https://www.firstpost.com/india/why-has-india-denied-entry-to-renowned-uk-anthropologist-filippo-osella-10488061.html
On Fri, 18 Aug 2023 at 05:59, Julia Hegewald via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I have heard that allegedly some colleagues were not able to enter India > with their eVisas as their work did not entirely correspond to the views of > the Indian government. Allegedly, they were not admitted to the country > when they arrived at the airport (in Delhi and Mumbai) and were sent back > on the first flight. Unfortunately, I was unable to obtain actual names as > this is an uncomfortable situation which I guess, people do not publicly > want to be associated with - however, it appears to apply to more and more > colleagues these days. > > Has anybody had direct experience with this or further information on this > practice? It would be more helpful if one’s visa was turned down before one > travelled. > > With best wishes, > > Julia. > > > > On 18. Aug 2023, at 10:17, Lubomír Ondračka via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > In fact, India introduced eVisa back in 2014. Initially just a tourist > visa for a limited number of countries and for 30 days only, but gradually > they expanded the number of countries, type of visa and length of validity. > In 2019, I got a five-year tourist eVisa. The system was very efficient > from the start, with visas usually granted within one or two days. > > > > The only annoying restriction is that you must enter India at an airport > or seaport, not at a land crossing. > > > > Lubomir > > > > > > On 17.08.2023 23:30, Patrick Olivelle via INDOLOGY wrote: > >> We generally get a lot of bad news especially in trying to navigate > state bureaucracies, especially Indian. We all have our horror stories. But > here is something new—good news. India now has an E-Visa system online. > With trepidation I applied online for a Business Visa for myself and a > Tourist Visa for my wife. We did this on Monday morning. They say the visa > will come by email in four to five business days— yes, right! But, our > visas arrive the very next day, within 24 hours. Imagine that. They really > appear to have improved their E-Visa process. So, if you are going to > India, getting a visa is a breeze. They even has a sample application form, > if you want a dry run before doing the real application. Here is the > official site: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html < > https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html> > >> Patrick Olivelle > >> _______________________________________________ > >> INDOLOGY mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > > > _______________________________________________ > > INDOLOGY mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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