Nepali Embassy in Portugal Holds Outreach Camp in Porto for Passport Services

Lisbon. The Nepali Embassy in Lisbon has provided services related to passport renewal and document attestation conveniently for Nepalis residing in the Porto region. The Embassy operated a two-day mobile camp in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, offering doorstep services to Nepalis in that area.

Through this camp, 50 Nepalis submitted applications for electronic passports (e-passports), including biometrics. During the camp, police character certificates were attested for 8 individuals, 13 other documents were attested, 50 passport applications were received, and 15 passports were distributed. According to the Embassy's Deputy Chief of Mission, Shatrudhwan Prasad Pokharel, nearly 100 Nepalis availed services from the camp.

The operation of the camp generated revenue of 7,285 Euros, equivalent to approximately 1.275 million Nepali Rupees. Pokharel stated that the service was brought to Porto to end the compulsion for Nepalis to travel to the capital, Lisbon, for passport renewal and document attestation. Nepalis in the area expressed happiness that the embassy team came to provide services in their residential area.

The camp, which ran on Saturday and Sunday, accepted applications for electronic passports for those whose passports had expired, had less than one year validity remaining, were damaged, lost, and for children's passports. Additionally, the distribution of ready passports and the attestation of other documents were carried out at the camp. Previously, the Embassy had provided similar services through mobile camps in Faro and Madeira within Portugal.