OCI card holders can travel to India now

NEWDELHI:THE Union home ministry on Friday issued a notification allowing Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cardholders from the US, the UK, France, and Germany, with whom India has signed bilateral air travel arrangements, to enter the country. Other citizens of these countries can apply for Indian visas for business, medical and employment purposes while Indians can also travel there on any visa type. India has signed so-called air bubble arrangements with the US, UK, Germany, and France for travel amid international travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Air bubble refers to a travel corridor between two countries that wish to reopen their borders.