Passport check foils escape of Dawood aide
KOLKATA: The Khagragarh blast came as a blessing in disguise for the Bengal administration which raised the red flag when a dreaded Delhi criminal — with alleged links to Dawood Ibrahim — was planning to flee to Thailand using a fake passport procured from the state. Police sources said that the gangster was being supported […]
Tighter passport verification to curb forgery
Pune: The passport department would soon verify applicants’ credentials through real-time comparison of their records in the database of the Election Commission of India and the Income Tax department. The decision comes soon after the successful interlinking of the passport project with the Aadhaar database. It is aimed at strengthening the applicant verification process at […]
Woman forges Jamaican passport, fined J$80,000
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman who pleaded guilty to forging a Jamaican passport and attempting to use it was slapped with a J$80,000 fine when she appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court. Anika Dyer was fined J$60,000 or six months for forgery and J$20,000 or six months for uttering forged documents. It is […]
Why is travelling with an African passport so difficult?
In the summer of 2003, a clerk at the US embassy in London informed me that under new 9/11 laws, I was considered “unstable”, and my request for a tourist visa would be denied. Never mind that on the invitation of my aunt – a US citizen – I had bought non-refundable, round-trip tickets to Philadelphia […]
Planned passport renewal change opens door to fraud, forgery
The federal government is bringing in major changes to the way Canadian passports are issued, changes that could speed up the renewal process but also invite forgery, fraud and identity theft at a time of heightened global security. An internal notice from Citizenship and Immigration Canada obtained by CBC News reveals the changes coming this fall would […]
Maldives to introduce a ‘more secure’ passport from next year
Speaking during a press conference immigration controller Mohamed Anwar said the new Maldivian passport set to be introduced from January 1 will be on par with European standards. “Maldives will become the only country in the region with a passport with the strongest security features,” controller added. According to Anwar the passport has now been […]
