Indian embassy contracts US firm to outsource visa services

[OhioChick]

Source: The Hindu

Washington, Sept. 18 (PTI): The Indian Embassy in the US has contracted an American firm to outsource its visa collection and delivery processes at its five diplomatic missions from October 1.

Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen said the new system will offer "speedy and efficient" service against the backdrop of a growing number of Americans travelling to India.

Travisa Outsourcing Inc will handle the outsourcing service for the embassy in the capital and the Consuls General in Chicago, Houston, New York and San Fransisco.

Sen said the outsourcing was necessary due to rapid transformation of India-US relations in recent years which has "manifested in an unprecedented growth of business travellers, tourists and other US residents to India and the introduction of several non-stop and additional travel services between the two countries".



Read more: http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200709181863.htm

[IronLionZion]

1. This is so cool

both ways: that Indians are outsourcing to Americans, and that Americans are visiting India. This is awesome stuff.

[Larkspur]

5. Where I work, we were offered an opportunity to go to India to help train our Indian staff

but management is having a hard time getting Americans to volunteer to take up the offer.

[Turbineguy]

2. So that Americans

visiting India to look for outsourcing opportunities will not have to wait so long for a visa.

[goodhue]

3. excellent

[pattmarty]

4. And why not? Most of our shit is outsourced to India.