The country of maharajas and the Taj Mahal is finally reopening!
As of November 22, 2022, health restrictions related to Covid-19 to enter India will disappear.
The country's authorities have removed the Air Suvidha health declaration, a form that one had to submit within 72 hours of departure.
This news was confirmed by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation, in a press release posted on social networks.
In addition, it is no longer necessary to provide a vaccination certificate or a PCR test.
However, in another press release, the ministry recommends that
"all travelers should preferably be fully vaccinated, in accordance with the vaccination schedule against Covid-19 in place in their country [of origin]"
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No more obligation, only a recommendation.
This new easing is a major step in the return to normal.
Already, in February 2022, India had removed the mandatory seven-day quarantine for travelers from France and Europe.
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Visa is still required
For the rest, the French are subject to the same rules as before the Covid, i.e. the issuance of a visa to stay in India.
As the RapideVisa site, an agency specializing in obtaining visas, reminds us, there are several ways to obtain the precious sesame: electronically, with the e-visa, issued in the form of a document present at the airport so that the visa is affixed to the passport;
and the classic visa, affixed in the passport before departure to India, by a Consulate via a VFS Global visa center.
More generally, this stage bears witness to a gradual reopening of Asia to tourism.
Since October, it is thus possible to travel to Japan without a visa.
In Taiwan, travelers are no longer subject to mandatory quarantine and a PCR test upon arrival.
In Thailand, the vaccination certificate and the negative test are no longer mandatory since October 1.
Visa-free stays have also been extended to 45 days, instead of 30.
