Press Release
Indian Diaspora joining Prime Minister's appeal for solidarity in the fight against COVID-19
HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA
GEORGETOWN
NOTICE
VISA AND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
It has been decided to permit foreign nationals holding Journalist (J-1) visa and their dependents holding J-1X visa to enter India.
If they have J-1 or J-1X visas, which have been suspended, such visas shall stand restored with immediate effect to facilitate their entry into India.
However, if the validity of such visas has expired, they may obtain a fresh J-1 or J-1X visa, as the case may be, from the Indian Missions/Posts concerned. It has also been decided that the existing restrictions on incoming passenger traffic into India through the Immigration Check Posts will not apply in respect of these categories of foreign nationals.
However, in respect of quarantine and all other health/COVID-19 related matters, guidelines of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare shall be adhered to.
High Commission of India
307 Church & Peter Rose Streets,
Queenstown, Georgetown.
Tel: 592-226-3996/8965/3240
Email: cons[dot]georgetown[at]mea[dot]gov[dot]in
