Port Blair, Oct 21: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands State Haj Committee has issued advisory for Haj Pilgrims of A& N Islands. In a press note the Haj Committee mentioned that the possession of the International Passport has been made compulsory by the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai for the intending Haj Pilgrims desirous of undergoing Haj since 2011 onwards.
In this connection all the intending applicants of Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been requested to get their Passport ready before announcement of Haj – 2014 likely to be made by the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai in early February – 2014.
The existing Passport holders have been also advised to check the validity of their Passport and get it renewed at lead upto 31.03.2015. The intending applicants for Haj – 2014 should be ensure that their passport contains at least two empty visa pages adjacent to each other.
Attaching a copy of Cancelled Cheque having the IFS Code alongwith the application form is also made compulsory from Haj 2012 onwards. This is to ensure speedy disposal of refunds, if any. If the intending applicant has a bank Account in a non-IFS code bank, they should open an account with a bank having IFS code. If the intending applicants do not have any bank Account, they should open an Account with a Bank having IFS code.
