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Travel for OCI Card holders/Other Foreign Nationals to India/Registration

March 31, 2021

Travel for OCI Card holders/Other Foreign Nationals to India/Registration

Following categories of foreign nationals are permitted to enter India by water routes or by flights including those under the Vande Bharat Mission or 'air bubble' (bilateral air travel arrangements) scheme or by any non-scheduled commercial flights as allowed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation:-

a) All Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders and PIO card holders holding passport of any country.

b) All foreign nationals intending to visit India for any purpose (including their dependents on appropriate category of dependent visa) except those on Tourist Visa.

"All existing visas, except electronic visas (e-visas), Tourist visa and Medical visa which remained suspended shall stand restored with immediate effect. If the validity of such visa has expired, the foreign national may obtain a fresh visa of appropriate category/sub-category from the High Commission".

"Nationals of Nepal and Bhutan are permitted to come to India from any country (including any third country)".

FOREIGN NATIONAL COVERD UNDER ABOVE MENTIONED POINTS MAY KINDLY FILL UP THE EMERGENCY VISA APPLICATION FORM FOLLOWING THE LINK www.indianvisaonline.gov.in AND SEND IT TO visa.london@mea.gov.in.

Such OCI card holders covered under above points, do not need visa to travel to India. However, they are requested to register themselves at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFZjAQr-0JOTDSW2pfME8LRwgcko8_tm0_GCpNdom3hy6Dyg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1