Indian - Bhutan bordertown Phuentsholing

teeratiti · Jun 23rd, 2005, 18:52

Does anybody know if it is still possible to visit the Indian/Bhutan bordertown Phuentsholing without a visa ?? Somebody told me that the free city policy had been revoked in January 2005. Is this the truth ?
So if it is still possible, for how long i can stay in Phuentsholing ?? Just a few hours or maybe the whole day ? Can i stay overnight there ? Are there no problems when i leave Bhutan and enter India again (with the same single entry indian visa) ?? Thanks.

ddutta · Jun 23rd, 2005, 19:36

Visited Phuentsholing without visa quite sometime back . No idea about the recent development .

rockyS · Jun 24th, 2005, 18:10

hi ,off recently to enter bhutan from India , u need to get a entry permit done at the border it self , u just cant enter like that anymore, even for Indians.

As with regard to re entry into India i dont know ,but dont think u should have a problem.

mahmud · Jun 25th, 2005, 12:09

Couple of yesrs ago I went there. As far as I remember, for foreigners, it is mandatory to have Multiple visa to back from Bhutan. As we had no multiple visa, we received visa from Indian Embassy in Kathmundu. So, please check more.

StorBreicht · Jul 27th, 2005, 15:59

hello
the last thing i heard when i was near bhutan(three week ago), you can enter bhutan to visit Phuentsholing, but you have to leave before 22:00pm.
if you would like to stay longer in Bhutan you need to pay us$200 per day and get an visa, but there is another option, to get invited by an Bhutanees citizen in that case you can stay longer and do not have to pay the us$200 per day.
are you sure you have a single entry visa for india? cause the most people i met here in India have an multiple enty visa, without asking for it at the ambassy.

i hope i helped you a bit

(sorry for my bad english)

Jun 23rd, 2005, 18:52	#1
teeratiti Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 67	Indian - Bhutan bordertown Phuentsholing Does anybody know if it is still possible to visit the Indian/Bhutan bordertown Phuentsholing without a visa ?? Somebody told me that the free city policy had been revoked in January 2005. Is this the truth ? So if it is still possible, for how long i can stay in Phuentsholing ?? Just a few hours or maybe the whole day ? Can i stay overnight there ? Are there no problems when i leave Bhutan and enter India again (with the same single entry indian visa) ?? Thanks.

Jun 23rd, 2005, 19:36	#2
ddutta Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: kolkata Posts: 803	Visited Phuentsholing without visa quite sometime back . No idea about the recent development . __________________ "If you smile at me I will understand, because that is something everyone everywhere does in the same language"

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rockyS LIVE LIFE KINGSIZE Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: CAL Posts: 264	hi ,off recently to enter bhutan from India , u need to get a entry permit done at the border it self , u just cant enter like that anymore, even for Indians. As with regard to re entry into India i dont know ,but dont think u should have a problem.

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mahmud Account Closed Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Posts: 445	Couple of yesrs ago I went there. As far as I remember, for foreigners, it is mandatory to have Multiple visa to back from Bhutan. As we had no multiple visa, we received visa from Indian Embassy in Kathmundu. So, please check more.

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StorBreicht Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: the netherlands Posts: 5	hello the last thing i heard when i was near bhutan(three week ago), you can enter bhutan to visit Phuentsholing, but you have to leave before 22:00pm. if you would like to stay longer in Bhutan you need to pay us$200 per day and get an visa, but there is another option, to get invited by an Bhutanees citizen in that case you can stay longer and do not have to pay the us$200 per day. are you sure you have a single entry visa for india? cause the most people i met here in India have an multiple enty visa, without asking for it at the ambassy. i hope i helped you a bit (sorry for my bad english)

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