Lok Sabha Question No. 3792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: e-Visa on Arrival
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3792

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2015/PAUSHA 1, 1937 (SAKA)

E-VISA ON ARRIVAL

3792.   SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  visa  on  arrival  facility  provided  to  citizens  of  various countries by the Government along with the names of countries to which the said facility has been extended;
- (b) whether an increase has been registered in the arrival of the tourists in the country in the wake of visa on arrival facility;
- (c) if so, the increase registered therein and the names of States in which the increase is more;
- (d)  the  names  of  the  countries  which  have  reciprocated  this  facility  for Indian citizens; and
- (e)  the  details  of  safeguards  taken  in  the  interest  of  national  security while issuing e-visa?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  :  The  Government  of  India  has  launched  e-Tourist  Visa  (old  nameTourist Visa on arrival enabled by electronic travel authorization)  facility on  27.11.2014    with  a  view  to  facilitate  foreign  tourists  visiting  India. Initially,  the  scheme  was  introduced  in  43  countries.  Till  now,  the scheme  has  been  extended  to  113  countries.  The  names  of  these countries are attached as Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): Since launch of the scheme approximate 4,90,974  e-Visas have been  issued  under  this  scheme.    At  present  in  e-Tourist  Visa  scheme entry of Tourists is facilitated through 16 Indian Airports.  Airport wise entry of Tourists on e-Tourist Visa is given in Annexure-II.

## LS.US.Q.NO.3792 FOR 22.12.2015

(d):  As  per  the  information  available  names  of countries/territories who have either extended the facility of visa-on-arrival or require no visa or have extended e-visa facility to Indian passport holders as under :-

"Bahrain, Bhutan, Bolivia, British Vergin Islands, Combodia, Cape Verde, Comoros,  Cook  Islands,  Code  d'Ivoire,  Djibouti,  Dominica,  Ecuador,  E1 Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,  Haiti,  Hong  Kong,  Indonesia,  Jamaica,  Jordan,  Kenya,  Laos, Macau,  Madagascar,  Malaysia(Visa  on  arrival  on  certain  conditions), Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Monsterrat, Myanmar,  Nepal,  Niue,  Palau,  Reunion  Island,  Rwanda,  Saint  Kitts  and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe,  Senegal,  Seychelles,  Somalia,  Sri  Lanka  (Electronic  Travel Authorization), Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad  & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe"

(e): The concerned Security Agencies are taking due care while issuing e-visa. There is provision of online registration and profiling of Tourists. At arrival Port, biometrics of the Tourists are also being captured.

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01.  Andorra
2. 02 Anguilla
03.  Antigua & Barbuda
04.  Argentina
05.  Armenia
06.  Aruba
07.  Australia
08.  Bahamas
09.  Barbados
10.  Belgium
11.  Belize
12.  Bolivia
13.  Brazil
14.  Cambodia
15.  Canada
16.  Cayman Island
17.  Chile
18.  China
19.  China- SAR Hongkong
20.  China- SAR Macau
21.  Colombia
22.  Cook Islands
23.  Costa Rica
24.  Cuba
25.  Djibouti
26.  Dominica
27.  Dominican Republic
28.  East Timor
29.  Ecuador
30.  El Salvador
31.  Estonia
32. Fiji
33.  Finland
34.  France
35.  Georgia
36.  Germany
37.  Grenada
38.  Guatemala
39.  Guyana
40.  Haiti
41.  Honduras
42.  Hungary
43.  Indonesia
44.  Ireland

## LS.US.Q.NO.3792 FOR 22.12.2015

## List of 113 countries added in e-Tourist Visa Scheme

45. Israel
46.  Jamaica
47.  Japan
48.  Jordan
49.  Kenya
50. Kiribati
51.  Laos
52.  Latvia
53.  Liechtenstein
54.  Lithuania
55.  Luxembourg
56.  Malta
57.  Malaysia
58.  Marshall Islands
59.  Mauritius,
60.  Mexico
61.  Micronesia
62.  Monaco
63.  Mongolia
64.  Montenegro
65.  Montserrat
66.  Mozambique
67.  Myanmar
68.  Nauru
69.  Netherlands
70.  New Zealand
71.  Nicaragua
72.  Niue Island
73.  Norway
74.  Oman
75.  Palau
76.  Palestine
77.  Panama
78.  Papua New Guinea
79.  Paraguay
80.  Peru
81.  Philippines
82.  Poland
83.  Portugal
84.  Republic of Korea
85.  Republic of Macedonia
86.  Russia
87.  Saint Christopher and Nevis
88.  Saint Lucia
89.  Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
90.  Samoa
91.  Seychelles
92.  Singapore

93.  Slovenia

94.  Solomon Islands
95.  Spain
96.  Sri Lanka
97.  Suriname
98.  Sweden
99.  Taiwan
100.  Tanzania
101.  Thailand
102. Tonga
103. Turks & Caicos Island
104. Tuvalu
105. UAE
106. Ukraine
107. United Kingdom
108. USA
109. Uruguay
110. Vanuatu
111. Vatican City-Holy see
112. Venezuela
113. Vietnam

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## Airport wise E-Tourist Visa Report 27.11.2014 to 15.12.2015

| S/N   | Name of Airports   |   Numbers of foreign tourists |
|-------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1     | Ahmedabad          |                          4169 |
| 2     | Amritsar           |                          2681 |
| 3     | Bangalore          |                         33806 |
| 4     | Chennai            |                         31807 |
| 5     | Cochin             |                         19387 |
| 6     | Delhi              |                        210680 |
| 7     | Gaya               |                           363 |
| 8     | Goa                |                         51668 |
| 9     | Hyderabad          |                         14917 |
| 10    | Jaipur             |                           994 |
| 11    | Kolkata            |                         12652 |
| 12    | Lucknow            |                           205 |
| 13    | Mumbai             |                         97954 |
| 14    | Tirchy             |                           879 |
| 15    | Trivandrum         |                          8587 |
| 16    | Varanasi           |                           225 |
| Total |                    |                        490974 |

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