Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that Indian students pursuing a master’s degree in France will now be given a five-year long-term post-study visa.
Earlier, Indian students were given two-year work visa.
PM Modi made the announcement during his address to the Indian community at LA Seine Musicale in Paris. He also received a gala welcome from the people gathered there.
“The last time I came to France, it was decided that Indian students studying in France would be given a 2-year post-study work visa. Now, it has been decided that Indian students pursuing Masters in France will be given long-term post-study visa of 5 years,” said PM Modi in his address.
The Prime Minister, who arrived in Paris on Thursday on a two-day official visit, was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the airport. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne welcomed him at the airport.
PM Modi called his visit to France “special” as France celebrates its National Day and congratulated the people on the occasion.
He is attending the National Day Parade of France with French President Emmanuel Macron and called it a reflection of the “unbreakable friendship between India and France.”
Source: ANI
