President Pranab Mukherjee announces e-tourist visas for Swedish nationals

India will soon extend e-Visa facility to Swedish nationals, President Pranab Mukherjee today said as he invited the Nordic country to be a part of government's flagship programmes like the 'Make in India' initiative.

Addressing a seminar in Stockholm on "India and Sweden: Co-creating a brighter future", Mr Mukherjee said, "If India and Sweden pooled their innovative energies to address the challenges that India faces, the solutions that they come up with may benefit not just the two countries but the whole world."

Ahead of the seminar, the President met the CEOs of the Swedish companies where he asked them to invest in India.

The CEOs told the President that they were eagerly awaiting the outcome of government's decision on Goods and Services Tax (GST).

The GST bill was introduced in Parliament and is at present pending before the standing committee.

The CEOs also told the President that they wanted to expand manufacturing base in India and make use of the programmes like 'Make in India' and also export to a third country from India.

During the seminar, Mr Mukherjee spoke about the changed political atmosphere in India and said "an atmosphere has been created which is business friendly" besides carrying out reforms in the policies.

He said India and Sweden have had traditionally warm and friendly relations based on shared commitment to multi-party democracy, an open society, freedom of expression, inclusive growth, an independent judicial system.

"I am pleased to inform you all that Sweden will feature in the list of countries to be soon granted the e-Tourist visa facility which would greatly facilitate travel for Swedish nationals who can come and explore 'Incredible India' with all its beauty, diversity, richness of culture, traditions, history and more," Mr Mukherjee said.

The facility will enable Swedish nationals to apply for Indian visa online, make payment for it and receive it through internet thus avoiding time consuming procedure of visiting the mission for travel documents.

"The coming together of India's large talent pool and technological and financial investments from Sweden can catapult our economic relationship to a new high. Sweden is among the leading innovative nations in the world. It has a culture of promoting innovations--and honouring them," he said.

Mr Mukherjee invited the Swedish industry to make full use of the new investment opportunities in India.

"Our regulatory regime today is becoming increasingly transparent, responsive and stable. The Government is working towards its vision of minimum government and maximum governance," Mr Mukherjee said.

The goal is to create one big market within India and to also make it easier to export from India. Manufacturing in India is set to become an un-missable opportunity--not only to meet the booming demand of the Indian consumers but also for producing cost-effective exports to third countries, he said.

The President said India is focusing on digital connectivity and use it to address the challenges faced by the country as it plans to build 100 smart cities by 2022.

Mr Mukherjee said all these programmes and priorities -- Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities, Skill India and Green India -- are the building blocks of a brighter future of India-Sweden partnership because Sweden has strengths in all these areas.

"The three Ds of India - Democracy, Demography and Demand --should resonate strongly in Sweden, which has an ageing population and a small domestic market with an economy heavily oriented toward foreign trade and the largest number of multinational companies per capita in the world," he said.

Mr Mukherjee underlined the business relations between the two countries saying it was Ericsson brought manual switches and telephone systems to India in 1903.

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China Welcomes PM Modi's e-tv (Electronic Tourist Visa) For It's Citizens

Visa on Arrival enabled by Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme is valid for visitors visiting India for the purpose of tourism, casual visit to meet friends or relatives, short duration medical treatment or a casual business travel. Initially when it was launched only 43 countries were included, gradually it went above 73 countries. Recently within past two months there has been a big add on in the list of countries eligible for e-tv. E-visa has been extended to Sri Lanka and China.

After overruling objections raised by its intelligence agencies and ofcourse the opposition parties India finally declared e-visa for Chinese Nationals on May 15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Beijing last week approved this friendly gesture without further delay. RAW and IB favoured putting off the announcement until after the PM's visit, allowing India to assess China's willingness to reciprocate the measure. China on Monday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to extend electronic visas to its citizens and indicated Beijing was considering relaxation of visa laws for Indian citizens but stopped short of a reciprocal gesture. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a regular media briefing "We welcome this move of Mr. Narendra Modi". Hong said, "China is willing to make joint efforts with India under the Chinese laws and regulations so as to facilitate the exchanges of China and Indian people".

This decision was taken because as compared to India the chinese travellers are visiting Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives spending billions of dollars on their stay, sight seeing, shopping which is enhancing their tourism revenues. India is targetting around 100 million Chinese tourists who visited the neighbouring countries last year. The Indian travel industry will get enough time for marketing if the government lays down a roadmap for extending the e-visa to various countries. Prior information will make it convenient for tour operators to plan their marketing strategies. However, destination India is very competitive. "Given its cultural diversity, India as a tourist destination will always remain competitive. The country offers high-end hotel services which come with a price.

Observers said Modi's announcement was a personal gesture to put an end to decades old complaint about cumbersome and delayed visa procedures of the Indian government. Apart from China Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Sri Lanka has extended the e-Tourist Visa scheme for the Sri Lankan citizens also, holding ordinary passport, starting from April 14, 2015.  

India has extended e-Tourist Visa scheme for Sri Lankan citizens

India has extended the e-Tourist Visa (eTV) scheme for Sri Lankan citizens in keeping with a pledge made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Sri Lanka last month.

The Indian High Commission said the Tourist Visa on Arrival enabled by Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme has come into force with effect from April 14, 2015.

The new scheme, it is said will be in addition to the existing visa services. Sri Lankan nationals holding Diplomatic / Official passports cannot avail of the eTV scheme. Sri Lankan nationals of Pakistani origin cannot avail of the eTV scheme either.

The eTV can be utilized by all Sri Lankan Nationals holding ordinary passports whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sightseeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives, short duration medical treatment or casual business visit. The applicant should not have a residence or occupation in India. The applicant should hold a passport with at least six months validity from the date of arrival in India.

It may be noted that visa will not be issued on arrival without ETA. Applicants have to apply and obtain ETA online prior to undertaking travel to India. This process will take a minimum of 4 working days.

The eTV will be for single-entry, and valid for only 30 days stay from the date of arrival in India. The eTV will be non-extendable, non-convertible and not valid for visiting Protected /Restricted and Cantonment Areas. Entry into India must be through any of the following 9 designated airports only - Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram. However, exit can be through any authorized Immigration Check Post (ICP) in India. Entry into India must be undertaken within 30 days from the date of approval of ETA. The eTV facility cannot be availed of more than twice in a calendar year.

The applicant should carry a printed copy of ETA along with him / her at the time of travel. He / she should have a return / onward journey ticket, with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India.

Biometric details of the applicant will be captured at Immigration on arrival in India.

There is a special fee of US$ 60 per person (plus an interchange charge of US$ 2 for credit / debit cards) for the new scheme. This fee must be paid before the application can be processed, and once paid, the fee is non-refundable.

E tourist visas for 31 more countries by June 15

The government is set to give a major push to the e-tourist visa scheme by extending it to 31 more countries and allowing foreign tourists to avail of the facility at seven more airports by June 15.

Among the countries that will benefit from the latest extension are the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Malaysia, Tanzania and Argentina.

For travel industry experts, Modi is a 'breath of fresh air'

The airports to be added to the existing list of nine where foreign citizens from eligible countries can land with an e-tourist visa are Jaipur, Amritsar, Gaya, Lucknow, Trichy, Varanasi and Ahmedabad. The airports have been chosen due to the large number of foreign tourists they receive on account of their proximity to major tourist spots.

The e-visa scheme presently covers 45 countries and can be availed across nine international airports. With the expansion of the scheme by June, the list will go up to 76 countries and 16 airports.

Govt changes name of visa-on-arrival scheme to e-tourist visa 

Among the countries whose citizens will now be eligible for e-visas are Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Belgium, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Jamaica, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Surinam, Sweden, Tanzania, East Timor, Turks & Caicos Islands, the UK, Uruguay and Venezuela. Finance minister Arun Jaitley had in the Budget 2015-16 proposed extension of e-visa scheme to 150 countries.

ETA-enabled Tourist Visa on Arrival Scheme Renamed as e-Tourist Visa

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has decided to change the name of the scheme, ‘Tourist Visa on Arrival-Electronic Travel Authorization’ (TVoA-ETA) to ‘e-Tourist Visa’ (eTV), with effect from today. The extension of the scheme to more countries and airports will be in a phased manner, in order to avoid any confusion, as per a PIB release. 

The Centre has decided for a name change because the name TVoA-ETA was creating confusion among tourists. Tourists presumed that the visa is being granted on arrival, while the fact is that in the present system, the pre-authorisation of visa to foreigners is being given prior to travel. The Home Affairs Ministry had also received requests for name change from some Indian embassies. 

A committee of officers from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, and Bureau of Immigration (BoI) was formed for the formulation of a new name for the scheme. A contest was also conducted on mygov.in, inviting suggestions on the name of the scheme. 

Keeping in view the application process and purpose of the scheme, the committee had suggested e-Tourist Visa as the appropriate new name for the scheme. 

The Government of India had launched TVoA-ETA on November 27, 2014 for 43 countries at nine airports, to facilitate short-duration international travellers. Since the launch of the scheme, 110,000 visas have been issued by the government under this scheme.

Индия является земля мистикистраной, наиболее посетили многие во всем мире !

Индия являетсястраной, которая имеет много интересов для путешественников из разных уголков мира. Для путешественников из Японии и Дальнего Востока , Индияземля рождении Будды . Для людей с Запада , этоземля тайны , которая имеет богатую историю Мифология , традиций и культур. Многие из индийских образа жизни получили глобальное значение из-за их отсутствия побочных эффектов и обогащения души. Таким образом, для этих людей , Индия , как земля происхождения Аюрведы и Йоги является важным для посещения. Даже люди из России хотят посетить Индию , чтобы засвидетельствовать свое богатство цвета , о которых они могли знать, из Болливуда кино.

Вот почему индийские власти приняли боль упрощения визовых услуг ETA Индия для многих из этих стран. Большое число стран пользуются визу по прибытии объекта в Индии , исписок этих стран можно ознакомиться на официальном сайте Министерства внутренних дел, правительство Индии. Можно знать все об Индии ETA визы с сайта .

Если кто-то применяя для онлайн визы по прибытии, надо иметь паспорт, действительный более шести месяцев с даты прибытия. Кроме того, необходимо иметь действительные банковские счета в течение значительного периода времени, чтобы отражать здоровое финансовое состояние путешественника , так что нет никаких проблем во время его или ее визита в Индию . Визовые услуги ETA Индия также должны иметь копиювзад и вперед билеты для того, чтобы выяснить даты приезда и отъезда для туриста. Индия ETA визы также требуется USD 95 в качестве гонорара обработки , ивиза не возвращается и не продлевается в природе.

Russian and Ukrainian Tourist poured into Dabolim Airport after VOA

Visa On Arrival scheme enabled by Electronic Travel Authorization was launched last year November at over a dozen select international airports, including Goa's Dabolim facility. Union Home Ministry aimed at boosting tourism through simplified arrival mechanism, and since Goa, a leading beach tourism destination, annually receives half a million of foreign tourists. As a result of this scheme Goa has shown an increase in foreign nationals this year january.

In mid-January this year 5,000 - 10,000 VOAs were issued at Dabolim airport. The State Tourism Department has confirmed that on Feb 22 this year, 10,475 foreign nationals from 26 different countries have availed the VOA facility for arrival in Goa. They were majorly from Russia (6581 tourists) and Ukraine (3113 tourists).

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Every Year Goa receives maximum tourist from Russia and Britain. Russia is already an eligible country in our e-visa scheme, so Indian Tourism is eagerly looking forward to the inclusion of UK in the e-visa scheme. The central government has recently-announced their plan to extend VoA to six more countries, including the UK, which is a big news and it is expected to further brighten the tourism season for Goa. The step is solely aimed at boosting tourism sector and offer hassle-free travel to foreign nationals, since India has a unique advantage in tourism sector owing to its geographical location and that no other country offers such abundance of diversity in weather conditions.

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Tourist Visa on Arrival

On 27 November 2014 the Indian government announced a facility of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) for citizens of over 40 eligible countries, including those who are eligible for visa on arrival. You can apply for your visa on www.e-visaindia.com . ETA is issued for tourism, visiting friends and family, short duration medical treatment and casual business visits.

Tourist can apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization on www.e-visaindia.com and get the approval online within 4 working days and can travel to India. They are required to take a print out of the approved application when they are travelling. All you are required to do is to go to the website www.e-visaindia.com fill the form, pay your fee online and print your ETA from there. www.e-visaindia.com is a one-stop shop for your entry to the Indian Territory. The point of entry would be one of the 9 designated airports where the passports will be stamped on arrival. Tourists must apply at least 4 days prior to the date of arrival. The validity is only for 30 days from the date of arrival and can only be obtained twice in a calendar year each for 30 days.

ETA allows arrival at the following airports: 

• Bangalore Chennai Delhi Goa      Kochi

• Kolkata         Mumbai Hyderabad Trivandrum

How it started?

It all started in October 2013 when India thought of initiating the process of giving access of visa-on-arrival to few more countries so finalized a list of 40 more nations. In January 2014, plans were confirmed by the ministers of India. The also decided to reduce the sixteen different types of visa categories to mere three: work, business and tourism. After many discussions over the possibility and consequences of the Visa on Arrival, finally in February 2014 the Indian government announced the approval of visa-on-arrival for up to 180 countries. It was possible mainly due to the new Immigration, Visa and Foreigners' Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) system. This system was not about the typical visa on arrival which used to create clutter at the airports, but it was a completely online computerized system based on online applications following the models of Australian Electronic Travel Authority system.  

5th February 2014 the Indian Government decided to introduce visa-on-arrival to tourists from 180 countries. Challenges such as technical implementation and setting up the website for applications, were expected to take about 6 months and the government authorities were hopeful of bringing it in place before the tourist season starting October 2014. Prospective visitors will have to apply online by filling up an application form. They could pay the fee online as well and the electronic version of the visa (ETA) should be granted within 3 days. The program was supposed to be applicable at all international airports. Finally on 27th November 2014 the Indian Government officially announced the ETA facilities for 40 countries for now. The work is still going on to extend this facility to many other countries which is expected to happen in near future.

Citizens of the following countries and territories who hold ordinary passports are eligible to obtain the ETA (except for those who are of Pakistani origin) which allows them to obtain visa on arrival.

Visa policy of India

     India

     Visa not required

     Visa on arrival with the Electronic Travel Authorisation

     Visa required

List Of Countries eligible for the Tourist Visa on Arrival program

·        Australia                 Brazil                    Cambodia            Djibouti

·        Fiji                          Finland                 Germany              Indonesia

·        Israel                       Japan                    Jordan                  Kenya

·        Kiribati                    Laos                     Luxembourg        Marshall Islands

·        Mauritius                 Mexico                 Micronesia           Myanmar

·        Nauru                       New Zealand        Norway               Oman

·        Palau                         Palestine            Vietnam               Vanuatu

·        Philippines                Russia                Samoa                  Singapore

·         Solomon Islands       South Korea      Thailand               Tonga

·         Tuvalu                       Ukraine             United Arab Emirates

 ·    United States             Papua New Guinea           

How and where can you apply for the TVoA?

Visa applications can be submitted online on the website www.e-visaindia.com or can be sent by post to an Indian consulate. It can also be submitted to designate Visa service provider in certain countries such as www.e-visaindia.com . Costs may differ per consulate and region you fall in. www.e-visaindia.com  charge a very nominal fee of $90.00 to check whether the completed Visa application form meets all requirements and submit the documents along with the Visa application on applicant’s behalf and also provide you the service to complete the entire process with ease. You just need to submit the application on www.e-visaindia.com and pay the fee online or over the phone and take a printout of the approval from the same website. The rest of the work is done them.