Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has inaugurated the first visa application centre in the North East at the Inter-State Bus Terminus in Guwahati. This new facility is set to serve visa applicants from all eight North Eastern states of India.
The new centre will initially process visa applications for 14 different countries. These countries include Austria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Morocco, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
The facility features modern technology and customer support to make the visa process easy and organized. Citizens can also apply for Schengen visas through this centre, which allows travel to 29 European countries. Chief Minister Sarma noted that VFS Global only handles the application process, while the final decision to grant a visa rests with the respective governments.
