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India Rewrites Entire Visa System. These Are The Nine Categories That Survived

Headline via NDTV · first report 11 Nov, 22:03 IST, latest 11 Nov, 22:03 IST

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First report11 Nov, 22:03 IST
Latest report11 Nov, 22:03 IST
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On August 27, the MHA reduced the number of main visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23. This followed an earlier rationalisation in October 2025, when the main visa...

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