New Delhi: Global airlines body IATA of India says “tourist visas issued to citizens of China are no longer valid”. Top government officials said India is still giving business, employment, diplomatic and official visas to Chinese nationals.
India’s decision to exclude Chinese tourists also comes in the wake of Chinese reluctance, of whom over 20,000 Indian students are allowed to leave that country and return to China due to Covid.
Despite Beijing allowing students from Thailand, they are kept in wait. Pakistan And to return to Sri Lanka. foreign Minister S Jaishankar had raised the issue with his counterpart wang yi But Beijing has yet to respond during a subsequent visit to India last month.
The UK and Canada are among the countries whose citizens cannot visit India on e-tourist visas, but can come on regular paper visas issued by Indian missions in those countries. Indian tourist visas with a validity of 10 years are no longer valid, except those issued to citizens of Japan and the US.
IATA releases these updates regularly so that airlines know which countries are allowed to fly in which countries. The latest India-specific IATA update released on April 19 is about countries whose citizens cannot travel to India on e-tourist visa.
India restored the electronic tourist visa facility for 156 countries late last month, to resume scheduled international flights from March 27 this year, after a hiatus of more than two years.
The IATA update of April 19, released by India, states that the following are allowed to enter the country: citizens of Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal; who have a residence permit issued by India; who have a visa or e-visa issued by India; with a foreign national of India (OCI) card or booklet; who have PIO card; and holders of diplomatic passports.
India’s decision to exclude Chinese tourists also comes in the wake of Chinese reluctance, of whom over 20,000 Indian students are allowed to leave that country and return to China due to Covid.
Despite Beijing allowing students from Thailand, they are kept in wait. Pakistan And to return to Sri Lanka. foreign Minister S Jaishankar had raised the issue with his counterpart wang yi But Beijing has yet to respond during a subsequent visit to India last month.
The UK and Canada are among the countries whose citizens cannot visit India on e-tourist visas, but can come on regular paper visas issued by Indian missions in those countries. Indian tourist visas with a validity of 10 years are no longer valid, except those issued to citizens of Japan and the US.
IATA releases these updates regularly so that airlines know which countries are allowed to fly in which countries. The latest India-specific IATA update released on April 19 is about countries whose citizens cannot travel to India on e-tourist visa.
India restored the electronic tourist visa facility for 156 countries late last month, to resume scheduled international flights from March 27 this year, after a hiatus of more than two years.
The IATA update of April 19, released by India, states that the following are allowed to enter the country: citizens of Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal; who have a residence permit issued by India; who have a visa or e-visa issued by India; with a foreign national of India (OCI) card or booklet; who have PIO card; and holders of diplomatic passports.