Orsini had reportedly arrived in Delhi from Hong Kong before she was deported.“She was denied entry in line with the visa rules. It had come to the agencies’ notice that she was doing research projects while in India on a tourist visa. This is a clear violation of her visa conditions. As per standard global practice, if a person is found violating visa conditions, he or she can be blacklisted,” a senior govt official told TOI. Her ‘overseas citizen of India’ was also cancelled later.An application for R visa must specify the subject or topic of the research project, details of places to be visited in India during the project period, details of any previous visits to India, certificate of affiliation from a recognised Indian university or institution and evidence of financial resources to meet the expenses for stay in India.

Source: The Times October 22, 2025 20:26 UTC