GUWAHATI, OCT 14 (IANS): Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced that the Northeast’s first visa application centre would be inaugurated in Guwahati on Thursday, October 15, making international travel-related services more accessible to residents of the region.
In a post on X, Sarma said the centre would bring visa services for several countries closer to people in the Northeast, reducing the need to travel outside the region to submit applications.
The facility is being established by VFS Global, which provides visa application services on behalf of governments and diplomatic missions worldwide.
According to Sarma, the centre will facilitate visa applications for 14 countries, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Italy, Latvia, Switzerland, Cyprus, Egypt, Ireland, Japan, Malta and Morocco.
The facility is expected to benefit residents planning overseas travel for tourism, education, business and other purposes, while improving access to international visa services across the Northeast.
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