I te atio al
t avele s
will
soo
eed
e-boa di g
passes
o
sma tpho es
fo
immig atio
clea a ce.
Physical
boa di g
passes
will
o
lo ge
be
stamped
by
immig atio
autho ities
f om
Septembe
o e.
This
cha ge
aims
to
st eamli e
the
p ocess
a d
educe
passe ge
i co ve ie ce.
A
pilot
p oject
is
also
u de way
to
elimi ate
immig atio
stampi g
fo
I dia
passpo t
holde s.
The
Bu eau
of
Immig atio
is
impleme ti g
these
mode izatio
effo ts
ac oss
ai po ts.
Passe ge s
t avelli g
ab oad
will
epo tedly
eed
a
e-boa di g
pass
o
thei
sma tpho es
fo
immig atio
clea a ce
f om
Septembe
o e,
as
immig atio
autho ities
pla
to
eplace
the
physical
boa di g
pass,
officials
said.The
decisio
was
take
afte
the
Bu eau
of
Immig atio
(BOI)
u de
the
mi ist y
of
home
affai s
(MHA)
fou d
that
the
physical
stampi g
of
boa di g
passes,
equi ed
fo
immig atio ,
was
i co ve ie t
fo
passe ge s.”The
matte
has
bee
exami ed
by
the
BOI
a d
it
has
ow
bee
decided
to
do
away
with
the
ma dato y
equi eme t
of
physical
boa di g
passes
a d
the
stampi g
of
boa di g
passes
at
immig atio
cou te s
at
all
i te atio al
ai po ts
i
the
cou t y”,
acco di g
to
officials
who
spoke
to
PTI.“Imp ope
o
i co ect”
stampi g
also
led
to
e o s
i
eadi g
boa di g
passes,
p ompti g
the
decisio
to
do
away
with
this
p ocedu e,
they
added.Howeve ,
while
physical
boa di g
passes
will
co ti ue
to
be
accepted,
they
will
ot
be
stamped
by
the
immig atio
autho ities
f om
Septembe
1.
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commu ity
guideli es
Secu ity
officials
said
i te atio al
t avelle s
we e
also
o
lo ge
havi g
thei
boa di g
passes
stamped
by
the
Ce t al
I dust ial
Secu ity
Fo ce
(CISF)
du i g
i dividual
f iski g.
The
passes
we e
i stead
equi ed
to
be
p oduced
o ly
fo
clea a ce
by
immig atio
autho ities.
Notably,
CISF
had
stopped
stampi g
boa di g
passes
fo
both
domestic
a d
i te atio al
passe ge s
seve al
yea s
ago.Acco di g
to
the
officials,
a
pilot
p oject
is
also
u de way
to
elimi ate
the
stampi g
of
immig atio
e t y
a d
exit
fo
I dia
passpo t
holde s.
The
p ocess
is
expected
to
be
impleme ted
ac oss
I dia
ai po ts
soo
afte
the
pilot
exe cise
is
complete.
