Shah Rukh Khan holds ‘Red Color’ Passport and Golden Visa for UAE
Shah Rukh Khan holds ‘Red Color’ Passport
and Golden Visa for
A passport not only verifies your identity, it also provides access to different countries. This is where the colour of the passport comes in play. Different colours hold different privileges. The type of passport you hold carries great significance. Every colour of the passport says something about the passport holder.
In India, citizens are usually given the blue passport. It helps for basic international travel, tourism and for higher education, work etc.
The maroon passport is considered a prestigious documents that s issued exclusively for high-ranking government official, diplomats only.
According to reports Shah Rukh Khan also hold this passport however there is no official confirmation from the actor. However, what is know is that SRK holds a golden visa for UAE. Wondering what is a golden visa? This kind allows for long-term residency, enabling him to live, work, and study in the UAE without needing a national sponsor.
Shah Rukh Khan holds a red passport.
This distinctions symbolises his political role and privileges that comes with I. It is also referred to as a Type D passport or diplomatic passport and falls under the Non-ECR category. It is maroon in colour and is printed both in English and Hindi. This passport helps in swift immigration, streamlined international travel process, visa exemption etc.
White passport holders are mostly issued to Indian government officials on official assignments abroad. The colour differentiation helps authorities to easily recognise diplomats.
The Henley Passport Index 2025 enlisted Indian passport at 85th rank. It has slipped five places from last list. The country’s ranking dropped significantly in 2021, likely due to global travel restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, India’s ranking has shown signs of recovery since 2021, moving up to 80th in 2024 before dropping to 85th in 2025.
News Edit KV Raman
