Indian government’s Home Ministry will extend e-tourist visa scheme to 37 more countries from Friday, taking the total number of beneficiary countries to 150.
Till now, the scheme was made available to 113 countries at sixteen Indian airports designated for providing e-tourist visa service.
The e-tourist visas of over 7.50 lakh have been issued under the scheme. At present, on an average 3,500 e-tourist visas are being granted daily to foreign nationals
The new 37 countries included in e-Tourist Visa scheme are Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Comoros, Cote d’lvoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Iceland, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Moldova, Namibia, Romania, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Trinidad & Tobago, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
How the e-tourist visa works
According to the Indian government Website:
An e-tourist visa lets you travel to India without having a visa stamp on your passport. It is given once you actually land and thus saving you the trouble of sending your passport to the embassy to get a Visa beforehand. Here is how it works:
- 1. Upload the form and photo online
- 2. Pay the visa fee online
- 3. Receive the eTV via email
- 4. Show it on arrival in India
The Indian government had launched the e-tourist visa facility on November 27, 2014.
Read more here.
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