Iran No Longer On Restricted Visa List
The Union Government has removed Iran from the list of countries put under the restricted visa category, indicating that it wants to reach out to the Persian Gulf nation.
The Union Government has removed Iran from the list of countries put under the restricted visa category, indicating that it wants to reach out to the Persian Gulf nation.
India sees Iran as a key supporter in the wake of the growing threats
and influence of Islamist terror groups such as the Islamic State in
Central Asia. India has liberalised its visa policy for Iran and struck
it off the prior referral category (PRC) of countries.
Three categories
of visas — employment, conference, students and research visa — were on
the restricted list till now.
On Wednesday Aug 19,2015, the Union Home Ministry issued an order which said Iran
was no longer on the PRC list, which has countries such as Pakistan,
Bangladesh and China.
“The order means that Iranians can easily apply for visas at our
consulate in Iran and each application will not have to be forwarded to
[the] Intelligence Bureau and [the] Research and Analysis Wing here for
verification,” a senior government official said.
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