An agreement between the Russia and India to ease issuance of business and tourist visas to citizens of both countries will make traveling to Russia easy and quick.First Post reported that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had given his nod to forward the visa agreement. The Inter-Governmental Agreement on simplification of requirements for mutual travels of certain categories of citizens was signed by India and Russia on 21 December, 2010 in New Delhi.According to the Cabinet Press Service, the citizens of the two countries holding valid passports can stay on the territory of the other country for up to 90 days.Issuing of multiple entry visas to citizens of both the countries valid for up to five years is a first time initiative since the Soviet collapse, the report said.Currently, individual citizens and organisations need an invitation or a tourist voucher to travel to Russia or India, but if the deal is ratified by the parliament and signed into law by President Earlier in June, India took a lead in resolving the vexed visa issue by liberalising its rules for the Russian citizens. “To further encourage business contacts and promote tourism between India and Russia, we are now issuing multi-entry business visas valid for one year, against six months single or double entry in the past, and tourist visas valid for six months with multiple entries,” Indian Ambassador Ajai Malhotra was quoted saying.The visa agreement is made not just keeping in mind the Indian tourists visiting Russia but also tourist flows from Russia, which have picked up in recent years, with Goa, New Delhi-Agra-Jaipur Golden Triangle, Mumbai and Kulu-Manali emerging as major attractions.According to Malhotra, the Indian missions in Russia had issued about 110,000 visas to Russian citizens last year. With the new approval he expects the number to increase by 25%, the report said.
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