Modi announce more German visas for Indians as Scholz visits

Germany will dramatically boost the number of skilled Indians to work in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Friday as he hosted Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Modi said the Scholz administration had decided to increase the number of visas granted annually to skilled Indian workers to 90,000, up from 20,000.

Berlin has also pledged to make its visa application process less bureaucratic and to improve the recognition of Indian professional qualifications in Germany. The German leader is on his third visit to India since last year, bringing several cabinet ministers for discussions between the leaders of the world's third and fifth-largest economies.