Faced with protests and complaints over tightening of visa regulations, government has decided to relax norms on re-entry into India for bonafide tourists, subject to certain conditions. The relaxation has been made to the guidelines, issued on November 4, under which foreigners holding long-term multi-entry tourist visas would have to be out of India for two months before re-entering.
“To facilitate bonafide tourists, it has since been decided that foreigners holding tourist visas, who after initial entry into India plan to visit another country and re-enter India before finally exiting, may be permitted two or three entries, as the case may be, by the Indian Missions/Posts,” a foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement.
This will be subject to their submission of a detailed itinerary and supporting documentation (ticket bookings).
“The Immigration authorities in all immigration check posts in India have also been authorised to allow tourists to make two or three entries, as the case may be, based on production of an itinerary and documentation (ticket bookings) substantiating the need for tourism related travel,” he said.
The move to relax the guidelines came after the US and the UK voiced concern over the tightening of the norms, resulting in a lot of problems for the travellers.
