The High Commission of India in London, United Kingdom on Monday in a social media post informed that the Embassy would resume the e-Visa facility for UK National which is suspended since the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is a piece of welcome news for British tourists and business visitors to India as they will no longer be required to make an in-person appointment at a visa applications centre.
Indian e-Visa for UK Nationals
Vikram Doraiswami, the High Commissioner for India in London in a video message said that “This service will be made available for you forthwith.”
“Team @HCI_London is delighted to confirm that the e-Visa facility will again be available for UK nationals travelling to India. System upgrade is underway & the visa website will soon be ready to receive applications from friends in the UK,”
Team @HCI_London is delighted to confirm that e-Visa facility will again be available for UK nationals travelling to India. System upgrade is underway & the visa website will soon be ready to receive applications from friends in the UK. Here’s a video on the subject. @MEAIndia pic.twitter.com/E0UdgMOayG
— India in the UK (@HCI_London) December 5, 2022
“That should enable friends from the UK to travel far more easily to India. So welcome back: eVisas are up ahead.”
“We look forward to a good winter season in which everybody gets to celebrate their festivals in India, which is the land of festivals.”
“eVisa facility will again be available for UK nationals travelling to India. System upgrade is underway, and the visa website will soon be ready to receive applications from friends in the UK,” says Doraiswami in the video message posted on Twitter.
The Indian e-Visa operations for the UK nationals have been resumed and UK has now been added to the list of nationalities for which the eVisa is an option.
India Resumed e-Visa For 164 Countries
It is worth noting that the e-Visa facility has already been restored for nationals of 164 countries, including all 27 members of the European Union. However, due to a political dispute over access to Britain for Indian visitors, the UK was in the small minority of nations requiring citizens to apply in person for a visa.
India recently updated the visa regulations and requires travellers to appear in person at visa application centres in the UK to apply for tourist visas.
This also forced thousands of British tourists to postpone their vacations because there aren’t any available visa appointments before their flights.
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