Police Department of Fars News Agency – Maryam Arab Ansari: “Passport” is the most important concern of Arbaeen Hosseini pilgrims these days, because it is the only document that is required to be presented at the exit of the country – whether at the land, sea or air borders – to obtain a travel permit and stamp the exit from the country.
Especially in these days, on the eve of the biggest event of the year, which is Arbaeen Hossein (AS), and especially this year, after two years of interruption due to the spread of the Corona virus, which prevented the presence of the lovers of Abba Abdullah Al-Hussein (AS) in the great Arbaeen procession. Hosseini’s death, conditions have been prepared so that the mourners of Hosseini (PBUH) can join the millions of pilgrims of Hosseini’s Arbaeen in Najaf and Karbala.
However, in the meantime, the passport issue is at the top of the demands and concerns of Arbaeen Hosseini pilgrims, and the further we go, this issue becomes their most important question. Both for those who have to apply for it for the first time and for those who already have a passport and their validity is about to end.
But it seems that the more we go forward, the more ambiguities and questions in this regard; Because, on the one hand, the news of these recent days gives the good news that it is no longer necessary to wait in queues at +10 police centers to renew expired passports, give the documents, and wait a few days for the passport to be issued and delivered; That’s because your passport is not valid for more than a few months and has even expired! Because with a glance at the published news, it can be concluded that you can go to Karbala even with an expired passport, just by inserting a stamp, which is also done at the border.
* Invalid passports are renewed at the borders
Sadegh Khalilian, the governor of Khuzestan, said on 26th of Mardad during his visit to Shalamcheh International Border: Based on the arrangements made, invalid passports will be renewed at the border, which is the result of extensive coordination between Iran and the Iraqi side.
Khalilian added: Of course, it is better for the pilgrims to renew their passports at the offices in the city, because the crowding of Arbaeen days will cause them to delay renewing their passports at the border.
* The passports of Arbaeen pilgrims without the necessary validity will be extended for 6 months
Seyyed Majid Mir Ahmadi, Deputy Minister of Interior and Head of Arbaeen Central Headquarters, announced on August 24 in a live television interview: Based on the latest coordination with the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, passports that are valid for less than six months or even have no validity were created. With the measures taken by the police, Faraja’s passport will be extended for 6 months at the “border” and pilgrims can renew their passports at the border without any worries.
* Renewal of expired passports with police stamp
Sardar Hossein Ashtari, the country’s chief of police, also said yesterday about the validity of the passports of Arbaeen pilgrims: according to the agreement with the Iraqi police, it has been decided that the passports whose dates have expired will be allowed to travel by land, air and sea pilgrims with the stamp of the police extension. be
Sardar Ashtari also said about the issuance of a temporary pass: a year before the outbreak of the Corona virus, a temporary pass was issued. This year, samples have been sent to Iraq and the Ministry of Interior and the country’s police command are following up on this matter.
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Observing the news in recent days shows that the country’s officials are trying to create easy conditions for the pilgrims of Arbaeen Hosseini (PBUH), and in the meantime, the negotiations between the Iranian side and the Iraqi officials are proof of this claim.
According to the authorities, Arbaeen Hosseini pilgrims with expired passports and valid for less than 6 months can go to the border with Iraq and go to Karbala with an extension and a police stamp. The issue comes to mind; First of all, considering the people’s welcome to participate in the Arbaeen Hosseini procession and the expected presence of millions of pilgrims, are there necessary infrastructures and can the work of passport renewal be done without crowding and delaying the clients at the border? And on the other hand, which category of passports is this extension of Sama’s validity? Is it certain that an expired passport will be renewed, and there are no special conditions and documents in this regard, and the more important question is, in which time period and in which borders are the passport renewal facilities available?
These questions and the questions shared by the audience with Fars News Agency have resulted in the follow-up of the Fars police reporter from the relevant authorities regarding the latest conditions for accepting the passport for Zwar Hosseini to leave and participate in the Arbaeen Hosseini procession.
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