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The Indian government has stopped issuing travel visas for HKSAR passports, but the BNO passport holders are exempted, according to Yahoo News.
Hong Kong government spokesperson said that HKSAR passport holders are required to apply for visas for travelling to India for tourism and other purposes. The Immigration Department has been actively liaising with the Consulate General of India in the HKSAR to understand the latest visa arrangements, and to strive for more travel convenience for HKSAR passport holders.
As for now, according to the Indian online visa platform, China, Hong Kong and Macao are excluded from the list of countries and territories eligible for applying for electronic visas, and Hong Kong is not listed under the "Nationality/Territory" column on the visa application page.
Staff at the North Point office of the Indian Consulate General in Hong Kong also said that HKSAR passports are not eligible to apply for travel visas.
印度停止向香港特別行政區護照持有人發放旅行簽證
印度政府已停止向香港特別行政區護照發放旅遊簽證，但BNO護照
據雅虎新聞報道，持有人獲得豁免。
香港特區政府發言人表示，香港特別行政區護照持有人前往印度旅遊及其他目的必須申請簽證。 入境處一直積極與印度駐香港總領事館聯絡，了解最新簽證安排，爭取為香港特區護照持有人提供更多出行便利。
目前，根據印度線上簽證平台的信息，中國、香港和澳門不在有資格申請電子簽證的國家和地區名單中，香港也沒有列在印度線上簽證平台的「國籍/領土」欄內。簽證申請頁。
印度駐香港總領事館北角辦事處工作人員也表示，香港特區護照不符合申請旅行簽證的資格。
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