PoliticsPhoto: News18Centre Extends Immigration Relief To Persecuted Minorities Till 2024
The Centre amended the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order on November 4, allowing Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who entered India by December 31, 2024, fleeing religious persecution, to be exempt from certain passport and visa requirements. This relief extends 10 years beyond the Citizenship Amendment Act cutoff but requires appropriate visas for continued stay.
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