Overview

• Visa issuance at Guwahati, Bongaigaon and Silchar centres has dropped from about 50–55 per day to just 15–18 per day
• Student and business visa approvals have become negligible, with medical aspirants from Assam most affected
• Applications rose slightly in early July as pilgrims sought entry for a major religious gathering in Bangladesh
• India’s trade restrictions on Bangladeshi exports—including garments, plastic goods and cotton yarn—remain in force with exemptions for essentials such as fish and LPG
• The sharp fall in cross-border movement has disrupted academic exchanges, medical tourism and commercial ties along Assam’s 262-km border