India: The Indian government has decided to impose reciprocal travel restrictions on the UK nationals arriving in India, with effect from Monday (Oct. 4), reported news agency ANI.
As per the new rules, all UK nationals flying into the country will have to undertake an RT-PCR test 72 hours prior to their departure, irrespective of their vaccination status. They will also be required to take a Covid-19 test on arrival and eight days after landing.Â
Further, a 10-day quarantine will be mandatory for the flyers at home or the destination address.
Earlier in the day, a senior official of the ministry of home affairs (MHA) was quoted as saying by news agency ANI that the Indian government has decided on ‘reciprocal treatment’ to the applicants under new visa conditions.
The visa facilitation will depend on the applicant’s home country’s policy for the Indian tourists.
The official said that to iron out all the issues emerging from such a situation, a meeting was held last week which was attended by representatives from all concerned agencies.
“In the meeting, it was decided to provide reciprocal treatment to tourists visiting India. Many countries have opened for tourists from foreign countries but have posed several restrictions for Indian travellers. The issues have been raised with the diplomats of concerned countries to get issues resolved,” the official said.
This comes weeks after India warned that it will be within its rights to initiate reciprocal measures if the UK does not address concerns over the new travel rules relating to Covid-19 vaccine certification.
