India establishes largest visa centre in Dhaka

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AMN / DHAKA

India today inaugurated largest visa centre in the world at Bangladesh capital Dhaka. The new centre will reduce the waiting time for applicants. India receives largest number of visitors from Bangladesh. Last year, India issued 1.4 million visas to Bangladeshi nationals.

Visiting Home Minister Rajanth Singh, who is in Dhaka on a three-day visit inaugurated the centre along with his Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan.

Home minister Rajnath Singh meets Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

The new integrated state-of-the-art Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) spread in an 18,500 square feet commercial area at Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka will replace all the existing centres in Dhaka in two phases.

To mark the inauguration, Mr Singh presented a five-year multiple-entry tourist visa to a Bangladeshi national. He also announced the withdrawal of the existing e-token appointment system for submission of visa applications.

Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who was present at the inauguration, told media persons that it is the largest Indian visa centre in the world and possibly the largest anywhere.