{
  "id": 8821313,
  "title": "Indian passport services in UAE: Alhind's ICACs launch new Sunday counter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/indian-passport-services-in-uae-alhinds-icacs-launch-new-sunday",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/indian-passport-services-in-uae-alhinds-icacs-launch-new-sunday-counter-1.500681749"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai: Indian passport services in the UAE have expanded to include a new Sunday collection counter at all 16 Indian Consular Application Centres (ICACs) run by Alhind Global Services. The Sunday counter, open from 10am to 12pm, addresses the challenges faced by Indian expats who struggle to access passport centres during the week or must wait over the weekend for courier delivery. The initiative, launched on the second Sunday following the ICACs' opening on July 22, aims to cater to applicants with work commitments or urgent needs. Backlogs have been cleared, and appointments are fully available at all ICACs, with over 53,000 services processed in the first month alone. The Sunday passport collection counter is open at all ICACs, providing a convenient option for walk-in applicants, including Tatkal passport applicants, newborns, emergency certificate applicants, senior citizens, and people of determination.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Indian expats in the UAE, who struggle to reach a passport centre during the week or must wait over the weekend to get their passports delivered by courier, now have a solution. A new 'Sunday passport collection counter' is now open at all 16 Indian Consular Application Centres (ICACs) run by Alhind Global Services across the country, Gulf News can reveal. The additional service began last…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}