{"id":27578,"date":"2026-10-16T10:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T04:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27578"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T04:16:08","slug":"northeast-indias-first-visa-application-centre-opens-in-guwahati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27578","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Northeast India\u2019s first visa application centre opens in Guwahati<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media Newsroom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Northeast India\u2019s first visa application centre opened in Guwahati, Assam, on Thursday. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the facility, which will accept applications for 14 countries.<\/p>\n<p>The centre will process applications for Austria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Morocco, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. 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