Overview

• India reinstated visa services for Afghan nationals on April 29, ending a four-year suspension that began after the Taliban takeover in August 2021.
• The newly introduced module features six application categories: medical, medical attendant, business, entry, student and UN diplomatic visas.
• Afghan nationals already in India under the old E-Emergency Ex-Miscellaneous regime must convert their status at Foreigners Regional Registration Offices.
• MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the updated system will strengthen people-to-people ties between India and Afghanistan.
• In their May 15 telephonic meeting, S. Jaishankar and Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi addressed trade facilitation for Afghan traders, eased medical travel and plans to advance the Chabahar Port project.