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Center-Left Owned by Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.India cuts visa categories from 13 to 9, simplifies applications for foreign visitors
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India has overhauled its visa framework, cutting the number of main visa categories from 13 to nine and consolidating sub‑categories from 49 to 23. The Ministry of Home Affairs says the number of fields in visa application forms has been reduced by about 65‑70 percent, making the forms up to 70 percent shorter. The changes aim to boost foreign tourist arrivals, medical‑value travel and student inflow, and introduce wider visitor visa provisions, one‑year multiple‑entry medical visas and simpler routes for foreign students, investors and business professionals.
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India has reduced visa categories from 13 to nine and cut application form fields by up to 70 percent to simplify travel for foreign nationals, the Home Ministry said.
