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Source: The post is based on the article “India restores e-visas for Britons under five categories” published in The Hindu on 6th December 2022.
What is the News?
India has restored e-visas for Britians wanting to visit India.
What is e-visa?
The Government of India had launched the e-visa in 2014. It enables the prospective visitor to apply for an Indian Visa from his/her home country online without visiting the Indian Mission and also pay the visa fee online.
e-Visa has been divided into several categories such as e-tourist visa, e-Business visa, e-Medical visa, e-Conference, e-Medical Attendant and e-Emergency Visa.
What happened to e-visa during the pandemic?
The Government of India had suspended e-Visa for all countries during the COVID-19 pandemic and had not been restored for the citizens of the U.K and some other countries.
This curtailment of e-visas and difficulties getting visa appointments had frustrated travel plans for Britians including planned family visits to India. Now this facility has been restored for Britians wanting to visit India.
