AMN / New Delhi
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday reviewed the progress of schemes being implemented by the Foreigners Division of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with a view to improve the efficiency and transparency of various services being provided to Indian and foreign nationals.
The Home Minister was appraised of the fact that the e-Visa scheme, introduced in the year 2014 for Tourism category, has been extended to cover Business and Medical categories also and this facility is now available for Nationals of 163 countries for entry into India through 25 International Airports and five Sea Ports in the country.
Integrated Online Visa System under the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) project has been operationalised in 163 out of 178 Indian Missions abroad.
Biometric enrollment has been implemented in 115 Indian Missions.
This system facilitates easy sharing and monitoring of visa data on real time basis across various immigration offices.