10.55 pm: Modi announces visa on arrival, merging of PIO and OCI schemes Modi announces that PIO card holders who have faced visa issues will get life long visas.
He says, "Those who stay in India for a long time have to go to the police station, now they won't have to." "I have been told that due to differences between PIO and OCI people face difficulties, especially those who have spouses who are not Indians. I am happy to announce that we will merge the PIO and OCI schemes and make it into one," he adds. He also announces a new scheme for NRIs in a few months. "We will also give long term visas for US nationals.
We will also set up visa on arrival facilities for you," he says.
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