Saturday, February 04, 2017
Kabul (BNA) Indian embassy in Kabul has announced more relaxation in its visa policy for Afghans, a statement from the diplomatic mission said on Friday.
“Embassy of India in Kabul is pleased to inform all Afghan nationals that with effect from 1st February 2017 Indian visa regime has been further liberalized to make it even more convenient for Afghan nationals to visit India,” the statement said.
It added the duration of ‘Tourist Visa’ has been enhanced to one year with continuous stay of 90 days during each such visit, as against the existing provision of stay of 30 days. The provision of a gap of 60 days between two Tourism visits, however, remains unchanged.
The government of India promoted and encouraged Afghan businessmen to visit India to further enhance Indo-Afghan trade ties. Henceforth, Afghan businessmen investing in India or having a large trade turnover with India, depending on volume of their investment/trade, shall be issued Indian visas for a duration of 1 to 5 years, with continuous stay of up to 180 days during each such business visit, subject to production of relevant business documents, the statement said.
The embassy of India, Kabul was confident that these changes in the visas regime would further strengthen the historic people to people and business ties between our two countries.
