India allows vaccination for foreign nationals

India has decided to allow foreign nationals living in the country to get Covid-19 vaccine.

Foreign nationals can use their passports as an identity document to get registered on CoWIN portal and find a vaccination slot, the health and family welfare ministry said on Monday.

“A significant number of foreign nationals are living in India, especially in large metropolitan areas. In these areas, the potential of spread of Covid-19 is high due to higher population density. To counter any possibility of such occurrence, it is important to vaccinate all eligible persons,” the ministry said in a statement.


Till now, only foreign nationals employed in embassies and diplomatic missions were eligible for the vaccine.

Indian nationals can either walk in to a Covid vaccination centre or register on CoWIN portal, designed to keep track of all vaccines administered across states, to get the jab.