Group Landing Permits for tourists of e-visa countries may be scrappedCurrently, the GLP facility works as a visa for foreign tourists who are arriving in groups of four or more.
12 Apr, 2019, 09.58 AM IST
Increase validity period of e-Visa to 10 years: Niti AayogIn its report 'The Strategy for New India @ 75', Niti Aayog has said that despite the introduction of an e-Visa facility, visitors find the...
23 Dec, 2018, 11.28 PM IST
E-visa facility for Chinese travellers to India extended to conference and medical attendantsDespite special measures like e-visas only 2.4 lakh Chinese tourists visited India last year against 14 lakh Indians visiting China.
20 Dec, 2018, 04.29 PM IST
Odisha asks Centre to introduce e-Visa facility at Bhubaneswar airportIn order to facilitate the travel of arriving tourists, it is requested that e-Visa facility may be introduced for Bhubaneswar airport for ...
11 Jul, 2017, 03.31 PM IST
Tourism Ministry asks Home Ministry to add 36 more nations for e-visa facilityHome Ministry has informed that the request was being processed, he said, and expressed hope that soon these countries would be in the list...
12 Jul, 2016, 11.07 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
On arrival e-visa facility for tourists from 87 countries at Gaya airportThe Government of India has approved on arrival e-visa facility at Gaya International Airport for visitors from 87 countries.
06 Aug, 2015, 11.48 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi announces operationalisation of e-visa facility for ChinesePM announced operationalisation of e-visa facility for the Chinese tourists, inviting them to take its advantage and "experience the beauty...
30 Jul, 2015, 07.55 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
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
Government asked to provide e-visa facility in AmritsarCurrently e-visa facility is available at nine Indian airports -- Chennai, Kochi, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Thiruvananthap...
09 Dec, 2014, 10.30 AM IST
e-Visa facility to be implemented at eight airports: Arun JaitleyThe e-Visa facility will be implemented at eight major airports of the country but will not be extended to the airports where security conc...
03 Dec, 2014, 08.29 PM IST
India launches e-visa facility for 43 nationsTourists from countries like Brazil, Cambodia, Kenya, Oman, Singapore, Norway, Thailand, among others can avail this facility.
27 Nov, 2014, 04.23 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
E-Visa may make visa-on-arrival redundant: Tourism MinisterTourism Minister Sripad Naik said that the Union Home Ministry is working out on the possibility of e-visa, considering the security point ...
10 Nov, 2014, 04.50 PM IST
Nine airports to have e-visa facility this monthThe authorisation facility would be operational at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Trivandrum and Kochi airport...
09 Oct, 2014, 10.14 PM IST