New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that India will introduce a free e-visa facility for Russian visitors, with applications to be processed within 30 days. The announcement was made during a joint press briefing with Russian President Vladimir Putin after the bilateral talks. PM Modi said that both the e-tourist visa and group tourist visa services for Russian citizens will be launched soon at no cost.

“I am happy that we will soon launch 30-day e-tourist visas and group tourist visa services for Russian citizens. We will work together on vocational education, skilling and training. We will also expand exchanges between students, scholars and sportspersons of both countries,” PM Modi said.

“Recently, two new Indian consulates have been opened in Russia. This wil

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