India Overhauls Visa System: Main Categories Cut from 13 to 9, Application Fields Reduced by 70%
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced a major rationalization of India’s visa framework on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, streamlining main visa categories from 13 to nine and consolidating sub-categories from 49 down to 23. Parallel to the structural consolidation, the government is slashing application form fields by 65% to 70% across all 23 … Read more