Foreigners visiting India can avail treatment without obtaining medical visa: Govt
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has announced that foreigners visiting India can avail of treatment, except organ transplant, anywhere in the country without obtaining a medical visa. The ministry said in a statement that indoor treatment may now be taken on primary (original) visa for pre-existing diseases, which the foreigner may have been suffering from even before his or her entry into India and for ailments that were in his or her knowledge.
The decision has been taken as some foreigners, who are already in India on valid visas, were facing difficulties in availing medical treatment in the event of their falling sick during their stay.
They were being advised by some hospitals or medical centers to get their visas converted into medical visas before getting admitted, the statement said.
The Home Ministry said a foreigner suffering from a minor medical condition, which needs only OPD consultation or treatment, may take treatment at any hospital or treatment centre on his or her primary visa.
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