Islamabad (NVI): India today suspended from tonight till April 15 all visas, except diplomatic official ones, for those intended to travel from Pakistan in the view of coronavirus outbreak.
At the same time, the Indian High Commission in Islamabad said that any foreign nationals who might need to travel to India for compelling reasons may contact it.
In a fresh travel advisory, the High Commission said, “All the existing visas, except diplomatic, official, UN/International organisations, employment and project visas will be suspended till April 15, 2020. The decision will come into effect from 1200 GMT on March 13, 2020 at the port of departure.”
It added, “Visa-free travel facility granted to OCI cardholders is kept in abeyance till April 15, 2020. This will also come into effect from tomorrow.”
All incoming travellers, including Indian nationals, arriving from or having visit China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain and Germany after February 15, 2020 would be subject to medical screening and can be quarantined for a minimum period of 14 days, the statement said.
International traffic through land borders will also be restricted to designated immigration check posts with robust medical screening facilities, Ministry of Home Affairs will separately notify these check posts, it added.
