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PERMITTED
CATEGORIES FOR
TRAVEL TO INDIA

A. Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)


Cardholders

The Government of India has decided to


permit all OCI/PIO card holders regardless of
which country passport they hold. It may be
mentioned that the Government of India has
recently decided to grant further extension of
time till 31 December, 2021 to get the OCI card
re-issued and that there is no need to carry the
old passport on which the OCI was issued.
Please see related details
at https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/pages/NjI

B. Visa

The Government of India has restored


most visas, which had been suspended
earlier, except Tourist Visas (e-Tourist
and regular Tourist Visa) issued before 6
October 2021 and e-Visas of all other
types issued before 30 March, 2021.
Applicants are also advised that the
Embassy does not process e-visas and
any enquiries in this regard will need to
be made directly on the e-visa portal.
Nationals of Nepal and Bhutan are
permitted to travel to India from any
country (including any third country).
Tibetan migrants who have residence in
India and holding Certificate of Identity
issued by the Ministry of External Affairs
and Return Visa to enter India, are
permitted to travel to India. In case the
visa has expired, an application for fresh
visa may be made with the
Embassy/concerned Consulate.

For any queries, the applicants may contact the


Embassy or the respective Consulates
depending on their location.

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