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Immigration gets faster with e-arrival cards from October 1
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Times of India
They will no longer be required to fill physical disembarkation cards that are currently submitted at immigration.
Indian nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders will not be require to fill these e-arrival cards.Amit Shah-led Union home ministry has been using technology for speeding up immigration.
Earlier this month, he inaugurated the Fast Track Immigration - Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Trichy, Kozhikode, and Amritsar airports.
FTI-TTP can be used by Indian citizens and OCI card holders.
"Travellers now experience no long queues or manual checking, receiving immigration clearance in just 30 seconds without delays.