Nepal Nears Final Stage of Transition to Advanced Electronic Passport System

Kathmandu. The Department of Passports is in the final stages of transitioning from Machine Readable Passports (MRP) to a completely new and refined system for Electronic Passports (e-Passport). Director General of the Department, Tirtha Raj Aryal, announced that the era of MRP passports is concluding as preparations are finalized to implement a fully modern and secure e-Passport system.

Speaking at a press conference organized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, Director General Aryal stated that the new and refined software and hardware system for passport distribution will become operational starting from the month of Jestha. According to him, the necessary machines and software for the new system have already been installed.