Japan may approve bill to increase immigration feesJapan's parliament has approved a bill to significantly increase immigration fees for foreign residents and applicants. New charges for res...
30 Apr, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
Planning a Bali trip? Visa on Arrival rules for Indian travellers explainedIndian travellers planning trips to Bali and Indonesia can now utilize the Visa on Arrival facility. This allows for short stays of up to 3...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
Sri Lanka introduces digital nomad visa; eases tourist visa rules with extended validitySri Lanka is welcoming digital nomads and long-stay tourists with new visa options. A Digital Nomad Visa allows remote work for overseas em...
05 Feb, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
No Indian e-visa for mainland Chinese or those from Hong Kong, MacauThe e-visa was earlier available to people of 171 countries, including China. The move to deny e-visa access to Chinese nationals assumes s...
11 Nov, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
Tourism ministry announces new 5 year visa being planned, other relaxations in e visa in the worksFive-year e-visa to cost $80; lower charge for off-season likely
21 Aug, 2019, 07.21 AM IST
Government approves new visa policy to attract foreigners, boost tradeMedical tourism in India alone is estimated at USD 3 billion and projected to grow to $7-8 billion by 2020, according to a PTI report.
01 Dec, 2016, 01.17 PM IST
Tourist visa & e-visa for foreigners wanting to do Yoga courseRealising the spread and importance of yoga world over, government has decided to include short term yoga programmes in tourist visa and e-...
02 Jun, 2016, 05.29 PM IST
E-visa validity might be extended to 60 daysTo boost foreign tourist arrivals, government is considering doubling the validity of an etourist visa, apart from allowing at least two en...
26 May, 2016, 01.16 PM IST
Government revises electronic tourist visa feeThe new rates, which will be applicable from November 3, have been reduced in the case of a number of countries, said a statement from Unio...
30 Oct, 2015, 09.08 PM IST
India to reduce Electronic Tourist Visa scheme feeIndia has decided to reduce visa fees for tourists arriving under the ETV scheme which has facilitated a 900 per cent jump in tourist arriv...
30 Sep, 2015, 07.23 PM IST
India to reduce Electronic Tourist Visa feeOn arrival, the visitor has to present the authorisation to the immigration authorities who would then stamp the entry into the country.
22 Sep, 2015, 10.40 AM IST
Government to rationalise fee for Electronic Tourist Visa schemeThe idea is to create different categories of visa fee — and have a lower fee than $60 for countries who offer ETV to India,” a ministry of...
21 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi announces e-visas to Chinese nationalsIn a confidence building measure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that India will grant e-visas to Chinese tourists.
15 May, 2015, 04.00 PM IST
India declares liberalised visa policy for CanadiansAnnouncing this here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the new visa policy would support greater engagement and people-to-people contacts.
15 Apr, 2015, 11.32 PM IST
Government changes name of Tourist Visa on Arrival scheme; it's now 'e-tourist visa'The change of name comes into effect from Wednesday before the government embarks on expanding the scheme to more countries than 44 at pres...
14 Apr, 2015, 03.56 PM IST
Government plans to extend e-visa facility in more countriesOnce cleared after a background check, the tourist can fly in to any of nine select international airports in the country and pay the visa ...
22 Jan, 2015, 02.47 AM IST
Electonic visa scheme: Easy tourist authorisation to boost inbound tourismThe introduction of electronic visa facility in India could double annual tourist arrivals to over 12 million in the next five years.
01 Apr, 2014, 03.46 AM IST