Ahmedabad, 28 September 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Madison Square Garden speech in New York today made some announcements. He said:

-PIO card holders will get life-time visa.
-Those long term visa holder on Indian visit will not need to visit police station.
-There are separate treatments to PIOs and OCIs. If some Indian’s spouse is not Indian origin, he/she faces problem at present. In a few months from now, PIO and OCI kids will be treated in same way.
-A new scheme will be prepared in few months from now in this regard.
-Consulate and high commissioners will give long term visas for US nationals.
-For American tourist’s hassle free Indian visit, the electronic travel authorization has been planned. Visa on arrival service will be implemented in near future.
-Outsourcing services for visa will be expanded.