Be careful while applying for passport. If you are going or thinking of applying for a passport, then this news can be useful for you. After reading the news, you can avoid getting caught in the clutches of cyber criminals. Many people have become their victims and are later approaching the police. Many such cases have come up in Ghaziabad. Therefore, the Regional Passport Officer has appealed to the people to apply for passport carefully.

Passports of 14 districts of Western Uttar Pradesh are made at Ghaziabad Passport Centre. About 2200 people apply for passport every day. Some people go to cafes and apply and some people apply themselves. The cafe owner knows which websites are genuine and which are fake. Therefore, they do not fall into the clutches of cyber criminals, but those who apply themselves and are less computer friendly, they definitely fall into their clutches. Complaints like this have reached Ghaziabad Police.

This is how people get trapped

Cyber criminals have created a website with a name similar to the government website. Like India Passport, Online Passport India, Passport India Portal, Passport India, Passport Seva and Apply Passport and many more such fake websites have been created. While applying for passport, people search websites and they do not know which one is fake and which one is authorized. If you apply through a fake website, the fraudsters take complete details of the applicants.

After taking the details, they apply for passport but in general category the fee for passport application is Rs 1500 but they charge Rs 4000-5000. At the same time, login ID and password are also not disclosed to the applicants. In such a situation, if the applicants have to reschedule their appointment, they face problems.

On contacting, they again charge two to three thousand rupees in the name of rescheduling. They do not allow applicants to work if they do not pay. Since they charge only two to four thousand rupees more than the applicant and those whose work gets done in the first time, they do not even complain to the police.

Apply only on authorized website

Regional Passport Officer IFS Anuj Swarup said that the authorized website for passport is https://www.passportindia.gov.in. Applicants should apply only by visiting this website. Apart from this there is no official website. Therefore, apply for passport with caution to avoid falling into the clutches.

Operation is done from other states

Kanishk Gaur, cyber security expert and founder of public policy think tank Future Foundation, says that this is called phishing. This type of crime is happening in many states including Telangana, Andhra Pradesh. To avoid this, apply only on the government website.

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You cannot travel abroad without a passport. To go abroad, along with your passport, you also need a visa for the country where you are going. This visa is also available on the basis of passport only. Citizenship of a citizen of any country is known through passport. If you are also planning to travel abroad, then first get your passport made. Here we are telling you how you can apply for your passport sitting at home.

You can also apply for passport through app

The government has also made an app to apply for passport. Any Indian citizen can apply through mPassport Seva app. Through this app, you can easily apply for your passport. To get a passport, a fee of Rs 1,500 will have to be paid for a normal passport. At the same time, Rs 3,500 will have to be paid to get a passport made immediately. Children below 8 years of age and senior citizens get 10% discount on normal passport fees. They will have to pay Rs 1,350 instead of Rs 1,500. Let us know how to apply for passport.

How to Apply for Passport Online on Mobile

First of all download the mPassport Seva app in your phone.

For passport you will have to first register on this app. First click on New User Registration.

Fill your details like name, date of birth, email id and other details to register.

Now create a password. After this enter captcha and submit. Passport Office will send the verification code to your mail. You have to go to your mail and click on it. After that you have to login.

After that first of all you select the option of Apply For Fresh Passport.

First of all, choose the passport office near your area and also check the date of appointment, that when the dates are available.

After this, choose which service you want to avail for passport. That is, you want to get the passport made in Tatkal or Normal form. Normally it takes 15 days for passport to arrive. Tatkal passport is made in 3 days. Normally, police verification happens first. Police verification takes place immediately after the passport arrives.

After that start filling your form. After submitting the form, you will get the date of appointments. After clicking on that date, submit it. After this you have to pay the passport fee online. After that you will get mail and SMS for confirmation.

If you want, you can submit your documents photo ID proof and address proof.

Visit the passport center on the date of appointment and submit your forms. Verification of your documents will also take place there.

After that there will be police verification. Police officers will come to your home and verify the documents.

After all the verification, the passport will reach your home through post in 10 to 15 days.

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