Standard procedure

Streamlined visa rules for Chinese experts is realistic policy

The Union government is reportedly working to extend a set of standard operating procedures (SOP) it had evolved to streamline visas for Chinese experts and tech workers for its signature production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to other manufacturing units. To this end, the Ministry of Home Affairs is in the final stages of working on a “better, streamlined SOP” that will enable visas to be processed within 10 days. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has been working with the ministries and private stakeholders concerned to smooth the process. This move involves a uniform process, precluding the need