MUMBAI: The collector's office in Mumbai, in the last five years, has received around 150 requests for Indian citizenship. However, not a single foreigner working in Bollywood has so far applied for citizenship, though some of them are living in India for more than seven years.
The immigration department is busy scrutinizing the visa categories of dozens of foreigners who entered India on a tourist visa and began working in the film industry. "When one can get an employment visa and work on the basis of it, then what is the need of working on a visitor's visa?" asked an immigration official. The department is now classifying the visa details of foreigners who entered the country on a specific visa but are flouting the rules.
Among those who have been staying in India and working on an employment visa are Katrina Kaif (UK citizen), Deepti Naval ( US citizen), Salma Agha (UK citizen) and Yana Gupta (Czech citizen).
Working in Bollywood for years, but still on visa - Times of India
The immigration department is busy scrutinizing the visa categories of dozens of foreigners who entered India on a tourist visa and began working in the film industry. "When one can get an employment visa and work on the basis of it, then what is the need of working on a visitor's visa?" asked an immigration official. The department is now classifying the visa details of foreigners who entered the country on a specific visa but are flouting the rules.
Among those who have been staying in India and working on an employment visa are Katrina Kaif (UK citizen), Deepti Naval ( US citizen), Salma Agha (UK citizen) and Yana Gupta (Czech citizen).
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Working in Bollywood for years, but still on visa - Times of India
