As a result of this change, new passport applicants must currently select either male or female based on their birth certificate; however, existing passports with an "X" marker remain valid until their expiration date.
Indian diaspora organisations have written to India's Home Secretary requesting urgent intervention to address bureaucratic obstacles preventing grieving families from repatriating their loved ones' remains to India.
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): US citizens will be able to select an X as their gender marker on their US passport application starting April 11 in a move aimed to advance the inclusion of non-binary individuals and to respect privacy, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a press stat
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 20 (ANI): The United States on Monday extended a ban on the use of US passports for travel to North Korea for another year, the State Department said in a statement.