A new visa policy has been introduced with an aim to boost medical tourism in India. This will attract medical tourists from all parts of the world. It will also bring in business professionals who often attend business meetings and conferences, for shooting documentaries, for medical treatments in India, for travel enthusiasts and people who enjoy exploring vividness of Indian culture and traditions. This new visa policy being highly liberalized includes several advantages like the following.
- Long-term multiple- entry comprehensive visa which combines business, conference, medical and tourist visas. This will make entry of foreigners for business, tourism and medical purposes easier, further stimulating economic growth, increase in earnings from medical tourism and tourism in general.
- In case of medical emergencies, medical visas can be granted within 48 hours after submission of application.
- Help desks and immigration counters will be available to help medical tourists.
- Unlike e-tourist visas which are now known as e-visa will have validity of 60 days. Foreigners should apply for it four months ahead of their visit to India.
- Good news is that, this new visa policy has been extended to 150 countries at 16 Indian airports for availability of e-tourist visa services. On an average, e-tourist visas for 3,500 foreigners are being granted on a daily basis.
Medical tourism in India is estimated at 3 billion USD and is expected to grow up to $7 - 8 billion by 2020, according to one of the reports of PTI (Press Trust of India). This new visa policy is expected to stimulate economic growth and increase earnings from medical tourism as well as travel and tourism in general. Though it is a liberalized visa policy, Security is particularly strict this time as foreign visitors must give biometric details and also fulfill certain security related obligations. All these are mandatory in order to ensure legal security.
How Travcure Medical Tourism Consultants Can Help Obtaining Medical Visas?
Travcure medical tourism takes care of every patient’s medical needs. Right from the beginning, medical visa assistance is readily available. In addition to that, they also provide personalized care and price sensitive medical treatment packages. Patients seeking multiple medical opinions can also rely on this companies. Free consultation is also within the reach of international patients. With the boom in communication, Travcure Healthcare Consultants are just a phone call away. Do give them a call and avail all requisite guidance through the best healthcare service provider.
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