NEW DELHI: The Indian visa or keep stipulation interval of overseas nationals stranded in India on account of Covid-19 pandemic can be thought-about as deemed to be legitimate until August 31, 2021, stated the ministry of residence affairs on Friday.
As per an official press launch by the ministry, as a result of non-availability of regular business flight operations on account of the Covid-19 pandemic since March 2020, a variety of overseas nationals who got here to India previous to March 2020 on legitimate Indian visas had obtained stranded in India.
Maintaining in view the difficulties being confronted by such overseas nationals in getting their visas prolonged in India as a result of lockdown, the Union Ministry of Dwelling Affairs (MHA) had issued an order on June 29, 2020, conveying that the Indian visa or keep stipulation interval of such overseas nationals expiring put up June 30, 2020, shall be deemed to be legitimate till 30 extra days from the date of resumption of regular worldwide flight operations, on free of charge foundation.
Nevertheless, such overseas nationals have been making use of for the extension of their visas or keep stipulation interval on a month-to-month foundation.
The matter has now been reconsidered by the Ministry of Dwelling Affairs (MHA) within the mild of non-resumption of regular business flight operations, and it has accordingly been determined that the Indian visa or keep stipulation interval of such overseas nationals stranded in India can be thought-about as deemed to be legitimate until August 31, 2021, on free of charge foundation with out levy of any overstay penalty.
As per the ministry, these overseas nationals won’t be required to submit any software to the Foreigners Regional Registration Workplace (FRRO)/Foreigners Registration Workplace (FRO) involved for extension of their visas.
Such overseas nationals could apply for exit permission to the FRRO/FRO involved earlier than exiting the nation, which might be granted on a free of charge foundation with out levy of any overstay penalty.
As per an official press launch by the ministry, as a result of non-availability of regular business flight operations on account of the Covid-19 pandemic since March 2020, a variety of overseas nationals who got here to India previous to March 2020 on legitimate Indian visas had obtained stranded in India.
Maintaining in view the difficulties being confronted by such overseas nationals in getting their visas prolonged in India as a result of lockdown, the Union Ministry of Dwelling Affairs (MHA) had issued an order on June 29, 2020, conveying that the Indian visa or keep stipulation interval of such overseas nationals expiring put up June 30, 2020, shall be deemed to be legitimate till 30 extra days from the date of resumption of regular worldwide flight operations, on free of charge foundation.
Nevertheless, such overseas nationals have been making use of for the extension of their visas or keep stipulation interval on a month-to-month foundation.
The matter has now been reconsidered by the Ministry of Dwelling Affairs (MHA) within the mild of non-resumption of regular business flight operations, and it has accordingly been determined that the Indian visa or keep stipulation interval of such overseas nationals stranded in India can be thought-about as deemed to be legitimate until August 31, 2021, on free of charge foundation with out levy of any overstay penalty.
As per the ministry, these overseas nationals won’t be required to submit any software to the Foreigners Regional Registration Workplace (FRRO)/Foreigners Registration Workplace (FRO) involved for extension of their visas.
Such overseas nationals could apply for exit permission to the FRRO/FRO involved earlier than exiting the nation, which might be granted on a free of charge foundation with out levy of any overstay penalty.