India simplifies visa rules

To simplify India's visa regime, the Centre has cut visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23. The nine categories now include Business Visa, Diplomatic Visa, Work Visa, Journalist Visa, Medical Visa, Official Visa, Student Visa, Visitor Visa and Miscellaneous Visa. The number of fields in application forms will be reduced by 65-70% across all sub-categories.