All at the moment legitimate outdated lengthy length (10 years) common vacationer visa given to nationals of the US and Japan have additionally been restored
New Delhi: India has restored all at the moment legitimate 5 12 months e-tourist visa given to residents of 156 international locations and common paper visa to nationals of all international locations with rapid impact, two years after their suspension comply with the COVID-19 outbreak.
Officers additionally stated all at the moment legitimate outdated lengthy length (10 years) common vacationer visa given to nationals of the US and Japan have been restored.
Recent lengthy length (10 12 months) vacationer visa may even be issued to the US and Japanese nationals.
The federal government has determined that at the moment legitimate e-tourist visa issued for 5 years, which was suspended since March 2020, shall stand restored to the nationals of 156 international locations, an official instructed PTI.
Nationals of those 156 international locations may even be eligible for issuance of recent e-tourist visa as per the Visa Handbook, 2019.
Presently legitimate common (paper) vacationer visa with validity of 5 years, issued to international nationals of all international locations, which remained suspended since March 2020, shall stand restored.
Recent common (paper) vacationer visa as much as 5 years validity may even be issued to the nationals of the eligible international locations topic to the restrictions imposed every so often, the official stated.
Presently legitimate outdated lengthy length (10 years) common vacationer visa which too remained suspended since March, 2020, shall stand restored for the nationals of USA and Japan.
Recent lengthy length (10 12 months) vacationer visa may even be issued to the nationals of USA and Japan.
The international nationals on vacationer and e-tourist visas will be capable of enter into India solely via designated Sea Immigration Examine Posts (IPs) or Airport ICPs by flights, together with these below the ‘Vande Bharat Mission or ‘air bubble’ scheme or by any flights as allowed by the DGCA or Ministry of Civil Aviation.
In no case, the international nationals might be allowed to enter via land border or riverine routes on vacationer visa or e-tourist visa.
The federal government directions won’t be relevant to Afghanistan nationals who will proceed to be ruled by the separate directions issued by the Union Residence Ministry relating to grant of -e-Emergency X-Misc visa, the official stated.
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