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India reduces visa categories from 13 to 9, cuts fields in application forms by 65-70%: MHA

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India has streamlined its visa regime, cutting the number of main visa categories to nine and sub‑categories to 23, and shortening application forms by roughly two‑thirds. The Ministry of Home Affairs said the changes aim to boost tourist arrivals, medical tourism and foreign student numbers. Reports differ on the original count of categories, but both note the reduction to nine main categories and 23 sub‑categories. The reforms were announced on Wednesday.

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The government has reduced the number of the main Indian visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23, while cutting the number of fields in visa application forms by 65-70 per cent to simplify the process for foreign nationals, officials said on Wednesday. The changes are aimed…

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    India reduces visa categories from 13 to 9, cuts fields in application forms by 65-70%: MHA

    The government has reduced the number of the main Indian visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23, while cutting the number of fields in visa application forms by 65-70 per cent to simplify the process for foreign nationals, officials said on Wednesday. The changes are aimed…

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