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Hope UK e-visa issue will be resolved under PM Sunak: Goa tourism minister

Goa Minister Rohan Khaunte on Friday expressed hope the new government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the United Kingdom will restore the e-visa facility, the absence of which has severely affected tourism and allied businesses in the coastal state. The tourism season in Goa peaks with Christmas and New Year, attracting patrons from across the world. "Tourism and allied businesses are badly affected in both India and UK due to non-restoration of e-visas by UK. Hoping for an early resolution under the new Indian origin PM Rishi Sunak," state tourism minister Khaunte tweeted. Officials said chartered flights for Goa from the UK are yet to start for this tourist season, adding that the first flight from Kazakhstan with tourists arrived in the state this week.

Pakistan to stop issuing manual visas from next month in favor of e-visas

Pakistan will stop issuing manual visas in all its embassies from Monday

ED raids Delhi-NCR travel firms for alleged fraud, seizes Rs 3.57 cr cash

The central probe agency said on Saturday it raided eight locations in Delhi and Ghaziabad on July 9 under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)

Govt's big push to attract tourists: One-month e-visa at flexible charges

High visa charges is one reason that makes India less attractive to tourists and so the fee is being reduced to increase footfalls and foreign exchange receipts

India issued 2.5 mn e-Visas in 2018, number jumps 5-fold from 2015

The e-Visa facility now covers 166 countries and foreigners can obtain online visa within 72 hours for travel