Monday, January 14, 2013

India start visa-on-arrival for Pakistani senior citizens

For the first time since Independence, Pakistanis above the age of 65 will be issued visas on arrival at the Attari-Wagah border joint check post, 30 km from Amritsar. It will be a single entry visa issued for 45 days and Pakistanis issued this visa will not be allowed to visit Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and other restricted areas.

This visa can be availed twice a year and people issued this visa will not have to report to local police stations, which is mandatory for most Pakistani travellers.
Those who avail the visa on arrival at Wagah will have to return to Pakistan the same way - across the border checkpost on foot. They cannot change their mode of travel by, say, taking the Samjhauti Express train or a bus on their way back.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/india-to-start-visa-on-arrival-for-pakistani-senior-citizens-from-today-317437

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