In the context of COVID-19, Government of India is following point of entry procedures for identifying International travellers, particularly at-risk travellers to India through multi-pronged strategy of thermal screening and testing.
Ministry of Transport and Highways (MoRTH), India has introduced a new service for re-issuance of International Driving Permit (IDP) through Embassy/Consulate to eligible Indian nationals in Japan.
Japan has now become a hot destination for Indians. We have seen a steep rise in the Engineers and students coming to Japan. The sudden rise could be attributed to the growing bureaucratic relations between India and Japan and the news that Japan would employ non-skilled Indian workers.
I have seen people leaving Japan for as simple reason as being unable to talk on phone in the Japanese trains. There are many such reasons for which people tend to leave Japan.
The Government of Japan has announced that due to the impact of the current COVID-19 outbreak, a decision has been made to temporarily extend the period of validity of Certificates of Eligibility (COE), which are used in some visa applications.
