Indian visa complication relaxed for senior citizens
Diplomatic Correspondent
15 Sep 2016 09:20 AM । Update: 15 Sep 2016 09:50 AM
Screenshot from High Commission of India in Dhaka
The senior citizens from Bangladesh aged 65 years and above will not require prior appointment date/e-token to submit their Tourist visa applications.
It will be effective from 18 September, in the current year, a press release from the High Commission of India in Dhaka, said on Thursday.
'Senior citizens can walk-in and submit their applications at any of the Indian Visa Application Centres in Bangladesh,' the media release reads.
The Government of India recently announced that Bangladesh nationals above the age of 65 years would be eligible for Long Term Multiple Entry Tourist visas valid for 5 years.
This is a goodwill gesture extended for the benefit of senior citizens.
It is expected to facilitate the ease of securing Indian visas and further strengthening people-to-people contacts and relations between both the countries, the press release also added.
