Relaxed visa rules to visit India 

Relaxed visa rules for engineers, health professionals, others to visit India

Recently, the Government of India has relaxed the visa procedure for engineers, health professionals who intend to visit India. Under the relaxation, the government has allowed foreign businessmen, healthcare professionals and engineers to visit India but they will have to obtain fresh visas. The Home Ministry said that the foreign nationals have to get their travel documents re-validated from the Indian missions. This is mandatory for the foreign nationals holding a valid long-term multiple-entry business visa.

The following categories of foreign nationals are allowed to visit India:

Foreign businessmen coming to India on a business visa (other than on B-3 visa for sports) in non-scheduled commercial and chartered flights.

Foreign healthcare professionals, health researchers, engineers and technicians who wish to come for technical work at Indian health sector facilities, including laboratories and factories.

This is subject to a letter of invitation from a recognised and registered healthcare facility, registered pharmaceutical company or accredited university in India.

Foreign engineering, managerial, design or other specialists who wish to travel to India on behalf of foreign business entities located in India.

This includes all manufacturing units, design units, software and IT units as well as financial sector companies (banking and non-banking financial sector firms).

Foreign technical specialists and engineers who want to visit India for installation, repair and maintenance of foreign-origin machinery and equipment facilities in India, on the invitation of a registered Indian business entity.

These could be for equipment installation, or is under warranty, or for after sales servicing or repair on commercial terms.

“The above categories of foreign nationals would have to obtain a fresh business visa or employment visa, as applicable, from the Indian missions and posts abroad,” the statement said.

Also, foreign nationals holding a valid long-term multiple-entry business visa (other than B-3 visa for sports) issued by the Indian missions abroad would have to get the business visa re-validated from the Indian mission concerned.

Such foreign nationals would not be permitted to travel to India on the strength of any electronic visa obtained earlier, the statement said.

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