Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has relaxed the requirement of Protected Area Permit (PAP) for the citizens of Myanmar for one year from January 1, to visit Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland.
According to a news agency report, all such Myanmar nationals shall have to compulsorily register themselves with the Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) of the State/district they visit within 24 hours of their arrival. The relaxation was issued on December 31, 2014. The issue of relaxing the requirement of (PAP) for the Myanmar nationals was taken up by the Government of Manipur.
As per the Circular dated 30.12.2010 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the entire area of the States of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland has been excluded from the Protected Area regime notified under the Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order 1958, initially for a period of one year w.e.f. 1.1.2011, subject to some conditions.
A foreign national is not normally allowed to visit a Protected / Restricted Area unless it is established to the satisfaction of the Government that there are extra-ordinary reasons to justify such a visit.
http://www.information.myanmaronlinecentre.com/protected-area-permit-relaxed-in-3-states-of-ne/
No comments:
Post a Comment