India issues over 5,000 visas on arrival till May
June 8th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India has issued over 5,000 visas on arrival to foreigners from 11 countries till May this year, the tourism ministry said here Wednesday.
The maximum numbers were from the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia and New Zealand.
While 865 visas on arrival were issued in May, it was 1,234 in April, according to a statement issued here.
“A total of 5,004 visas on arrival were issued till May this year,” the statement added.
The highest number of visas on arrival were issued to visitors from the Philippines (206) followed by Japan (177), Singapore (149), Indonesia (122), New Zealand (121), Finland (57), Cambodia (18), Vietnam (6), Myanmar (4), Luxemburg (4) and Laos (1).
In the first five months, the highest number of visas on arrival were issued to New Zealand (1,067) followed by Japan (954), the Philippines (829), Singapore (745), Indonesia (673), Finland (573), Cambodia (67), Vietnam (38), Luxemburg (29) Myanmar (27) and Laos (2).
During the period January-May, the maximum number of such visas were issued at the Delhi airport (2,766), followed by Mumbai (1,166), Chennai (825) and Kolkata (247).
The scheme was first introduced Jan 1, 2010 for citizens of Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore. Following a good response, the government extended it to six more countries - Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos and Myanmar - from January 2011.
India introduced the scheme in its bid to promote tourism and facilitate the visits of foreigners who plan their visits at a short notice.
In 2010, over 6,500 foreigners used the scheme to visit India.
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- Over 12,000 visitors get Indian visa on arrival - Jan 31, 2012
- Over 4,000 foreigners got Indian visa on arrival - May 10, 2011
- More than 800 visas on arrival issued in July - Aug 12, 2011
- India issued 770 visas on arrival to foreigners in June - Jul 13, 2011
- 34 percent jump in visas on arrival Jan-March - Apr 10, 2012
- 790 tourists availed visa on arrival in January - Feb 09, 2011
- 6,500 tourists availed visa on arrival in 2010 - Jan 07, 2011
- Buddhist pilgrims of five ASEAN nations to get visa on arrival - Dec 12, 2010
- Myanmar, Indonesian tourists to get visa on arrival - Jan 25, 2011
- 3151 tourist visas issued under 'Visa on Arrival' scheme - Jul 18, 2010
- Over 5,000 tourists from five countries avail visa on arrival - Nov 11, 2010
- 1,800 foreigners use Indian visa on arrival in three months - Apr 15, 2010
- 3,516 avail visa on arrival facility till July - Aug 09, 2010
- 5,644 on-arrival visas issued till November - Dec 09, 2010
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