India has withdrawn its entire wushu (martial arts) team from the World University Games, taking place on Friday in Chengdu, in protest at China’s decision to issue stamped visas instead of stamps to three athlete from Arunachal Pradesh. According to coach Raghvendra Singh, the decision came hours after airport officials in New Delhi blocked an eight-person group of five athletes, a coach and two support staff at the boarding gate. flew a few minutes before departing at midnight on Thursday night.
But do you know anything about Stapled Visa, this article will clear all the issues around.
Generally, when you go abroad, an immigration officer will stamp your passport to know why you are visiting that country. But in the case of Stapled Visa, the stamp is affixed on an additional sheet of paper instead of the traveler’s passport. This supplement contains all the details related to the Stapled Visa holder’s trip. So this type of supplement is called a Stapled Visa.
Which countries issue stamped visas?
Staple Visa is issued by many countries. These countries are; Cuba, Iran, Syria and North Korea. These countries used to issue visas with pins to citizens of China and Vietnam, but after mutual agreement between these countries, the process was stopped. China still issues visas with pins to citizens of two Indian states, Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, but China does not apply this policy to residents of other Indian states. Since China considers Arunachal Pradesh a part of Tibet and China has confiscated the territory of Tibet, that is why China considers Arunachal Pradesh as part of its country. China considers Arunachal Pradesh a part of it but people living in Arunachal Pradesh are not considered Chinese citizens. That’s why China grants fixed visas to citizens of Arunachal Pradesh.
According to China, citizens of Arunachal Pradesh do not need a visa to visit their country i.e. China, but Arunachal Pradesh area is owned by India, hence Stapled Visa or Nathi Visa is issued for the Arunachals.
Why is it called the Stapled Visa?
The main reason to say “Stapled Visa” is simply that the sheet of paper that is separately attached to the passport is stapled using “stapling”. That is why it is called the Stapled visa.
The meaning of granting a fixed visa:
first. A provision in the Pin Visa is that when a passenger with a Pin Visa (such as an Arunachal resident) wants to return to his or her home country after completing work in China, the pin visa, immigration card his will be torn off. The traveler’s passport does not contain any details about this trip, which creates a security challenge for the authorities of a country like India.
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2. Staple visas do not leave a permanent mark on one’s passport. If China leaves a permanent mark on the passports of J&K citizens. It implies that China is accepting J&K as Indian territory, which China does not want to do.
3. If a Pin Visa is issued to Indian nationals then it is a challenge for the government of India as a hostile country considers the land of an “independent country” as its territory.
4. A country that opposes the issuance of a stamped visa because the visa issuing country may conspire against the country whose citizens are being granted a stamped visa because the stamped visa does not leave any evidence of stamped visa holder’s trip. The journey of Jammu and Kashmir separatist leaders to China is strong evidence of the same. It is worth knowing that since 2009, China has started to issue visas to residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
The message of the Chinese Foreign Ministry to the people of Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir is as follows:
“As the Indian government keeps track of your overseas visits and after checking your passport, the Government of India may know the details of your trips to China. So the Indian government may ask you to explain the reason for your trip to China. Therefore the Chinese government has decided to issue a stamped visa to you.”
In short, it can be said that China’s Stapled Visa Policy is a conspiracy to invite anti-India elements into their country and plot to implement a strategy of dividing India into unity. Perhaps this is the reason why the Indian government has always criticized the Chinese government for granting Stapled Visa to the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
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