India adds five more countries to ‘Tourist Visa-on-Arrival’ scheme
March 04, 2010
India adds five more countries to ‘Tourist Visa-on-Arrival’ scheme
By our correspondent
Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat, 4 March, 2010
The Government of India has, with effect from 1.1.2010 introduced a ‘Tourist Visa-on-Arrival” scheme for citizens of five countries viz., Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore at four international airports in the country, viz., Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
A fee of US $60/- or an equivalent amount in Indian rupees per passenger (including children) is to be charged from each applicant for grant of a Tourist Visa-on-Arrival.
The “Tourist Visa-on-Arrival” scheme with these five countries has been implemented as a unilateral initiative of the Government of India with the objective of promoting tourism.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Mullappally Ramachandran, in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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