| 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]
History
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 The Central Passport Office stopped issuing hand-written passports on 31 March 2010 and had to be withdrawn from circulation as of November 2015.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]
References
- ^ "Department of Passport ::. Nepal".
- ^ "Department of Passport | Welcome". Dopmofa.gov.np. Archived from the original on 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ "Passport predicament | Oped | :: The Kathmandu Post ::". Ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ "Here's how you can apply for ordinary Nepali passport - OnlineKhabar English News".
- ^ "Nepal starts issuing e-passports, to replace machine-readable passports". Business Standard India. 18 November 2021.
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