Prior to the announcement of e-Visa, several steps were taken to strengthen the Indian visa process. These include the opening of a new Indian Visa Center in central London and the introduction of home delivery of visas.
Rising demand for travel from UK to India after the Covid pandemic. (representative picture)
The High Commission of India in London on Monday announced the restoration of the electronic visa (e-Visa) process for British travelers wishing to travel to India. The move is likely to be widely welcomed amid the huge demand for visas to India in the last few months. in Britain Indian High Commissioner Vikram Duraiswamy said that this service will start immediately. High Commission officials in London have confirmed that travelers can start applying for e-visas to visit India from this week.
He said that the process of upgrading the system is on and the Indian Visa website will soon accept e-Visa applications. Duraiswamy told through a video on Twitter, today’s big news is that we are going to start e-visa once again. With this, friends of Britain will be able to travel to India relatively easily.
Issue raised in British Parliament
This announcement is being praised. This issue has been raised in the British Parliament that this topic was also included in the issues of conversation in the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia last month.
Visa delivery facility at home
Prior to the announcement of e-Visa, several steps were taken to strengthen the Indian visa process. These include the opening of a new Indian Visa Center in central London and the introduction of home delivery of visas. These steps are being taken to address the growing demand for travel from the UK to India following the Covid pandemic.
system upgrade process
At the same time, VFS Global COO Aditya Arora said that we are ready to help visa applicants. High Commission officials in London confirmed that travelers can apply for e-visas to India from this week. He said that the process of system upgrade is underway and the India Visa website will soon be ready to receive applications for e-Visas. And since March this year VFS Global has partnered with the Indian High Commission in London and its consulates around the UK to set up weekend consular camps across the UK.
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