India likely to link Interpol RCN database with e-visa networkThe move comes after India had to revoke the e-tourist visa granted to Germany-based Dolkun Isa, a leader of World Uyghur Congress (WUC), a...
28 Apr, 2016, 09.56 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
Govt on track to extend e-tourist visa facility to 150 nationsThe government is on track to extend e-tourist visa facility, which allows foreigners to get the travel document online, to 37 more countri...
05 Jan, 2016, 10.50 PM IST
E-Tourist Visa scheme registers 2713% growth in NovemberWhile UK continued to top the list of tourists who availed the e visa facility, USA, France and Germany were among the other countries that...
15 Dec, 2015, 02.29 PM IST
Tourist arrivals with e-visa jumped over 9 times in January-June 2015Tourist arrivals to the country under the e-visa facility have jumped over 9 times during January-June 2015 when 1,26,214 tourists used the...
20 Jul, 2015, 04.35 PM IST
Significant jump in foreigners availing e-visa schemeThe high growth is being attributed to introduction of e-tourist visa for 76 countries as against the visa-on-arrival scheme for 12 countri...
13 Jul, 2015, 08.48 PM IST
US travellers availed e-tourist visa most in AprilTravellers from the US availed the e-Tourist Visa scheme most in April followed by Russia and Australia, as the total number of foreign vis...
12 May, 2015, 09.21 PM IST
e-Tourist Visa scheme extended to 31 more countriesIndia will provide e-Tourist Visa to 31 more countries, including France and Canada, enabling citizens of these countries easy entry to the...
29 Apr, 2015, 10.56 PM IST
MHA frowns over 'visa on arrival' for Chinese tourists, brushes aside tourism ministry planPrime Minister Modi is due to travel to China in May this year and easing of visa regime will be seen as a positive move ahead of the visit.
25 Mar, 2015, 10.14 AM IST
Visa on arrival: Will extending facility to 150 countries help?The recent Economic Survey pegs foreign tourist arrivals in 2009-10 were at 5.2 million, which increased to 7 million in 2013-14 and 7.5 mi...
09 Mar, 2015, 12.24 PM IST
Sharp inflow of tourists in country after Visa-on-Arrival facility: Minister"The implementation of Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)-enabled Visa-on-Arrival, for 43 countries, is showing excellent results.
23 Jan, 2015, 01.38 AM IST
Quantum jump in visa-on-arrival touristsDuring December 2014, a total of 14,083 tourist visa-on- arrival (TVoA) were issued as compared to 2,700 during December 2013, registering ...
19 Jan, 2015, 10.53 PM IST
India logs 10% rise in foreign tourist arrivalsOver 32 lakh foreign tourists visited India between May and October this year as compared to last year, according to tourism minister Mahes...
16 Dec, 2014, 12.14 PM IST
More tourists visited India between May - October 2014: GovernmentMore foreign tourists visited India between May and October this year, a rise of 10 per cent as compared to the same period last year, the ...
15 Dec, 2014, 05.44 PM IST
Visa-on-arrival registers over 62 per cent growthAiming at attracting more foreigners, the government launched TVoA enabled by Electronic Travel Authorization on November 27 for 43 countri...
12 Dec, 2014, 11.04 PM IST
Visa on Arrival facility on the anvil for US touristsMHA is working overtime to finish the work on the VoA proposal to finalise it in time for the PM's visit, according to government sources.
21 Sep, 2014, 01.53 PM IST
India to extend on arrival visa for 40 more nations soonDecks are being cleared to make India a more tourist friendly destination by extending on arrival visa for 40 more countries.
25 Oct, 2013, 12.01 PM IST