E-visa

Foreigners with e-visa can now enter India via Port Blair seaport

An e-visa is an electronic visa that simplifies the visa application process, allowing travellers to apply online without visiting an embassy

Japan to ease entry for tourists with pre-clearance, speed up immigration

Japan's yen has depreciated, making it a more affordable destination for tourism and shopping than before

Indians can now get e-Visa for a trip to Japan: Here's a step-by-step guide

For Indian tourists, the process of obtaining a visa has been simplified with the introduction of eVisas for Japan, effective from April 1, 2024

'Turkiye aims 30% rise in tourists from India in 2024, seeks partnerships'

Trkiye, a popular tourist destination, is eyeing a 30 per cent jump in arrivals of Indian travellers in 2024 and looking for partnerships for tourism growth in the two countries, a senior official said. In an interview with PTI, Turkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism Deputy General Director of Promotion Onur Gozet said that the country remains committed to foster bilateral ties in tourism and seamless travel experiences between the two countries. "We attach great importance to the development of our bilateral tourism relations. Therefore, as the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, we are ready to support the Indian tourism authority to increase the number of Turkish visitors in India," Gozet said. He said they have been in close cooperation with the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), the biggest tourism association in India. Gozet said there is an increasing popularity of Trkiye among Indian tourists with arrivals growing by 17 per cent to an estimated 2.7 lakh visitors in 20

US set to roll out 'paperless' visas. Here's all that you need to know

The US recently completed the small-scale programme at its diplomatic mission in Dublin and it hopes to gradually roll it out

e-Visa facility for Canadian passport-holders restored: High Commission

However, the mission has given a separate link for those Canadian passport-holders seeking to travel to India for any purpose not qualifying for eVisa

Govt restores valid e-visa to 156 countries; regular visas to all

India has restored all currently valid five year e-tourist visa given to citizens of 156 countries and regular paper visa to nationals of all countries with immediate effect

Taliban takeover: All Afghans must travel to India on e-visa, says govt

Officials said since Indian missions in Afghanistan are shut, the applications will be examined and processed in New Delhi

India introduces new electronic visa in view of situation in Afghanistan

India has reviewed visa provisions and introduced a new category of electronic visa called 'e-Emergency X-Misc Visa' with an aim to fast-track visa applications for entry into India

IATO urges govt to announce dates for restoration of e-visa, tourist visas

This will also give some encouragement to the pandemic-hit industry, which has had almost zero earnings and no meaningful help from the government, it added

Covid-19: Govt extends visas of stranded foreigners in India till April 30

The foreign nationals are stranded in the country due to the 21-day lockdown announced on March 24 to curb the spread of the disease

E-visa norms eased, tourists can stay up to one year with multiple entries

The existing restriction of allowing foreigners for a maximum of three times has also been removed

Under new regime, foreign tourists with e-visa can stay up to 2 months

Earlier, a tourist coming on e-visa could stay in India up to 30 days only

Govt to further reform e-visa regime: Tourism Secy

Plans to extend facility to medical and business tourism; 36 more countries to be included