Now you will not have to go to the police station to get the police verification for your passport. The Ministry of External Affairs is planning to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the verification of documents for police verification. With this, the passport, which was earlier issued in 30 days, will now be available to people in just 15 days. So, if you are also thinking of getting a passport, then this news has brought great relief to you.
AI will do automatic verification of documents
Under automatic document verification process, scanning will be also done through the AI tools. With this, the application form and submitted documents (such as Aadhaar card, birth certificate, address proof) will be scanned immediately. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the police verification of your passport applicants will be done very faster through AI. The government is constantly engaged into the simplifying the hectic process of getting the passport. This technology will not only save time but will also make the process more efficient.
Now you will not have to wait long
Now people will not have to wait as long as before for a passport, and the waiting time has reduced significantly. Along with this, the process of submitting the required documents for a passport has also been made very easy. Earlier, people of Purvanchal used to take up to a month for police verification of a passport. But now they will soon get a passport in 15 days. This change will prove to be a boon for those who often had trouble due to long waits.
The appointment is being given after 22 days for a normal passport
These days, the waiting period for an instant passport has been reduced at the regional passport office located in Mahmoorganj. Currently, it takes four days to apply. Whereas last month the waiting period was 7 days. At the same time, in the last month of February and the beginning of March, one used to get an interview in one day.
The waiting period for a normal passport is the same as last month. This month too, the opportunity for an interview is being given after 22 days. Every day, more than 800 people from districts like Azamgarh, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Ghazipur, Ballia, and Jaunpur come to the passport office to get their passports made. With the use of AI, this crowd is also expected to get relief soon.