AgenciesThe Indian government has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme beyond March 31, 2021, for five years starting April 1, 2021, up to March 31, 2026, with a financial outlay of Rs 1,364.88 crore.
One of the core objectives of IVFRT is to modernise and upgrade Immigration and Visa services. After the commencement of IVFRT, the number of Visa and OCI cards issued increased from 44.43 lakh in 2014 to 64.59 lakh in 2019 at a CAGR of 7.7%.
The project has a global outreach and seeks to interlink and optimize functions relating to immigration, visa issuance, registration of foreigners, and tracking of their movements in India, a press filing by the government said.
The average visa processing time of 15 to 30 days (during the pre-IVFRT period) has been reduced to a maximum of 72 hours in e-visas, with 95% of e-visas issued within 24 hours.
One of the core objectives of IVFRT is to modernise and upgrade Immigration and Visa services. After the commencement of IVFRT, the number of Visa and OCI cards issued increased from 44.43 lakh in 2014 to 64.59 lakh in 2019 at a CAGR of 7.7%.
The project has a global outreach and seeks to interlink and optimize functions relating to immigration, visa issuance, registration of foreigners, and tracking of their movements in India, a press filing by the government said.
The average visa processing time of 15 to 30 days (during the pre-IVFRT period) has been reduced to a maximum of 72 hours in e-visas, with 95% of e-visas issued within 24 hours.
