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Malaysia has announced that the entry visa requirements for citizens of India would not be needed from the 1st of December, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. The same development has been extended to Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka earlier.
The move comes as the nation looks to boost its tourism industry. The Indians and Chinese were known as the largest form of tourists all over the world.
India nationals may stay for up to 30 days visa-free in Malaysia, Anwar said in a speech at his People’s Justice Party’s annual congress in Putrajaya on Sunday. This would be subject to security screening, Prime Minister added.
Malaysia is counting on extra tourist arrivals — and their spending — to support economic growth. Anwar last month announced plans to improve visa facilities next year to encourage the entry of tourists and investors, “especially from India and China."
Vietnam now considering visa-free entry for Indians and Chinese.
As of now, nationals from Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Finland can travel to Vietnam without a visa.
And to other countries, it is offering e-visas with a 90-day validity and multiple entry allowances for individuals from all countries
Last month, Thailand also announced that the government will allow visa-free entry for tourists from India and Taiwan for a period of six months from November 10 this year to May 10, 2024.
"We will provide visa-free entry to India and Taiwan because a lot of their people like to travel to Thailand," Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavision was quoted as reported by AFP.
Similarly, Sri Lanka's authority has approved the issuance of free visas to individuals from India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, and Thailand as a pilot project until March 31, 2024.
“Cabinet approves issuing of free visas to India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand with immediate effect as a pilot project till 31 March," posted on X earlier.
印度公民無需申請簽證即可訪問馬來西亞 - Malaysia Prime Minister
馬來西亞總理安瓦爾·易卜拉欣 (Anwar Ibrahim) 表示，馬來西亞已宣布從 12 月 1 日起不再需要印度公民的入境簽證要求。 同樣的發展早期已擴展到越南、泰國和斯里蘭卡。
此舉正值該國尋求振興旅遊業之際。 印度人和中國人被認為是世界上最大的遊客群。
安瓦爾週日在布城舉行的人民正義黨年度代表大會上發表演說時表示，印度國民可以免簽證在馬來西亞停留最多 30 天。 總理補充說，這將受到安全檢查。
馬來西亞依靠更多的遊客數量及其支出來支持經濟成長。 安瓦爾上個月宣布計劃明年改善簽證設施，以鼓勵遊客和投資者入境，「尤其是來自印度和中國的遊客和投資者」。
越南正在考慮對印度人和中國人實施免簽證入境。
截至目前，德國、法國、瑞典、義大利、西班牙、丹麥和芬蘭的國民可以免簽證前往越南。
對於其他國家/地區，它為來自所有國家/地區的個人提供有效期為 90 天的電子簽證和多次入境津貼
上個月，泰國也宣布，政府將允許來自印度和台灣的遊客免簽證入境，為期六個月，從今年11月10日到2024年5月10日。
據法新社報道，泰國總理斯雷塔·塔維維恩(Srettha Thavision) 援引泰國總理斯雷塔·塔維文(Srettha Thavision) 的話說：「我們將提供前往印度和台灣的免簽證入境服務，因為很多人喜歡去泰國旅遊。”
同樣，斯里蘭卡當局已批准向來自印度、中國、俄羅斯、馬來西亞、日本、印尼和泰國的個人發放免費簽證作為試點項目，有效期至 2024 年 3 月 31 日。
“內閣批准向印度、中國、俄羅斯、馬來西亞、日本、印尼和泰國發放免費簽證，作為試點項目立即生效，直至 3 月 31 日”，早些時候在 X 上發布
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