Indians over 65, under 15 can visit these countries without visa

Indians other than those in the two age brackets won’t have the capacity to utilize Aadhaar to travel out to the two neighboring nations, for which no visas are required, clarified the communique issued recently.

Indian citizens going to Nepal and Bhutan needn’t bother with a visa on the off chance that they have a valid passport, a photo identity card issued by the government of India or a election ID card issued by the Election Commission, it included.

Earlier, persons more than 65 and under 15 could show their PAN card, driving permit, Central Government Health Service (CGHS) card or proportiration card,  but not the Aadhaar, to prove their identity and visit the two countries.

The Aadhaar card has now been added to the list, clarified a senior Home Ministry official.

“Now, persons in the age group of more than 65 years and underneath 15 years have been permitted to utilize Aadhaar as a substantial travel document,” the authority told PTI.

Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). It is being made mandatory for using a host of government services.

“Be that as it may, the crisis authentication and personality endorsement issued by the Indian Embassy in Nepal will be substantial for single voyage for making a trip back to India,” he stated, refering to the dispatch.

Adolescents between 15 to 18 years will be permitted to go among India and Nepal based on a character endorsement issued by the main of their school in a recommended shape, the officer said.

In the event of a family (like spouse, wife, minor kids and guardians) voyaging together, all people won’t be required to convey pertinent records, (for example, a visa or a race ID) on the off chance that one of the grown-up individuals has substantial travel papers, he said.

Notwithstanding, the other relatives must have some evidence of their character with a photo and their relationship as a family, for example, a CGHS card, apportion card, a driving permit or an ID card issued by school/school, the authority clarified.

Indian nationals making a trip to Bhutan need either an Indian identification with least legitimacy of a half year or a voter character card issued by the Election Commission of India.

Bhutan, which imparts fringes to the Indian conditions of Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal, has around 60,000 Indian nationals, utilized generally in the hydroelectric power and development industry.

Moreover, somewhere in the range of 8,000 and 10,000 day by day laborers enter and leave Bhutan ordinarily in bordertowns.

Around six lakh Indians live in Nepal, as indicated by information by the Ministry of External Affairs.

These incorporate businesspersons and dealers who have been living in Nepal for quite a while, experts (specialists, engineers, IT work force) and workers (counting regular/transient) in the development part, it said.

Nepal shares an outskirt of more than 1,850 km with five Indian states – Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.