Where is it said that the holders of PIO will be entitled for Visit Visa only
????
This might be applicable to the persons who did not officially apply for the
official PIO or OCI Cards !!!!
Goans/Indians holding foreign Passports are either given PIO or OCI
Cards/booklets after official scrutiny by the Ministry of Home affairs,
Government of India from Delhi as a part of the dual Citizenship procedure.
A PIO holder is given a visa valid for a certain number of years e.g. 10 or 15
years which can be renewed on payment of the prescribed fee.
An OCI holder is given a LIFELONG visa by the Ministry of Home Affairs of
Government of India in Delhi on payment of the prescribed fee.
During my visit to Goa in July, I had written an e-mail to the Editor of
Heraldo on this subject after watching an interview of the NRI Commissioner on
the local TV but regretfully this letter never saw the light of the day in
"Letters to the Editor".
Where does the question come of someone's recommendation and acceptance by the
Government of India when the rules are already laid down and implemented by the
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in New Delhi !!!!!
Are the next elections or recommendation to the prestigious positions in Goa
around the corner ????
Peter Fernandes
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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:35:25 +0100
From: "Eddie Fernandes" <eddie.fernan...@gmail.com>
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Subject: [Goanet] 'Relief for PIOs, to be allotted extendable visas only'
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29 Sep. 2010. IANS. Persons of Indian origin (PIO) visiting India will now
be issued only long-term extendable visas and not tourist visas, Goa's
Non-Resident Indian (NRI) commissioner Eduardo Faleiro said Wednesday.
Faleiro, a former union minister of state for external affairs, told
reporters here that the union government's visa manual has been revised to
ensure that PIOs do not face hardships when they visit their home country.
"Goans holding foreign passports were being given tourist visas and asked
to
leave the country as soon as the rather short period of the tourist visa
expired. But that has changed for the better now," Faleiro said.
"As per the revised visa manual, all Goans as well other PIOs holding
foreign passports will henceforth be issued only long-term 'X' visas
(extendable visas) and not tourist visas," he said, adding that the earlier
conditions were inhuman and unfair to PIOs, who had roots in India.
"I had earlier received several complaints from Goans holding foreign
passports that some of our embassies and high commissions abroad, issue them
tourist visas (valid for three to six months) at the end of which they have
to leave the country though they have property matters to deal with and have
families here," Faleiro said.
Source:
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/relief-for-pios-to-be-allotted-
extendable-visas-only_100436327.html
Has there been any official Govt. of India announcement about this?
