India further eases medical visa regime for foreign nationals

India has announced further liberalisation of medical visa regime for foreign nationals, allowing them to get indoor treatment on their primary (original) visa. “Now, the government of India has further liberalised the medical visa regime and permitted foreigners to get the indoor treatment on their primary (original) visa even for pre-existing diseases (except in cases of organ transplant) which the foreigner may have been suffering from even before his/her entry into India,” a Home Ministry statement said on Friday.