Applicants urged not to pay money or share personal and financial information with unsolicited callers

Applications to open on June 28 through five visa centres

Highlights cooperation and long-term mutual benefits

People with appointment slots booked for submission today to be given slot on a later date

Since August, India has handed out fewer than 1,000 medical visas each working day, down from a figure of 5,000 to 7,000, said the sources

Dhaka wants a good working relationship with New Delhi and hopes the Indian high commission will soon resume issuing visas to Bangladeshis, said Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain yesterday.

IUT, RUET rover teams were ready to shine, but their dreams were shattered by mass Indian visa rejections.

The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC-JFP) in Dhaka has resumed limited operations

India skipper Rohit Sharma said Wednesday he feels for England's Shoaib Bashir after the uncapped spinner was forced to return home to resolve visa issues ahead of a five-Test series.

"As captain I find it particularly frustrating. We announced the squad in mid-December and now Bash finds himself without a visa to get here...It's unfortunate and I'm very frustrated for him. With Bash unfortunately not able to be here, it rules him out of this game."

Bashundhara Kings' AFC Cup away match against Mohun Bagan is under threat of cancellation or postponement as the reigning Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions could not go to India even two days before the match.

Bangladesh today (July 25, 2022) urged India to show flexibility in the visa regime and wanted New Delhi to address the difference in overstay fine structures applied by the country.

India issued only one case of long-term visa for a minority community from Bangladesh between April 1 and December 31, 2020 against 3,014 and 217 such visas for minority communities from Pakistan and Afghanistan respectively, according to the annual report of the country’s federal Home Ministry.

India will very soon introduce a new visa category for foreign nationals wanting to visit the country for traditional medical treatment like Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha, PM Narendra Modi announced today.

India has restored all currently valid regular (paper) visa given to nationals of all countries with immediate effect.

The High Commission of India in Bangladesh has temporarily suspended operations at all its visa centres across Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi nationals who visit India on valid visas and fall ill during their stay in India are not required to convert their primary visas into medical ones for getting admitted to Indian hospitals from now on.

Indian authorities may soon implement a visa with a fare that varies according to the tourist seasons, according to reports by several outlets.

India has increased the number of visas for Bangladeshi nationals by more than three lakh this year compared to last year..

Applicants for Indian tourist visa from Rajshahi and Rangpur can walk-in and submit their applications at Indian Visa Application Centres (IVAC) in the districts without a prior appointment from September 10, 2017 onward.