AYUSH Visa

August 4, 2023

Ministry of Home Affairs has incorporated a new visa category, “Ayush Visa” for foreign nationals seeking medical treatment like therapeutic care, wellness and yoga in India.
Ayush Visa aims to fulfill the need for introduction of a special visa scheme for foreigners visiting India for treatment under Ayush systems or Indian systems of medicine per say.
A new chapter i.e. chapter 11A – Ayush Visa has been incorporated after Chapter 11 – Medical visa of the Visa Manual, which deals with treatment under the Indian systems of medicine and accordingly necessary amendments has been made in various chapters of the Visa Manual, 2019.
PM Modi had announced creation of Ayush Visa in 2022 seeking to make it a part of India’s roadmap for the Heal in India initiative of the government.
Ministry of Ayush and the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare are collaborating to develop a one stop Heal in India portal to promote India as a Medical tourism destination of the world.