class="MsoNormal">The Ministry of External Affairs (MoEA), on December 31, 2025, notified regarding the Delegation of Power to issue restricted Passports to persons of Indian Origin residing in Myanmar.
The following has been stated namely: -
In supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs number G.S.R. 723(E), dated 22nd July, 2016 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), dated the 26th July, 2016, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby directs that the power to issue passports to persons who are not citizens of India under section 20 of the said Act, in respect of persons of Indian origin residing in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and holding Foreigners Registration Certificates issued by the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, may be exercised by the Embassy of India, Yangon, subject to the condition that passports in such cases may be granted by the said Embassy for a period of five years at a time and endorsed for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar only.
[Notification No. S.O. 6119(E)]
