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Registration Form for Indian nationals seeking urgent travel to India

The embassy web site (https://indianembassyusa.gov.in/News?id=24959) mentioned as below: The passengers who arrive in India with negative RT-PCR report will be allowed home quarantine and monitored by the State Government team for a period of 14 days and will self-monitor their health for another 14 days as per protocol. Does this mean a person with negative RT-PCR report is eligible for home quarantine? Registration Form for Indian nationals seeking urgent travel to India   Government of India will be facilitating the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a phased manner. [ https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=202793 ] Indian nationals in the United States of America who seek to travel back to India may please fill the Registration Form in the following link: https://indianembassyusa.gov.in/reg_indian_nationals .The purpose of this Form is only to collect relevant information for planning purposes by the Government of India.This Form is ...
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COVID-19: India’s Repatriation Plans for Citizens Abroad  Following nationwide calls and mounting pressure for Indian citizens, students, migrant workers, senior citizens, and other professionals who were stranded in the United States all over the world, the Ministry of External Affairs is finally allowing repatriation. In early April, petitions were filed with the Supreme Court to allow for these citizens to return home but were dismissed due to the nationwide lockdown, limited healthcare resources in the country, and rising COVID-19 cases. Nevertheless, with registration forms active as of today, the Indian Government is giving clear indication that they are ready to evacuate distressed citizens currently stranded abroad.  The Foreign Ministry working with the Civil Aviation Minister, Air India, and Indian consulates abroad, has presented a detailed evacuation plan in order to coordinate special flights for evacuation of top government officials as well as...