Lok Sabha Question No. 3587 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: e-Visa
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, RAVINDRA BABU  PANDULA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3587

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 th  AUGUST, 2017/ SHRAVANA 17, 1939 (SAKA) E-VISA

3587. SHRI D.S. RATHOD: DR. RAVINDRA BABU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  names  of  the  countries  whose  citizens  have  been  provided  e-visa facility on arrival in India;

(b)  whether  this  facility  has  helped  in  increasing  the  number  of  foreign tourists in the country;

(c)  whether  Indian  citizens  have  also  been  provided  the  same  facility  on reciprocal basis; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)   :  e-Visa  facility  is  available  to  nationals  of  162  countries  as  per  the statement attached.

(b) to (d): 11.8 lakh e-visas were issued in 2016 as against 5.16 lakh e-visas in 2015.  In 2017, more than 9 lakh e-visas have so far been issued.  While many  countries  have  extended  e-visa  facility  to  Indian  nationals,  e-visa facility  is  granted  on  consideration  of  reciprocity,  security  and  national interest.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question No 3587 for answer on 8.8.2017

|   Sl. No. | Country                |   Sl. No. | Country             |   Sl. No. | Country   |   Sl. No. | Country          |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------|
|         1 | Andorra                |        27 | Cayman Island       |        53 | Gabon     |        79 | Liberia          |
|         2 | Angola                 |        28 | Chile               |        54 | Gambia    |        80 | Liechtenstein    |
|         3 | Anguilla               |        29 | China               |        55 | Georgia   |        81 | Lithuania        |
|         4 | Antigua & Barbuda      |        30 | China- SAR Hongkong |        56 | Germany   |        82 | Luxembourg       |
|         5 | Albania                |        31 | China- SAR Macau    |        57 | Ghana     |        83 | Macedonia        |
|         6 | Austria                |        32 | Colombia            |        58 | Greece    |        84 | Madagascar       |
|         7 | Argentina              |        33 | Comoros             |        59 | Grenada   |        85 | Malaysia         |
|         8 | Armenia                |        34 | Cook Islands        |        60 | Guatemala |        86 | Malawi           |
|         9 | Aruba                  |        35 | Costa Rica          |        61 | Guinea    |        87 | Mali             |
|        10 | Australia              |        36 | Cote d'lvoire       |        62 | Guyana    |        88 | Malta            |
|        11 | Azerbaijan             |        37 | Croatia             |        63 | Haiti     |        89 | Marshall Islands |
|        12 | Bahamas                |        38 | Cuba                |        64 | Honduras  |        90 | Mauritius        |
|        13 | Barbados               |        39 | Cyprus              |        65 | Hungary   |        91 | Mexico           |
|        14 | Belgium                |        40 | Czech Republic      |        66 | Iceland   |        92 | Micronesia       |
|        15 | Belize                 |        41 | Denmark             |        67 | Indonesia |        93 | Moldova          |
|        16 | Bolivia                |        42 | Djibouti            |        68 | Ireland   |        94 | Monaco           |
|        17 | Bosnia & Herzegovina   |        43 | Dominica            |        69 | Israel    |        95 | Mongolia         |
|        18 | Botswana               |        44 | Dominican Republic  |        70 | Italy     |        96 | Montenegro       |
|        19 | Brazil                 |        45 | East Timor          |        71 | Jamaica   |        97 | Montserrat       |
|        20 | Brunei                 |        46 | Ecuador             |        72 | Japan     |        98 | Mozambique       |
|        21 | Bulgaria               |        47 | El Salvador         |        73 | Jordan    |        99 | Myanmar          |
|        22 | Burundi                |        48 | Estonia             |        74 | Kenya     |       100 | Namibia          |
|        23 | Cambodia               |        49 | Eritrea             |        75 | Kiribati  |       101 | Nauru            |
|        24 | Cameron Union Republic |        50 | Fiji                |        76 | Laos      |       102 | Netherlands      |
|        25 | Canada                 |        51 | Finland             |        77 | Latvia    |       103 | New Zealand      |
|        26 | Cape Verde             |        52 | France              |        78 | Lesotho   |       104 | Nicaragua        |

|   Sl. No. | Country                       |   Sl. No. | Country                        | Sl. No.   | Country               | Sl. No.   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|
|       105 | Niger Republic                |       131 | Singapore                      | 157       | Vatican City-Holy See |           |
|       106 | Niue Island                   |       132 | Slovenia                       | 158       | Venezuela             |           |
|       107 | Norway                        |       133 | Slovakia                       | 159       | Vietnam               |           |
|       108 | Oman                          |       134 | Solomon Islands                | 160       | Zambia                |           |
|       109 | Palau                         |       135 | South Africa                   | 161       | Zimbabwe              |           |
|       110 | Palestine                     |       136 | Spain                          | 162       | Uganda                |           |
|       111 | Panama                        |       137 | Sri Lanka                      |           |                       |           |
|       112 | Papua New Guinea              |       138 | Suriname                       |           |                       |           |
|       113 | Paraguay                      |       139 | Swaziland                      |           |                       |           |
|       114 | Peru                          |       140 | Switzerland                    |           |                       |           |
|       115 | Philippines                   |       141 | Sweden                         |           |                       |           |
|       116 | Poland                        |       142 | Taiwan                         |           |                       |           |
|       117 | Portugal                      |       143 | Tanzania                       |           |                       |           |
|       118 | Republic of Korea             |       144 | Tajikistan                     |           |                       |           |
|       119 | Romania                       |       145 | Thailand                       |           |                       |           |
|       120 | Russia                        |       146 | Tonga                          |           |                       |           |
|       121 | Rwanda                        |       147 | Trinidad &Tobago               |           |                       |           |
|       122 | Saint Christopher and Nevis   |       148 | Turks & Caicos Island          |           |                       |           |
|       123 | Saint Lucia                   |       149 | Tuvalu                         |           |                       |           |
|       124 | Saint Vincent& the Grenadines |       150 | UAE                            |           |                       |           |
|       125 | San Marino                    |       151 | Ukraine                        |           |                       |           |
|       126 | Samoa                         |       152 | United Kingdom(UK)             |           |                       |           |
|       127 | Senegal                       |       153 | United States of America (USA) |           |                       |           |
|       128 | Serbia                        |       154 | Uruguay                        |           |                       |           |
|       129 | Seychelles                    |       155 | Uzbekistan                     |           |                       |           |
|       130 | Sierra Leone                  |       156 | Vanuatu                        |           |                       |           |