To travel abroad, it is necessary to have a passport, without it no person can travel abroad. But do you know which passport is the most VVIP in India?
To go to any country in the world, it is most important to have a passport. Some countries have the facility of on arrival visa, but it is necessary to have a passport to travel. But do you know how many types of visas there are, is there only one visa for everyone? Today we will tell you how many types of visas there are.
How many types of passports in India?
The question is how many types of passports are there in India. Is passport same for everyone? Let us tell you that the Government of India issues a total of 4 types of passports. The first is Blue Passport, the second is Orange Passport, the third is White Passport and the fourth is Diplomatic Passport. The color of all these passports is different. Due to the different color, customs and passport checking officials in other countries can easily identify them.
Blue Passport
Most of the people in India have Blue Passport. This is the most common passport, which is issued to common citizens. Let us tell you that its color is dark blue. The Ministry of External Affairs issues Blue Passports to ordinary citizens for personal or professional needs.
Orange Passport
Apart from this, Orange Passport is issued to those Indian citizens who have studied only till 10th class. Especially this passport is mostly issued to those Indians who go abroad to work as migrant labour.
White Passport
The Government of India issues White Passports to its officials traveling abroad on official work. Having a white passport, they are treated like government officials at the time of customs checking in any country. Whereas for white passport the applicant has to submit a separate application. In which he has to tell why he needs this passport. Having a white passport, they get many special facilities.
Diplomatic Passport
Apart from this, diplomatic passports are issued to high profile government officials, diplomats and government representatives. Diplomatic passports are issued to a total of five categories of people in the country. In which firstly the people holding diplomatic status, secondly such senior officials of the Government of India who go abroad for government work. Apart from this, the third are the A and B Group officers of the Foreign Service (IFS), the fourth are the immediate family of the Ministry of External Affairs and IFS and the fifth are the persons making official visits to the government, these include Union Ministers, MPs, politicians.
Benefits of diplomatic passport?
Let us tell you that diplomatic passport is considered to be the most powerful passport of India. Those who have this passport do not need a visa in most countries. Even if visa is necessary in some countries, they get visa on priority compared to ordinary passport holders. Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from security and searches.
Apart from this, a person holding a diplomatic passport cannot be arrested abroad. Such passport holders get access to the Indian Embassy or Mission. Whereas if there is any kind of danger in the host country or the situation worsens. In that situation, the diplomatic passport holder is the first to be rescued safely.
