Over 9,000 foreigners got Indian visa on arrival
November 11th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) As many as 9,739 foreigners from 11 countries opted for visas on arrival till October, with New Zealanders topping the list.
In October, 1,234 Visas on Arrival (VoAs) were issued to foreign tourists, according to a statement issued here Friday.
The highest number of VoAs were issued to travellers from New Zealand (274), Japan (224), Indonesia (205), Phillippines (186), Singapore (140), Finland (134), Cambodia (27), Vietnam (15), Luxemburg (14) Laos (10) and Myanmar (5).
During January-October, the maximum number of VoAs were issued to the citizens of New Zealand (1,950), Japan (1,899), Indonesia (1,652), Phillipines (1,576), Singapore (1,448), Finland (886), Cambodia (123), Vietnam (100), Myanmar (56), Luxemburg (63) and Laos (13).
The official said the maximum number of visas were issued at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
As many as 5,622 visas were issued at the Delhi airport, followed by Mumbai (2,062), Chennai (1,561) and Kolkata (494).
In 2010, over 6,500 foreigners used the scheme to visit India.
The government launched the scheme in January, 2010 for five countries — Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore. In January, 2011, it was further extended for the citizens of six more countries - Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos and Myanmar.
- 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
- Over 4,000 foreigners got Indian visa on arrival - May 10, 2011
- Over 5,000 tourists from five countries avail visa on arrival - Nov 11, 2010
- India issues over 5,000 visas on arrival till May - Jun 08, 2011
- Over 12,000 visitors get Indian visa on arrival - Jan 31, 2012
- 5,644 on-arrival visas issued till November - Dec 09, 2010
- 34 percent jump in visas on arrival Jan-March - Apr 10, 2012
- 3151 tourist visas issued under 'Visa on Arrival' scheme - Jul 18, 2010
- 4,493 visas on arrival issued till September - Oct 11, 2010
- Buddhist pilgrims of five ASEAN nations to get visa on arrival - Dec 12, 2010
- 3,516 avail visa on arrival facility till July - Aug 09, 2010
- 790 tourists availed visa on arrival in January - Feb 09, 2011
- Myanmar, Indonesian tourists to get visa on arrival - Jan 25, 2011
- 6,500 tourists availed visa on arrival in 2010 - Jan 07, 2011
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