The Kartarpur Corridor between India and Pakistan has opened on On 9 November 2019. Where on behalf of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi from India and Prime Minister Imran Khan from Pakistan have inaugurated this corridor. This corridor will make it easier for Indian devotees to visit Darbar Saheb in Kartarpur, Pakistan. Here we are telling you all the information related to going to Kartarpur corridor, Darbar Saheb in the form of question and answer, which is necessary for you to know.
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1. Is Visa required to visit Kartarpur Corridor?
- No visa is required for the Kartarpur corridor.
2. What is the fees to go there?
- To visit Kartarpur Corridor, you have to pay a fee of 20 dollars (about 1400 rupees). Those who go on 9 and 12 November will not have to pay any fees.
3. Why there will no fees for Kartarpur on November 9 and 12?
- Because this corridor is inaugurated on November 9, that is the first day and November 12 is the 550th Guru Nanak Jayanti. The fee is relieved on this occasion.
4. What is the distance from Dera Baba Nanak to Darbar Saheb Kartarpur?
- The distance between the two is 4.6 km.
5. Do you need to carry a passport?
- It was said earlier that passports will not be required during the journey. But on Thursday, the Pakistan Army said that it would be mandatory to bring passports even during the yatra.
6. How can you go to Kartarpur?
- For this, you have to first register online. You can visit the website http://prakashpurb550.mha.gov.in for online registration. You can also get information related to this trip through the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
7. How will I know whether the application has been accepted or not?
- Four days before the journey, the applicant will come to know through SMS and email whether their application has been accepted or not. If the application is accepted, electronic travel authorization (ETA) request will be sent via email or SMS.
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8. What is ETA?
- It is a kind of travel slip on which a bar code will be made. In this, there will be much information including names of pilgrims going to Kartarpur, date of journey, Punjabization number.
9. What kind of investigation process will have to go through?
- The devotees will first have to visit the Passenger Terminal Building of Dera Baba Nanak located in India. Their immigration check will be done there. Then there will be a security check. Only then they will be able to enter the Pakistan border.
10. Can I carry things?
- Devotees going to Kartarpur can carry a maximum of 11 thousand rupees in cash, a bag of maximum 7 kg weight, water, medicines, food, etc. The ban of up to 11 thousand rupees is because only the maximum amount of rupees will be converted into Pakistani currency.
11. Which documents will be required?
- Valid passport, OCI card for overseas Indians and passport of the country where they are residing, passport size photograph, active mobile number.
12. Can NRIs also go through the Kartarpur Corridor?
- A person who has an OCI card can go through the Kartarpur corridor. Other people have to apply for a visa.
13. Who has funded the Kartarpur corridor?
- Both governments have given funds on their own behalf.
