<p>To ensure the smooth passage of international travellers arriving in India, the Centre on Tuesday mandated contactless self-declaration by them on the 'Air Suvidha' portal.</p>.<p>The portal was launched in August 2020 and is used to ease international passenger arrival in India.</p>.<p>The portal aids passengers in providing their details of travel and final stay along with RTPCR and vaccination status, among other details.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/malls-express-concern-over-citizens-fake-vaccination-certificates-1058391.html">Malls express concern over citizens’ fake vaccination certificates</a></strong></p>.<p>"In today's time, this helps the state officials in contact tracing. The implementation of the Air Suvidha portal intends to provide hassle-free, queue free and convenient air travel to all international passengers arriving in India," the Ministry of Civil Aviation said in a statement.</p>.<p>"To ensure the necessary prevention of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the exemption forms in the Air Suvidha portal have been discontinued, and filling of the details have been made compulsory for all international passengers arriving in India," it added.</p>.<p>As per the statement, all international passengers arriving in India are mandated to declare their current health status prior to boarding on the Air Suvidha portal along with the required documents.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/young-people-recover-quickly-from-rare-side-effect-of-covid-vaccine-study-1058494.html">Young people recover quickly from rare side effect of Covid vaccine: Study</a></strong></p>.<p>"For immigration, the copy received in e-mail is essential on arrival in India and has to be verified at the 'APHO' counter," the statement said.</p>.<p>According to the ministry, all applications from 'at risk' countries are marked with 'H' and 'red band', while others are marked 'green'.</p>.<p>"This helps in smooth on-arrival segregation and processing. The application also takes into account countries visited in the last 14 days to highlight 'at risk' applications. This field has also been made into a multi-select drop-down option for standardisation.</p>.<p>"For 'at risk' countries, passengers are advised to pre-book their test on arrival, and the links to the respective testing facilities are provided to the passengers on SDF submission," the ministry said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>To ensure the smooth passage of international travellers arriving in India, the Centre on Tuesday mandated contactless self-declaration by them on the 'Air Suvidha' portal.</p>.<p>The portal was launched in August 2020 and is used to ease international passenger arrival in India.</p>.<p>The portal aids passengers in providing their details of travel and final stay along with RTPCR and vaccination status, among other details.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/malls-express-concern-over-citizens-fake-vaccination-certificates-1058391.html">Malls express concern over citizens’ fake vaccination certificates</a></strong></p>.<p>"In today's time, this helps the state officials in contact tracing. The implementation of the Air Suvidha portal intends to provide hassle-free, queue free and convenient air travel to all international passengers arriving in India," the Ministry of Civil Aviation said in a statement.</p>.<p>"To ensure the necessary prevention of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the exemption forms in the Air Suvidha portal have been discontinued, and filling of the details have been made compulsory for all international passengers arriving in India," it added.</p>.<p>As per the statement, all international passengers arriving in India are mandated to declare their current health status prior to boarding on the Air Suvidha portal along with the required documents.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/young-people-recover-quickly-from-rare-side-effect-of-covid-vaccine-study-1058494.html">Young people recover quickly from rare side effect of Covid vaccine: Study</a></strong></p>.<p>"For immigration, the copy received in e-mail is essential on arrival in India and has to be verified at the 'APHO' counter," the statement said.</p>.<p>According to the ministry, all applications from 'at risk' countries are marked with 'H' and 'red band', while others are marked 'green'.</p>.<p>"This helps in smooth on-arrival segregation and processing. The application also takes into account countries visited in the last 14 days to highlight 'at risk' applications. This field has also been made into a multi-select drop-down option for standardisation.</p>.<p>"For 'at risk' countries, passengers are advised to pre-book their test on arrival, and the links to the respective testing facilities are provided to the passengers on SDF submission," the ministry said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>