Benidorm: Applications from 252 Nepali nationals have been collected in Benidorm, Spain, for e-passports during a two-day mobile camp organized by a joint team from the Department of Passport and the Embassy of Nepal in Spain.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Secretary Bipin Chand from the Nepali Embassy in Madrid reported that the applications included biometric details from individuals whose passports had expired, had less than a year of validity left, were damaged, or had been lost. A significant number of applications were from individuals with damaged or destroyed passports seeking new ones.
Chand also noted that approximately 35,000 euros, equivalent to nearly Rs 5.5 million, was collected as revenue from this initiative. The embassy emphasized that the mobile camp aimed to provide passport services conveniently to Nepalis residing in the Alicante area, in coordination with the passport department.
The mobile service was facilitated by various Nepali organizations and associations active in Portugal, highlighting the collaborative efforts to assist the Nepali community abroad.