Nepal's Department of Passports Nears Final Stage for New Passport Printing Contract

Kathmandu. The Department of Passports, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has stated that preparations for printing passports through a new company are in the final stages.The department informed that passports printed by the new company are expected to come into use by the first week of Jestha, or at the latest, within the month of Jestha. It was mentioned that the passport distribution system might be affected for some time during that period.The department stated that it has completed the necessary preparations for the passport system, passport booklets, etc., to issue passports through a new system after signing an...