Agencies
New Delhi, March 16:
The Indian government has restored 5-year e-tourist visa, suspended since March 2020, to nationals of 156 countries with immediate effected.
The government also stated that it has restored old, long terms regular (paper) tourist visa with 5-year validity which is issued to nationals of all countries.
Furthermore, the government informed that long duration (10 years) regular tourist visa is restored for USA, Japan nationals.
The 5-year visit visa is a tourist visa granted to foreign nationals who wish to visit India for continuous trips, and is valid for 5 years. The maximum number of days that a foreign national can stay in India is 90 days per visit. However, the applicant bearing the 5-year visa can make multiple entries in India.
