6.5K passports dispatched

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Updated At : 12:58 PM May 21, 2020 IST

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Chandigarh, May 20

The Regional Passport Office, closed to public since on March 24, has printed and dispatched over 150 police clearance certificates (PCCs) to the applicants who were not able to collect them from the seva kendras in Ambala, Ludhiana and Chandigarh.

The PCC is required by most embassies for students going abroad or those applying for permanent residence (PR). The applicants had applied for the PCC in various passport seva kendras for availing of PR mostly for Canada, said Regional Passport Officer Sibash Kabiraj. The PCCs were mailed to the applicants. A hard copy has also been sent via speed post. The RPO, till date, has also printed and dispatched 6,500 passports, pending due to the lockdown. Thereby, the office has cleared full pendency. The RPO may start public dealing from May 26, subject to receiving of orders to do so, added Kabiraj. — TNS

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