Travellers coming by regular scheduled flights will be allowed entry in India from November 15
India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will begin issuing tourist visas to foreigners coming to India on chartered flights with effect from October 15. Travellers coming by regular scheduled flights will be allowed entry in India from November 15.
The carriers bringing them into India and all other stakeholders at landing stations will have to follow protocols and norms relating to Covid-19 as notified by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare from time to time.
All visas that were granted to foreigners were suspended last year. Other restrictions were also imposed on international travel by the government to stop the spread of the pandemic. After considering the evolving Covid-19 situation, foreigners were later on allowed to avail any kind of Indian visa other than tourist visa for entry and stay in India.
“This is a very encouraging decision for the country’s tourism industry and we hope the inbound tourism would start to some extent and will give sigh of relief to the tourism industry stakeholders.”
— Rajiv Mehra, President Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO)
In a statement, the government said, “MHA had been receiving representations from several state governments as well as various stakeholders in the tourism sector to start tourist visas also, to allow foreign tourists to come to India.Therefore, the MHA consulted all major stakeholders like the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Tourism and various State Governments where foreign tourists are expected to arrive.”
Rajiv Mehra, President Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), said, “This is a very encouraging decision for the country’s tourism industry and we hope the inbound tourism would start to some extent and will give sigh of relief to the tourism industry stakeholders.”
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