A travel association wants to know why the biometric requirement for Indian visa applies only for Malaysians.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Indian Tour and Travel Association (Mita) submitted a memorandum to the MIC today urging the party to intervene to abolish or postpone the biometric requirement for Indian visa.
The memorandum was handed to MIC secretary-general A Prakash Rao this afternoon.
Mita’s Special Task Force chairman A Sevaguru said the association had received negative feedback from the Indian community on the new system.
“The new system requires all applicants to be present in person at the Indian Visa Centre to have their biometric samples taken,” he said.
Sevaguru said Malaysians planning to go to India would find it difficult to travel to the city centre because many of them were living far away.
“The tourists will incur additional transport expenses to travel from rural areas to the city. They will also be forced to take leave from work,” he said.
Sevaguru also asked why the Indian government was only introducing the biometric system for Malaysia and not other countries.
The Indian government introduced the biometric visa for all Malaysians on April 1.
Under the new system, visa applicants will be identified by using fingerprint, iris scan and photo.
The memorandum was handed to MIC secretary-general A Prakash Rao this afternoon.
Mita’s Special Task Force chairman A Sevaguru said the association had received negative feedback from the Indian community on the new system.
“The new system requires all applicants to be present in person at the Indian Visa Centre to have their biometric samples taken,” he said.
Sevaguru said Malaysians planning to go to India would find it difficult to travel to the city centre because many of them were living far away.
“The tourists will incur additional transport expenses to travel from rural areas to the city. They will also be forced to take leave from work,” he said.
Sevaguru also asked why the Indian government was only introducing the biometric system for Malaysia and not other countries.
The Indian government introduced the biometric visa for all Malaysians on April 1.
Under the new system, visa applicants will be identified by using fingerprint, iris scan and photo.
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