Lok Sabha Question No. 3934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Visa on Arrival
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3934 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## VISA ON ARRIVAL

- † 3934. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the names of the countries which have provided visa on arrival facility to Indian passport holders on visiting those countries;
- (b) whether a proposal regarding providing visa on arrival facility to  foreign  tourists  coming  to  India  is  under  consideration  of the Government and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the names of the countries to which there is no need of visa for the visiting Indians?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) to (c) A number of foreign countries have extended e-Visa or Visa  on  Arrival  facilities  to  Indian  passport  holders.  A  list  of  such countries,  including  those  where  there  is  no  need  of  visa  for  the visiting Indians, is appended at Annexure-I. The Ministry endeavours to  update  the  list  regularly  as  per  the  changes  in  policies  and decisions of the foreign governments concerned.

Government of India has already implemented the electronic Tourist Visa (e-TV) Scheme with effect from November 2014. The eTV facility  is  presently  available  to  nationals  of  150  countries  and territories  (List  attached  at  Annexure-II).  However,  Visa  on  Arrival facility has been extended only to the nationals of Japan.

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## ANNEXURE-I

| Visa not required                                                                           | Visa on arrival                                                   | e-Visa              |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Belize (when holding US Visa or UK permanent residence permit)                              | Bolivia                                                           | Australia           |
| Bhutan                                                                                      | Burundi                                                           | Bahrain             |
| Dominica                                                                                    | Cambodia                                                          | Cote d'Ivoire       |
| Ecuador                                                                                     | Cape Verde                                                        | Gabon               |
| El Salvador                                                                                 | Comoros                                                           | Georgia             |
| Fiji                                                                                        | Egypt (group tourist Visa on arrival                              | Kenya               |
| Grenada                                                                                     | Ethiopia                                                          | Myanmar             |
| Haiti                                                                                       | Guinea-Bissau                                                     | Rwanda              |
| Hong Kong                                                                                   | Guyana                                                            | Sao Tome& Principe  |
| Indonesia                                                                                   | Jordan                                                            | Sri Lanka (30 days) |
| Jamaica                                                                                     | Laos                                                              | Vietnam             |
| Macau                                                                                       | Madagascar                                                        | Zambia              |
| Mauritius                                                                                   | Malawi                                                            | Zimbabwe            |
| Mexico (with US Visa, UK permanent residence permit, Schengen area or UK employment permit) | Maldives                                                          |                     |
| Micronesia                                                                                  | Marshal Islands                                                   |                     |
| Nepal                                                                                       | Mauritania                                                        |                     |
| Saint Kitts &Nevis                                                                          | Myanmar (business/ workshop/ seminar/ meeting/ research/ transit) |                     |
| Saint Vincent &the Grenadines                                                               | Palau                                                             |                     |
| Senegal                                                                                     | Saint Lucia                                                       |                     |
| Trinidad &Tobago                                                                            | Samoa (entry permit on arrival)                                   |                     |
| Vanuatu                                                                                     | Seychelles (visitor's permit on arrival)                          |                     |
|                                                                                             | Somalia                                                           |                     |
|                                                                                             | Suriname (Tourist card on arrival)                                |                     |
|                                                                                             | Tanzania                                                          |                     |
|                                                                                             | Thailand                                                          |                     |
|                                                                                             | Timor-Leste                                                       |                     |
|                                                                                             | Togo                                                              |                     |
|                                                                                             | Tuvalu                                                            |                     |
|                                                                                             | Uganda                                                            |                     |

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## List of Countries (e-Tourist Visa Scheme)

|   01 | Andorra             |   51 | Laos                          | 101     | Thailand              |
|------|---------------------|------|-------------------------------|---------|-----------------------|
|   02 | Anguilla            |   52 | Latvia                        | 102     | Tonga                 |
|   03 | Antigua &Barbuda    |   53 | Liechtenstein                 | 103     | Turks &Caicos Island  |
|   04 | Argentina           |   54 | Lithuania                     | 104     | Tuvalu                |
|   05 | Armenia             |   55 | Luxembourg                    | 105     | UAE                   |
|   06 | Aruba               |   56 | Malta                         | 106     | Ukraine               |
|   07 | Australia           |   57 | Malaysia                      | 107     | United Kingdom        |
|   08 | Bahamas             |   58 | Marshall Islands              | 108     | USA                   |
|   09 | Barbados            |   59 | Mauritius                     | 109     | Uruguay               |
|   10 | Belgium             |   60 | Mexico                        | 110     | Vanuatu               |
|   11 | Belize              |   61 | Micronesia                    | 111     | Vatican City-Holy See |
|   12 | Bolivia             |   62 | Monaco                        | 112     | Venezuela             |
|   13 | Brazil              |   63 | Mongolia                      | 113     | Vietnam               |
|   14 | Cambodia            |   64 | Montenegro                    | 114     | Albania               |
|   15 | Canada              |   65 | Montserrat                    | 115     | Austria               |
|   16 | Cayman Island       |   66 | Mozambique                    | 116     | Bosnia &Herzegovina   |
|   17 | Chile               |   67 | Myanmar                       | 117     | Botswana              |
|   18 | China               |   68 | Nauru                         | 118     | Brunei                |
|   19 | China-SAR Hong Kong |   69 | Netherlands                   | 119     | Bulgaria              |
|   20 | China- SAR Macau    |   70 | New Zealand                   | 120     | Cape Verde            |
|   21 | Colombia            |   71 | Nicaragua                     | 121     | Comoros               |
|   22 | Cook Islands        |   72 | Niue Island                   | 122     | Cote d'Ivoire         |
|   23 | Costa Rica          |   73 | Norway                        | 123     | Croatia               |
|   24 | Cuba                |   74 | Oman                          | 124     | Czech Republic        |
|   25 | Djibouti            |   75 | Palau                         | 125     | Denmark               |
|   26 | Dominica            |   76 | Palestine                     | 126     | Eritrea               |
|   27 | Dominican Republic  |   77 | Panama                        | 127     | Gabon                 |
|   28 | East Timor          |   78 | Papua New Guinea              | 128     | Gambia                |
|   29 | Ecuador             |   79 | Paraguay                      | 129     | Ghana                 |
|   30 | El Salvador         |   80 | Peru                          | 130     | Greece                |
|   31 | Estonia             |   81 | Philippines                   | 131     | Guinea                |
|   32 | Fiji                |   82 | Poland                        | 132     | Iceland               |
|   33 | Finland             |   83 | Portugal                      | 133     | Lesotho               |
|   34 | France              |   84 | Republic of Korea             | 134     | Liberia               |
|   35 | Georgia             |   85 | Republic of Macedonia         | 135     | Madagascar            |
|   36 | Germany             |   86 | Russia                        | 136     | Malawi                |
|   37 | Grenada             |   87 | Saint Christopher &Nevis      | 137     | Moldova               |
|   38 | Guatemala           |   88 | Saint Lucia                   | 138     | Namibia               |
|   39 | Guyana              |   89 | Saint Vincent &the Grenadines | 139     | Romania               |
|   40 | Haiti               |   90 | Samoa                         | 140     | San Marino            |
|   41 | Honduras            |   91 | Seychelles                    | 141     | Senegal               |
|   42 | Hungary             |   92 | Singapore                     | 142     | Serbia                |
|   43 | Indonesia           |   93 | Slovenia                      | 143     | Slovakia              |
|   44 | Ireland             |   94 | Solomon Islands               | 144     | South Africa          |
|   45 | Israel              |   95 | Spain                         | 145     | Swaziland             |
|   46 | Jamaica             |   96 | Sri Lanka                     | 146     | Switzerland           |
|   47 | Japan               |   97 | Suriname                      | 147     | Tajikistan            |
|   48 | Jordan              |   98 | Sweden                        | 148     | Trinidad &Tobago      |
|   49 | Kenya               |   99 | Taiwan                        | 149 150 | Zambia                |
|   50 | Kiribati            |  100 | Tanzania                      |         | Zimbabwe              |