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The Union Home Ministry has said that to avoid religious harassment, members of Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christian communities who come to India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan till 31 December 2024 will be allowed to stay in the country without passports or other travel documents.
According to the news agency PTI, according to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) implemented last year, Indian citizenship will be provided to these oppressed minorities who came to India on 31 December 2014 or before. This important order issued under the recently implemented Immigration and Foreign (Civil) Act, 2025 will provide relief to a large number of people, especially those who came from Pakistan, who came to India after 2014 and were worried about their future.
What was said in the order?
According to the order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, “Minority communities of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan- Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, who were forced to take shelter in India due to religious harassment or fear of it and entered the country without legitimate documents on or before 31 December 2024, will be exempted from the rules of valid passports and vehicles.”
What are the rules for the citizens of Nepal and Bhutan?
It has been clarified in the order that citizens of Nepal and Bhutan will not need passports and visas to go to India or live here, provided they enter India by border route. This system will continue as before. However, if a Nepali or Bhutani citizen comes to India from China, Macau, Hong Kong or Pakistan, then it will be mandatory for him to have a valid passport.
Similarly, Indian citizens also do not require passport or visa to go to India from the border of Nepal or Bhutan. But if they return to India from any other country other than Nepal or Bhutan (except China, Macau, Hong Kong and Pakistan), then they have to show valid passports. At the same time, Indian Army, Navy and Air Force personnel who are going to India on duty or out of duty, and their family members (if they are traveling with government transport) will not need passport or visa.
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