PIO cardholders to get lifetime Indian visa: Modi

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Press Trust of India New York
Last Updated : Sep 28 2014 | 11:25 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today told a rapturous crowd of NRIs that Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders will get lifetime Indian visa and that American tourists will be given visa on arrival.
Modi, who arrived at the packed Madison Square Garden to a rousing welcome, announced the merger of PIO and Overseas Citizens of India schemes to facilitate hassle-free travel to the Indian diaspora.
He announced that PIO card holders staying in India on long-term basis will no longer have to report to the local police station.

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First Published: Sep 28 2014 | 11:25 PM IST