e visa to India-insight anyone ?
Dec 1, 2021 | 8:48 am
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e visa to India-insight anyone ?
Have applied online for tourist paper visa to India, first submission appointment is 4 days before travel in Jan so that won't work.
E visa is quick but has been withdrawn for UK citizens, apparently due to kack of reciprocal from UK government for Indians to UK. Does anyone have any idea, even speculation, on e visa becoming available from the UK ?
E visa is quick but has been withdrawn for UK citizens, apparently due to kack of reciprocal from UK government for Indians to UK. Does anyone have any idea, even speculation, on e visa becoming available from the UK ?
Dec 1, 2021 | 9:58 am
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Have applied online for tourist paper visa to India, first submission appointment is 4 days before travel in Jan so that won't work.
E visa is quick but has been withdrawn for UK citizens, apparently due to kack of reciprocal from UK government for Indians to UK. Does anyone have any idea, even speculation, on e visa becoming available from the UK ?
E visa is quick but has been withdrawn for UK citizens, apparently due to kack of reciprocal from UK government for Indians to UK. Does anyone have any idea, even speculation, on e visa becoming available from the UK ?
Dec 1, 2021 | 11:44 pm
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Dec 2, 2021 | 2:14 am
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The UK and US treat Indians like the second worst group of countries when it comes to issuing visas. Only citizens of rogue nations like N. Korea, Iran etc are treated worse. Although I really don't subscribe to the populist nationalism of the current govt the reaction is understandable. There used to be working groups between the two countries to address and solve perceived issues & problems (overstay on tourist visas etc) but those have all been shelved.