NEW DELHI — India has reduced the number of main visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23 as part of a move to simplify travel procedures for foreign visitors.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said the changes would make it easier for tourists, students, patients, researchers and business visitors to identify the correct visa category. The information required in application forms has also been reduced by around 65 to 70 per cent.
India’s e-Visa facility is currently available to citizens of 172 countries. The Tourist Visa has been renamed the Visitor Visa and reorganised under the revised framework.
The Government is updating its visa-processing systems, with the new arrangements expected to be implemented by the end of 2026. The changes are intended to make applications simpler while retaining the information needed for security and immigration checks.
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