Arms-crossed crossed. The Move was Long Due.
Six Northeastern States viz. Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland are now offering permit-less entry. ** However, All foreigners visiting these states will have to register themselves with Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) of the district they visit within 24 hours of their arrival. The district superintendent of police will be the foreigners registration officers.
Six Northeastern States viz. Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland are now offering permit-less entry. ** However, All foreigners visiting these states will have to register themselves with Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) of the district they visit within 24 hours of their arrival. The district superintendent of police will be the foreigners registration officers.
Now, only Pak and China nationals need special permits to visit NE [source: TOI]
Foreigners, excluding Pakistani and Chinese, visiting India on valid visa will not have to take a special permit to travel to Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland from January 1 as the govt has scrapped the provision to boost tourism.
Arunachal Pradesh, however, still stays out of this relief in restrictions.
The above permit-less entry to the three newly added states is initially kept for the first one year, that is, 2011.