Indian missions can issue emergency visa to OCI cardholders and foreign nationals

Passengers use protective masks at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, Eastern India, 13 March 2020.

Passengers use protective masks at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, Eastern India, 13 March 2020. Source: AAP

The Indian High Commission and Consulates in Australia have been given powers to issue emergency visas to OCI cardholders and other foreign nationals in “compelling situations”, in an effort to clear the confusion created by the new travel restrictions.



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