{"id":25652,"date":"2020-05-22T09:17:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T14:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=25652"},"modified":"2020-05-22T12:53:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T17:53:41","slug":"india-allows-certain-oci-categories-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/india-allows-certain-oci-categories-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Good News: India Relaxes Visa and Travel Restrictions for Certain Categories of OCI Card Holders"},"content":{"rendered":"
In one of our most recent Travel News articles<\/a>, we disseminated the information about possible lifting of India\u2019s travel restrictions for OCI card holders.<\/strong> Last week, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had written to the Home Ministry seeking to allow certain categories of OCI card holders on repatriation flights to India<\/strong><\/a> in the Vande Bharat Mission Phase 2.<\/p>\n This morning the Government of India relaxed visa and travel restrictions for OCI card holders to facilitate their return to India amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The latest directive issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs permits certain categories of OCI card holders, who are stranded abroad, to come to India.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n