India to grant fresh tourist visas from 15 October

TBM Staff | Mumbai Friday, 8 October 2021, 11:20 AM

In a bid to relax travel restrictions for foreigners into the country the Indian government has decided to grant fresh tourist visas from October, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement on October 7. Foreign tourists coming into India on charter flights will be given fresh tourists Continue Reading

Centre gears up to resume issuing tourist visas in a phased manner

TBM Staff | Mumbai Friday, 17 September 2021, 8:13 AM

In a bid to boost the economy as daily Covid-19 cases in the country have come down, the Central government is considering to resume issuing tourist visas very soon, confirmed a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) official on September 15. A senior MHA official confirmed that things have been formalised and a meeting has been […]Continue Reading

VFS Global resumes UAE tourist visa services for Indian travellers

TBM Staff | Mumbai Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 10:52 AM

VFS Global has resumed UAE tourist visa services for Indians . UAE announced the reopening of borders for Indian travellers ahead of the Expo 2020 trade fair scheduled to commence on 1 October 2021. Travellers will be required to present a valid negative Covid-19 Test certificate issued within 48 hours from the time of collecting […]Continue Reading

UAE temporarily suspends visa-on-arrival facility for Indians with UK, US visas

TBM Staff | Mumbai Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 4:09 PM

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has temporarily suspended visa on arrival facility for Indian nationals who have visa or residence permit issued by the United States, the United Kingdom or a European Union member state. This was announced by Etihad Airways on Twitter on August 23. “The UAE authorities have decided to temporarily suspend the […]Continue Reading

Qatar to resume tourist, family visas from July 12

TBM Staff | Mumbai Saturday, 10 July 2021, 11:10 AM

Qatar is to resume issuing family and tourist entry visas starting on July 12, in line with new travel and return policies and based on health ministry COVID-19 recommendations, the interior ministry said. The health ministry said in a statement that the new entry policies include providing a COVID-19 PCR test and classifying countries into […]Continue Reading