40,000 foreigners overstayed in India after visa expiry in 2020
The Hindu
Overstaying in India can lead to fine, an imprisonment and even a ban on entering the country again, according to Union Home Ministry.
More than 40,000 foreigners overstayed in India after the expiry of their visas in 2020 when over 32.79 lakh foreigners visited the country despite a long spell of nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the Union Home Ministry statistics, the number of foreign nationals residing in the country after expiry of their visas in 2019 was 54,576, and in 2020 was 40,239.
Officials said overstaying in India beyond the visa date can lead to fine, an imprisonment of up to five years and even a ban on entering the country again.
The penalty for overstaying in India is nil in the first 15 days, ₹10,000 if it is 16 days to 30 days, ₹ 20,000 if it is 31 days to 90 days and ₹50,000 if it is beyond 90 days.
A total of 32,79,315 foreign nationals visited India between April 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020.
According to the Home Ministry data, the maximum number of foreigners who visited India during this period were from the United States (61,190) followed by those from Bangladesh (37,774), United Kingdom (33,323), Canada (13,707), Portugal (11,668) and Afghanistan (11,212).
A total of 8,438 German nationals, 8,353 French citizens, 7,163 from Iraq and 6,129 from Republic of Korea also visited India during the said period. Besides, 4,751 Pakistani nationals visited India in 2020.
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