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Centre simplifies visa regime: Paperwork cut by 70%, categories reduced from 13 to 9

The Centre has simplified India's visa regime, reducing the number of main visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23, in a move aimed…

Centre simplifies visa regime: Paperwork cut by 70%, categories reduced from 13 to 9
Centre simplifies visa regime: Paperwork cut by 70%, categories reduced from 13 to 9 — image via Times of India India — Credit: Storywire

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The Centre has simplified India's visa regime, reducing the number of main visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23, in a move aimed at making travel, education and medical treatment in the country easier for foreign nationals.

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