| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Event/Highlight | India launches e-B-4 Visa for Chinese nationals to facilitate business travel. |
| Purpose | Simplify and regulate travel for production, investment, and technical business activities between India and China. |
| Key Features | - Issued within 45-50 days. - Permits a stay of up to six months. - Covers specific activities like installation, commissioning, training, IT systems setup, and senior management visits. |
| Permitted Activities | - Installation and commissioning of equipment. - Production and plant setup. - IT and ERP ramp-up. - Training of staff. - Supply chain development. - Senior executives' visits. |
| Application Process | - Apply online via the Indian e-Visa portal managed by the Bureau of Immigration. - Indian companies can register through the DPIIT's National Single Window System (NSWS). |
| Why in the News? | To ease travel for investment and production-related activities and support normalization of India-China people-centric exchanges. |
| Question | Q. What is the maximum permitted stay under India's e-B-4 Visa? A. Six months |

