Very important news for those who are going to get a passport, know this important thing today

New Delhi: There is important news for those who are going to get a new passport. Now you will not get an appointment for 5 days to get a passport. The passport department portal will remain closed across the country from 8 pm on August 29 to the morning of September 2.

If you have got an appointment between August 30 and September 2 after applying earlier, then it will have to be rescheduled for some other date. In such a situation, not only applicants from Delhi but also applicants from all over the country may have to face problems. People will not be able to make new applications during this period.

Information has been given by the passport department that due to technical reasons, work will not be possible on the portal for five days. This will affect the work not only in the passport service center, but also in the regional passport office, police verification of applicants and the Ministry of External Affairs. The passport department has sent information to applicants about getting an online appointment for passport a long time ago.

Due to the closure of the passport department portal, applicants from Delhi and other states may also face problems. The passport department official said that applicants who had taken online appointments during this period will be able to reschedule them for any other date. They will not have to take a new appointment. However, people will not be able to apply for new appointments during this period.