Russia offers India visa-free regime for group touristsRussia has proposed a visa-free travel agreement with India allowing their citizens to visit each other’s countries in organized groups. In...
11 Aug, 2023, 11.28 AM IST
Russia launches e-visa for IndiansRussia introduced electronic visas for Indian passport holders from August 1, 2023. The visa will be available for guests, businesspeople, ...
01 Aug, 2023, 01.56 PM IST
Russia approves new visa regime; Indians can now get 6-month tourist visa based on hotel reservationLast week, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that Russia was planning to introduce visa-free travel for citizens of up to 11 'friend...
23 Feb, 2023, 10.24 AM IST
Russia is planning to ease tourist visa requirements for 'friendly states', including IndiaBetween 2016 and 2019, tourist traffic from India to Moscow had grown from 61,000 annual visitors to over a lakh. In 2021, traffic recovere...
17 Feb, 2023, 03.37 PM IST
Russia to soon begin e-visas for Indians, mulls visa-free regimeBetween 2016 and 2019, tourist traffic from India to Moscow had grown from 61,000 annual visitors to over a lakh. In 2021, traffic recovere...
14 Sep, 2022, 02.16 PM IST
Russia extends e-visa for Indians to visit Saint Petersburg, Leningrad RegionThe facility starts from Oct 1 and can be availed by filling an electronic application form and uploading a digital photo at least four day...
01 Oct, 2019, 05.11 PM IST
China becomes a contention in visa-free travel to visitors from BRICS countriesThe e-tourist visa enables the prospective visitor to apply for an Indian visa from his or her home country online without visiting the Ind...
31 Jul, 2016, 02.45 PM IST
180% rise in tourist arrival on e-visa in MayThe US continues to occupy the top slot, followed by the UK and China among the countries availing e-tourist visa facility, the Tourism Min...
10 Jun, 2016, 07.25 PM IST
Tourists arrival on e-visa records 266 per cent rise in AprilThe UK continues to occupy the top slot, followed by the US and Russia among the countries availing e-tourist visa facility.
12 May, 2016, 04.21 PM IST
Over one lakh people visited India on e-tourist visa in February: GovtAs many as 1,17,210 people arrived in India on e-Tourist visa in February as compared to 24,985 during the same month last year, registerin...
17 Mar, 2016, 04.58 PM IST
India registers 635.8% growth in tourist arrival on E-Tourist visa in December 2015India has registered a 635.8% growth in tourist arrival on E-Tourist visa in December 2015 vis a vis the same period last year and UK leads...
14 Jan, 2016, 08.15 PM IST
Over 770 per cent increase in e-Tourist visa arrivalsA total of 21,476 tourists arrived in the country this July on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 2,462 during the same month last year, registe...
14 Aug, 2015, 10.02 PM IST
India to press for multiple-entry business visa for Brics entrepreneursRussia and Brazil have had reservations on the special visas in the past, but the Brics member states are trying to narrow down the differe...
02 Jul, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Russia mulling abolition of visas for Indians: MinisterThe minister did not comment on when visas would be abolished, saying it was under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Ministry.
12 Dec, 2014, 10.09 PM IST
Germany, US, Israel among 43 countries to get e-visa facilityAs per the government decision, all countries, except a few in the "prior list", would be brought into the e-visa regime over the next two ...
23 Nov, 2014, 11.14 AM IST
US, Israel to be given e-visa facility from November 27The e-visa facility for 28 countries would be rolled out by Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma.
14 Nov, 2014, 07.59 PM IST
Government’s gift to tourists: E-visa scheme likely to be launched by month-endOnce implemented, ETA will allow foreign travelers to apply for a visa and receive an online confirmation within three to five working days.
22 Oct, 2014, 12.24 PM IST