Visa must for undocumented six non-Muslim communities who entered India before December 31, 2024: Home Ministry

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India’s Home Ministry has amended visa rules for members of six non-Muslim communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who entered India before December 31, 2024, without valid travel documents or whose documents expired. The measure applies to people who say they fled religious persecution.

The amendment applies to members of six non-Muslim communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who, fearing “religious persecution”, entered India without valid travel documents, or whose documents have since expired