Passport News: This information may be helpful to you if you have applied for a passport but it hasn’t been processed for some reason. In 13 districts of Western Uttar Pradesh, including two major NCR cities, the files of over 10,000 passport applications would be closed by the Regional Passport Office Ghaziabad. Visit the passport office to obtain information about your application. Additionally, you will understand why your file is being closed.
Pre-Notice Alerts for Applicants
These applicants will receive notice from the office beforehand, and if they do not get in touch with us within the allotted period, their files will be closed. Such applicants will need to reapply and pay new application costs. There is a push underway to terminate the backlog at the passport office. so as not to hold any passports.
Files on Hold Due to Identified Flaws
Anuj Swarup, Regional Passport Officer, IFS, Ghaziabad, stated that the files have been placed on hold after flaws were discovered prior to 2023. The applicants are receiving notices for this. However, the applicants have not shown up to have the shortcomings fixed, even after receiving the notification. They are now receiving a last notice. Within 30 days, these files will be closed.
What to do
- Check the reason
- Fix errors
- Write to the RPO
- File an appeal
- Visit the passport office
Missing Documents Create Uncertainty
Because no documents were attached, it is unclear when the person was born. During verification, the police officers themselves were not there. The opposite has been found in the police report. It was discovered that the name and address on the identity card and the name and address on the form were different.
There was no information regarding the case provided in the application. Without notifying the passport office, the address was changed after the application. All of these flaws have put applications on hold. The Ghaziabad Regional Passport Office is responsible for issuing passports for the following districts: Agra, Aligarh, Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Hathras, Mathura, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, and Shamli.