Stapled Visas

India Raised Tibet, Stapled Visa Issues With China: Sushma Swaraj

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 28, 2017

There is no quid pro quo with China on the issue of "sufferings" of the Tibetan people and stapled visas being given to Arunachal Pradesh residents by Beijing, government said on Thursday.

Arunachal Congress Lawmaker Wants To Visit China But Not On Stapled Visa

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 3, 2016

Declaring himself as a "proud Indian", Congress lawmaker from Arunachal Pradesh Ninong Ering on Monday said in the Lok Sabha he wishes to visit China to meet the members of the Lohoba tribe but asserted that he will not do so on a "stapled visa".

PM Narendra Modi Raises Stapled Visas in China, State-Run TV Shows Distorted India Map

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Shyam Balasubramanian | Thursday May 14, 2015

During his 90-minute talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised a series of stress points for their countries, including how China issues visas to applicants from Arunachal Pradesh, which it claims as Southern Tibet.

Stapled Visas to People of Arunachal Pradesh a 'Goodwill' Gesture: China

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 9, 2014

China has justified as "goodwill" gesture its policy of issuing stapled visas to residents of Arunachal Pradesh, saying such a policy does not "undermine" the positions of both India and China which have disputes over big parts of that area.

India, China trying to solve stapled visa issue: official

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 22, 2013

India and China are trying to find a solution to the issue of China's policy of issuing stapled visas to people from Arunachal Pradesh, a senior official said in New Delhi on Thursday.

India, China sign border agreement but visa pact off over stapled visa row

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 23, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks with his Chinese counterpart premier Li Keqiang in Beijing today.

PM in China: Border pact likely, but stapled visas a sore point

India News | Nitin Gokhale | Wednesday October 23, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has begun talks with his Chinese counterpart premier Li Keqiang on his visit to Beijing. The two countries are expected to sign a deal on border cooperation, but there are indications that New Delhi has put the proposed visa liberalisation agreement on hold because of the stapled visa issue.

China defends move to issue stapled visas to Indian archers

Press Trust of India | Monday October 14, 2013

Two archers from Arunachal Pradesh were not allowed to participate in a world championship event after failing to receive their visas.

India lodges strong protest with China over stapled visas issued to archers

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 12, 2013

India on Saturday lodged a strong protest with China on the issuance of stapled visas to two young archers from Arunachal Pradesh.

Take up stapled visa issue with China: Archery body asks government

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 11, 2013

AAI president VK Malhotra said China's action assumes significance as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is slated to visit the country later this month.

Arunachal Pradesh archers 'grounded' over stapled Chinese visas, anger in India

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 11, 2013

Two women archers from Arunachal Pradesh have been stopped from going to China for a world championship, after China issued them stapled visas as a mark that the border state was a 'disputed region'.

Two archers from Arunachal Pradesh not allowed to board flight to China

Press Trust of India | Friday October 11, 2013

Mihu Maselo and Yumi Sorang, who were the only two Arunachal archers in the 24-member squad, were given stapled Visas issued on a separate papers as the immigration officials prevented them from boarding the 11.10 pm flight to Guangzhou.

Vietnam issues stapled visas to Chinese passport holders

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 25, 2012

Taking a leaf out of Beijing's past practice of issuing stapled visas for residents of Jammu and Kashmir, Vietnam is issuing visas for Chinese passport holders on separate paper, to counter China's map on its new e-passports showing disputed areas as part of its territory.

Will not issue visa to officials from Arunachal, says China

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 13, 2011

China today made it clear that it will not issue visas to any official from Arunachal Pradesh, over which it lays claims, and will continue to issue stapled visas to non-officials from that state.     Speaking against the backdrop of reports that two Arunachal men have got stapled visas which was departure from past practice, an...

India's response to stapled visas for Arunachal sportsman

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday January 12, 2011

In spite of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's assurance that his country will take serious note of India's concerns over the issue of stapled visas, the handing over of such documents to two people from Arunachal prevented them from flying to Beijing on Wednesday.Indian Weightlifting Federation's Joint Secretary Abraham K Techi along with a weightlifter...