Embassy of Russia in New Delhi yesterday reported a sudden demand…
Embassy of Russia in New Delhi yesterday reported a sudden demand of the Indian authorities by 31 October this year to redraw Russia’s visa specialists working at the sites of bilateral cooperation and previously entered the country on business visas. To meet this requirement, about 700 employees Russian companies urgently need to return to Russia, to get to the Embassy of India in Moscow than get new visa sample and then again comeback to India.
A curious situation arose after the Ministry of Internal Affairs of India, in September announced its decision to immediately clean up the visa granted by working in the country to foreign specialists. Currently, the usual practice, the issuance of employees of foreign companies, including workers, engineers and technical personnel. However, Interior Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram considered this practice unacceptable, with new rules for obtaining work visas, it was decided to distribute to those who have already entered the country on business. The first notice of the urgent need to reissue visas for his workers and professionals were at the Embassy of China, then Interior Ministry circular was sent to the offices of other countries.
Meanwhile, as stated yesterday, Charge d’Affaires of Russia in India, Andrei Sorokin, the sudden decision of Ministry of Internal Affairs of India is urgently redraw visas to hundreds of Russian experts jeopardizes the timely implementation of joint projects, including those implemented by the Defense Ministry, “Tyazhpromekporta and Atomstroiexport .
Russian diplomats in New Delhi trying to calm the situation with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the question of whether Russia will return specialist, remains open.