Lahore: Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal has said that Pakistan and India have been agreed on new visa policy and the agreement between both the countries will be signed soon.
Sabharwal, while addressing a ’2nd Indo-Pak Economic Conference’ said: “we have an agreed revised visa agreement – agreed to by the two interior ministries – which provides for very liberalised provisions for businessmen, amongst others. It’s our hope that it will be signed by the end of this month when our Interior and Home Secretaries meet.”
India had simplified its visa regulations and decisions on all applications were being made in about 30 days, he said while responding to remarks by businessmen.
“We were insisting on a number of documents and so on, we have simplified that. You will see these simplified provisions on the Indian High Commission’s website over the next few days,” he said.
Though most visa applications are dealt with in about 30 days, visas have been issued to Pakistani businessmen “much faster” for about a year, Sabharwal said.
The Home and Interior Secretaries of India and Pakistan are scheduled to meet in Islamabad during May 24-25 for talks on key issues like counter-terrorism and the visa regime between the two countries.
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