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The Ministry of Home Affairs has amended the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025, making it mandatory for Indian, Nepalese, and Bhutanese citizens travelling between India, Nepal, and Bhutan to produce specified identity documents before immigration officers. This amendment applies to direct travel by land or air. However, standard passport and visa requirements will continue to apply when travel involves certain third countries. The amendment also specifies exemptions from passport, travel document, and visa requirements for certain categories of people, including Indian armed forces personnel, registered Sri Lankan Tamil nationals, foreign military crew, and religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who entered India on or before December 31, 2024, after fleeing religious persecution or fear of persecution.
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