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DoP set to upgrade passport issuance system

Services to be halted for couple of days 

Kathmandu, July 3

The Department of Passports (DoP) is set to introduce a new passport issuance and distribution system from July 13, and there will be a temporary suspension of passport services during the transition period.

The DoP informed in a statement on Friday evening that preparations for shifting from the existing system to the new platform have been completed. The transition will affect passport services provided through district and area administration offices, Nepali diplomatic missions abroad, and the DoP itself.

According to the DoP, passport services provided through district administration offices and Nepali diplomatic missions abroad will remain suspended for three days, from 8 to 10 July. Likewise, passport services provided directly by the DoP will be suspended for two days, on 9 and 10 July.

The department said that passport services under the new system will resume on July 13, and will thereafter operate on a regular basis. July 11 and 12 fall on the weekend. 

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 4 July 2026.       

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