The four types of Indian passports, and their benefits

Did you know how many types of passports are issued in India? Well, there are different types of passports that come with special or no benefits. To find out the nature of passports that you have, read on to know the different types of Indian passports and their benefits.

Ordinary Passports
It’s the common man’s passport. These blue-coloured passports enable the immigration and customs officials to distinguish between the common man and government officials of India holding high ranks.

Diplomatic or Official Passport

These passports are issued to Indian diplomats and senior government officials. Such passport holders become eligible for various benefits during foreign tours. Also, these diplomatic passport holders can get easy clearance from immigration formalities, and much faster than regular people.
Orange Passport

These passports started getting issued for Indian citizens from 2018, when the government launched this passport, which looks absolutely different from the other passports. It is meant to identify people who have not studied beyond class 10. Unlike the regular passport, these passports won’t have the last page which mentions all the critical details. These people who are not educationally qualified fall under the ECR (immigration check required) category.

White Passport

It’s one of the most powerful passports for which government officials are the eligible recipients. It is issued to those who are travelling abroad for official work, whereas this passport makes it easy for the migration and customs officials to identify the holder as a government official and offer them the due treatment.