India suspends all visas issued to foreigners in bid to stop COVID-19 - News Summed Up

India suspends all visas issued to foreigners in bid to stop COVID-19


PETALING JAYA — The Indian government has suspended all visas issued to foreign nationals to enter the country until April 15. The country’s Bureau of Immigration deputy director Dinesh Adhikar in a statement issued on Wednesday (March 11) said the visa suspension would affect all visas apart from diplomatic and official visas. ADVERTISEMENTOther visas exempted from the suspension include work visas, United Nations and international organisations visas, as well as project visas, said Dinesh. “The visa suspension will come into effect at 12am (12 GMT) on March 13 at the port of departure of any foreigner for onward journey to India. The visas for foreigners already in India will, however, remain valid, he added.


Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 12, 2020 06:45 UTC



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