It has also sought lifting the requirement to pre-fill air suvidha form for everyone coming to India while making other safeguards like health and comprehensive travel Insurance mandatory for an Indian visa, apart from restoring e-visas for UK and Canada.
The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), an umbrella organisation representing over 2,500 travel firms, has red-flagged these issued with the ministry of external affairs (MEA). TAAI president Jyoti Mayal met MEA secretary (west) Sanjay Verma on Friday regarding the twin issues — delays in securing appointments and visa processing for outbound and removing air suvidha requirement for the inbound.
“Issuance of visas to the US, and many Schengen countries, especially Greece, is…