Neelam Mathews
Dec 7, 2012
India has
withdrawn the two month gap for visits of foreign nationals to India on a
tourist visa. The exceptions are nationals of Afganistan, Pakistan, Sudan, China,
Iraq and Bangladesh.
“IATO had
been constantly pleading with the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of
External Affairs and through the Ministry of Tourism to withdraw 60 day
restriction clause for re-entry after visiting the neighboring countries as
this was dampening the tourist interest and tourists were being harassed. This
was also taken up with PMO and raised at various platforms” , said Subhash
Goyal President Indian Association of Tour Operators.
I read that in the print edition of The Times of India http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-04/india/35593489_1_tourist-visa-tourist-arrivals-visa-on-arrival-scheme. I was very happy about that.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping for some verification of that, though. I have now done a search and found http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/ForeigD-FAQ-TVisa280710.pdf which still shows the old rules.
Do you know of any government or other, official websites that give the new information?
This release came through IATO and I've seen the govt circular. You might like to contact them. And thanks for checking our blog!
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