‘I know you face visa problems,’ said PM Modi
Inaugurating the 13th Pravasi Bharitiya Divas on Thursday, 8th January at Mahatma Mandir at Gandhinagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed over 4000 NRIs from 58 countries.
In the inaugural speech, PM Modi said, “I know you have faced visa problems in the past and that is why there will be Visa on arrival for more countries”. At present 43 countries including Australia, Germany, Singapore, UAE, USA enjoy the facility of Visa on arrival. Modi also confirmed the merged PIO and OCI card so that everyone gets the same benefits.