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Faster visa clearance project on mission mode: Rajnath
New Delhi, Feb 17
The government has
undertaken implementation of the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners
Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) service, a faster visa clearance
system, on a mission mode, union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said
Tuesday.
The scope of the project covers 178 Indian Missions
abroad and 13 Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs), 674
Foreigners Registration Offices (FROs) and 83 Immigration Check Posts
(ICPs) within the country, he told the parliamentary consultative
committee of his ministry.
As on date the project has been implemented in 155 Indian missions abroad, he said, according to an official release.
Tourist
Visa on Arrival enabled by Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) is an
important component of IVFRT project and was launched in 44 countries in
November.