Out of this, 6100 TVOAs are from the US and 3800 from Russia
The year 2014 will remain a historic year for tourism industry since the Government implemented the first phase of Tourist Visas on Arrival (TVOAs) enabled by Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA).As a result of this, more than 22,000 visas were processed till 31 December 2014 since its launch on 27 November 2014. Out of this, 6100 TVOAs are from the US and 3800 from Russia.
The Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVoA) enabled with the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) Scheme was launched on 27 November 2014 for nationals of 43 countries whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sight- seeing, short duration medical treatment, casual business visit, casual visit to meet friends or relatives etc. for a short stay of 30 days A brochure on Visa-on-Arrival enabled by ETA has also been published.
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