Govt Relaxes Visa, Travel Restrictions For Some Foreign Nationals
Foreign Healthcare professionals, health researchers, engineersare among those who have been permitted.
After over two months of the COVID-19 lockdown, Union Ministry of Home Affairs has come out with new guidelines on Wednesday, 3 June, permitting some categories of foreign nationals to come to India.
The guidelines also stated, "foreign businessmen coming to India on a business visa (other than on B-3 visa for sports) in non-scheduled commercial flights” are also permitted.
Similarly, the guidelines also include foreign technical specialists and engineers involved in installation, repair and maintenance of foreign-origin machinery and equipment facilities, on invitation of a registered Indian business entity.
However, regarding both, the foreign businessmen and foreign technical specialists, the ministry mentioned that they will have to "obtain a fresh business visa or employment visa, as applicable, from the Indian Missions/Posts abroad."
Those holding a valid long term multiple entry business visa, shall have to get the visa re-validated, it added.
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