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Consulates-General are staffed by career consulate foreign nationals, usually with full diplomatic protection. Honorary consuls are accredited US citizens or residents who have official standing but are usually part-time [2] [3] The United States Department of State's Chicago regional office serves these missions.
In 2015, Iran revoked visa-on-arrival for Indian citizens after it was included as one of the eight countries in India's Prior Reference Category, which would be excluded from India's visa liberalisation plans for foreign tourists. [483] The other countries on the list at the time were Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Nigeria and Sudan. [483]
The diplomatic network of the Portuguese Republic is shaped by both its current interests in Europe and its historical linkages to its former colonies in Africa, South America, and Asia. This is reflected in its choice of cities in Asia where Portugal has opened missions – there are Portuguese missions in Dili , Macau , and Panaji .
The company was established in 2005 in New Delhi, India, [4] and began its operations by securing a contract with the Portuguese Embassy in Delhi to handle visa processing. Over the subsequent years, from 2006 to 2010, the company expanded its services to include visa processing for European embassies, such as those of Austria , Belgium ...
VFS Global is a visa and passport administration outsourcing company for governments and diplomatic missions. [2] Zubin Karkaria founded the company in 2001 while he was chief executive at Kuoni Travel. [3] Formerly based in India, the company is now headquartered in Dubai with offices in 147 countries. [3]
The Indian passport is a passport issued by the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India to Indian citizens for the purpose of international travel. It enables the bearer to travel internationally and serves as proof of the Republic of India citizenship as per the Passports Act (1967).
India: eVisa [100] 30 days: e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports [Note 2] or 5 designated seaports. [Note 3] [101] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. [citation needed] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa.
The Portuguese in India (Cambridge University Press, 2006). Pearson, Michael N. "Portuguese India and the Mughals." Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. Vol. 59. 1998. online; Polónia, Amélia. "Brokers and go-betweens within the Portuguese State of India (1500–1700)." in Indian Ocean Histories (Routledge India, 2019) pp. 97–123.