India to scrap boarding pass stamping for international flyers from September 1
International passengers flying out of India will no longer need to have their boarding passes stamped at immigration counters from September 1, as the Bureau of Immigration moves to accept e-boarding passes on smartphones at all international airports. According to a Hindustan Times report, the decision was communicated through an internal directive issued by Deepak Yadav, an official at the…
Starting September 1, passengers departing from India will no longer need to have their boarding passes stamped by immigration officials, as the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) adopts e-boarding passes on smartphones. This change was announced through an internal directive from Deepak Yadav, an official at the Delhi Foreigners Regional Registration Office, to key stakeholders including international airport operators and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
The BOI declared that physical stamping of boarding passes was causing passenger inconvenience and improper stamping made them hard to read. While physical boarding passes will still be accepted post-September 1, they will no longer be stamped at immigration counters. Airport operators and aviation stakeholders have been briefed on the new procedure ahead of its implementation.
CISF has not stamped boarding passes during passenger frisking for years, as the practice was discontinued for both domestic and international travelers, with boarding passes used solely for security clearance. Beyond India, the BOI is planning to abandon immigration entry and exit stamping for Indian passport holders, with a pilot project currently underway, paving the way for broader adoption across Indian airports.
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