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8.12 lakh passports issued in one year
Ahmedabad 2025
By 2022, Gujarat had 6.761 million passports, ranking sixth in the country. This has increased by 2.5 million in three years. Thus, the total number of passports is 9.2 million, which will reach 10 million by 2026.
In 2024, 8.12 lakh passports were issued from the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Ahmedabad. An average of 2,225 passports were issued daily from Ahmedabad. 4.539 lakh passports were issued in seven years. After Modi became Prime Minister, 7.5 million people were granted immigration permits in Ahmedabad alone. A passport is required to travel outside India. Unwanted individuals do not receive passports. Whether or not to issue passports depends on the government’s discretion.
A passport is a document that allows a person to travel from one country to another; Permits for foreign travel. No one can travel abroad without a passport or permission from the country’s government.
The Ahmedabad Regional Immigration Permit Office received 8.70 lakh applications in 2023, compared to 7.92 lakh in 2024. The decrease in demand for immigration permits was addressed through a special backlog campaign. In 2023, an average of 2,800 passports were issued daily in Gujarat.
The government is working hard to reduce waiting times for applicants for immigration permits. An immigration permit is a formal travel document issued by the government, certifying a person’s identity and nationality for international travel. It provides local assistance and protection for temporarily entering and staying abroad.
Details of applications and permits issued at the Immigration Permit Department in Ahmedabad.
Year Applications Passports Issued
2018 – 727,652 – 817,031
2019 – 691,794 – 693,765
2020 – 313,432 – 313,461
2021 – 432,957 – 426,561
2022 – 643,308 – 624,384
2023 – 870,273 – 852,294
2024 – 792,762 – 812,435
Total 4,472,178 – 4,539,931
The number of people settling, studying, and traveling abroad is constantly increasing. Consequently, the number of passport applicants is also constantly increasing. Nearly 80% more passports were issued from Gujarat in 2023 than in 2022.
5.14 lakh passports were issued in Gujarat in 2021 and 9.17 lakh by November 2023. Thus, there was an 80% increase in two years.
From 2020 to November 2023, 25.72 lakh passports were issued from Gujarat.
Most of those applying for passports are 12th pass or recent graduates.
1.17 crore passports were issued in the country in 2022. Kerala topped the list with 14.11 lakh, Maharashtra came in second with 13.78 lakh, and Uttar Pradesh came in third with 12.56 lakh.
91 percent of people do not have passports. Of the 20 lakh people with licenses, 25 percent are from Ahmedabad.
The lowest number is 1,452 in Dang.
50 percent of the country’s passports are issued in Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Gujarat. Where there is prosperity, people travel abroad for tourism.
India has 521 passport offices. These passports are processed within 6 days.
India has issued 40 million visas in 8 years.
Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, and Mehsana share the fourth place, receiving more than half of the passports.
Passport Holders by District in 2022
District Passport Holders
Ahmedabad 16.15 lakh
Surat 10.97 lakh
Vadodara 6.89 lakh
Rajkot 3.87 lakh
Anand 2.88 lakh
Mehsana 2.72 lakh
Gandhinagar 2.58 lakh
Kutch 2.15 lakh
Navsari 1.77 lakh
Kheda 1.65 lakh
Bhavnagar 1.34 lakh
Junagadh 1.09 lakh
Banaskantha 1.06 lakh
Sabarkantha 90,925
Panchmahal 85,831
Total 67,61,930 in the state in 2022
