VISA PROCEDURES FOR SAUDI NATIONALS TO VISIT INDIA HAVE BEEN SIMPLIFIED. STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO EASE TOURIST, MEDICAL AND BUSINESS VISAS TO INDIA. THE CHARGES FOR MULTI-ENTRY TOURIST VISAS HAVE ALSO BEEN HALVED.
THE E-VISA SERVICE INTRODUCED BY SAUDI NATIONALS WHO WISH TO VISIT INDIA IS MADE EASIER. THE E-VISA SYSTEM WAS INTRODUCED AFTER SAUDI CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN'S VISIT TO INDIA IN FEBRUARY LAST YEAR. THIS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR SAUDI NATIONALS TO APPLY FOR VISAS ONLINE FOR TOURISM, BUSINESS, MEDICAL AND CONFERENCE PURPOSES. TO MAKE IT EASIER, THE NEW ORDER WILL REDUCE VISA FEES AND GRANT LONG-TERM VISAS. THE SHORT-TERM TOURIST VISA WITH MULTI-ENTRY IS $ 25 PER MONTH. IF IT RUNS FROM APRIL TO JUNE, ONLY $ 10 IS CHARGED.
THE MULTIPLE ENTRY TOURIST VISA FEE FOR ONE YEAR HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM $ 80 TO $ 40. MULTIPLE ENTRY TOURIST VISAS FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS WILL ALSO BE GRANTED FOR $ 80. THE DURATION OF BUSINESS, MEDICAL AND CONFERENCE VISAS HAS BEEN INCREASED. APPLICANTS ARE GIVEN FOUR DAYS BEFORE THEY TRAVEL TO INDIA. THE EMBASSY WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE PAPER VISAS IN ADDITION TO E-VISAS. THE DELAY TO ALLOW THIS IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO BUSINESS DAYS. LAST YEAR, INDIA GRANTED 19,116 E-VISAS AND 18,598 PAPER VISAS TO SAUDI NATIONALS.
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