The government of India is now releasing special visas for foreign tourists traveling to India to receive medical care.  The release of the “medical visa” is part of the country’s efforts to promote medical tourism in India.

The South Korean government recently launched a new visa category for medical tourists. The foreign tourist visa, called visa M, was designed to accommodate foreign medical tourists to the country to boost the medical tourism industry in South Korea. It is the government’s answer to the medical industry’s requests for the simplification of the visa application process.