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India: Japanese nationals to be eligible for visa-on-arrival

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Effective March 1, 2016, Japanese tourists, business visitors, conference attendees and medical visitors who are unable to apply for a regular visa or electronic visa will be eligible for a non-extendable 30-day single-entry visa-on-arrival. The visa-on-arrival allows two visits per calendar year. 

The visa-on-arrival can be used in addition to the e-Tourist Visa (e-TV), which also allows two visits per calendar year in its own capacity. 

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India: Reminder - PIO card holders are advised to switch to OCI in lieu of PIO cards

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Following the merger of the Person of India Origin (PIO) card and the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card in January 2015, PIO card holders are advised to apply for OCI in lieu of PIO cards prior to March 31, 2016 in the absence of clear guidelines from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

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India: Travel advice

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An indefinite curfew has been imposed in Srinagar from the evening of Thursday 22 October following protests in South Kashmir. Large numbers of security personnel have been deployed to the Srinagar – Jammu National Highway. Transport and other local infrastructure services are likely to be disrupted. If you are in Srinagar you should monitor the local media and follow the advice of the local authorities.