India amends immigration exemption rules, extends conditional relief to persecuted minorities, long-term foreign residents

New Delhi, Nov 5 (UNI) The Indian government has amended its immigration exemption rules to provide conditional relief from passport and visa requirements to specified categories of foreign nationals, including religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who entered the country by December 31, 2024, and certain long-term residents unable to renew their passports. The Ministry of Home Affairs, in a Gazette notification published on Thursday, also revised provisions governing travel between India and Nepal or Bhutan and specified exemptions for registered Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, eligible Tibetan nationals and certain other categories. The Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) (Amendment) Order,…