MHA extends visas of foreigners caught in India until September 30
Owing to endured Covid-19 restrictions on global industrial flights, the federal government on Friday prolonged visa validity of foreigners caught in India since March remaining yr to September 30, 2021. Previous, it were prolonged until August 31.
On the other hand, Afghan nationals already in India on any class of visa can be granted extension of visa beneath tips issued one at a time for them, the Ministry of House Affairs (MHA) stated on Thursday.
India not too long ago granted e-visas to Afghans fleeing the Taliban rule beneath Emergency X Misc class. Those visas are legitimate for 6 months.
“Because of the location coming up out of Covid-19 pandemic, quite a few foreigners who had come to India on quite a lot of kinds of visas previous to March, 2020 were given stranded within the nation within the absence of flights to their locations. The Central Executive had facilitated the keep of such international nationals inside India by means of giving deemed extension in their common visa or e-visa or keep stipulation length on free of charge foundation with out levy of any overstay penalty. This facility which is at the moment to be had until August 31, 2021 has now been prolonged by means of the Central Executive until September 30, 2021,” an MHA remark stated.
Officers stated such international nationals may not be required to publish any utility to the FRRO/FRO involved for extension in their visas. On the other hand, for extension of visa past September 30, they must follow at the on-line e-FRRO platform on cost foundation.
“Earlier than exiting the rustic, they’ll follow on-line for an go out permission on e-FRRO portal, which might be granted by means of the FRRO/FRO involved on free of charge foundation with out levy of any overstay penalty,” MHA stated.
