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Indian Govt. Plans to Extend E-Visa Facility to 36 More Countries

17 Jan 2024 02:05 PM
Indian Govt. Plans to Extend E-Visa Facility to 36 More Countries

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1. Govt. of India Planning to Extending Online Visa Facility

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With the continuous high-success of the e-tourist visa scheme, the Union Tourism Ministry of India is planning for extending online visa facility to 36 more countries including Egypt, Italy, Nigeria, and Iran among others. The proposal of the scheme already has been sent near the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs for approval.

If the proposal gets accepted, total numbers of 186 countries will now be able to access online visa to travel to India. The countries that have been shortlisted for this scheme are Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, Turkey, Italy, Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Morocco and Kazakhstan. The online visa scheme that was first launched in November 2013 has been steadily expanding and becoming a popular alternative for tourists. Tourism Ministry data shows that a total number of 4,71,909 tourists arrived India on e-tourist visa during January- June 2016, which is an outstanding achievement for govt.

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