of valuable security), 468(forgery for purpose of cheating), 471(using as genuine a forged document) and Passport Act section 12(2). Accused Pankajkumar Dharmabhai Patel is from Jhulasan village of Kadi taluka in North Gujarat. A complaint against Patel is filed by Immigration Officer Nilesh Salokhe. According to complainant he was on immigration duty at 31st January 1.50 am and ...Read More

Ahmedabad: After a strict order from the national capital that those joining the strike will be served transfer orders on an immediate basis, the staffers who went on strike on Saturday at Ahmedabad's Vijay Char Rasta and Mithakhali-based passport seva kendras ended their strike and rejoined the work. However, by the time the staffers ended their Saturday strike call, hundreds of applicants suffered and most of them returned home. The staffers of two sections of Passport Seva Kendras had gone...Read More