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312 foreign Sikh natls removed from adverse list

The missions will now grant an appropriate visa to all categories of asylees whose names have been removed from the central adverse list.

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The Centre has removed the names of 312 Sikh foreign nationals from its 'Adverse List'. The updated list now contains the name of two individuals. The 312 Sikh foreign nationals are now eligible to avail Visa services to visit family in India.

A government source said, "Government reviewed adverse list containing Sikh Foreign Nationals. Reviewing is a continuous and dynamic process and is a part of a regular exercise" Explaining the benefit, the source said, "These Sikh foreign nationals would now be eligible to avail Indian Visa services to reconnect to their roots and visit their families in India" The people will become eligible for issuance of long term Indian visas and can apply for (OCI) card.

They will be granted OCI card after holding normal visas for a period of two years.

Most of the Sikh Indian nationals on the list had left India to escape the authorities in the early 1980s in the aftermath of turmoil following operation Blue Star to flush out Khalistani terrorist occupying the holiest shrine in Sikhism - the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar.

The Indian missions abroad have also done away with the maintenance of "local adverse lists". The missions will now grant an appropriate visa to all categories of asylees whose names have been removed from the central adverse list.

Background

 Most of the Sikh Indian nationals on the list had left India to escape the authorities in 1980s in the aftermath of turmoil following operation Blue Star to flush out Khalistani terrorist occupying Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar

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