Infrastructure facilities are in place at the Thiruvananthapuram and Cochin International airport for the issue of tourist visa on arrival (T-VoA) for holidaymakers from 11 countries, making the State a gateway to the country.
Exclusive visa desks, holding area, special enclosure for photographing foreign nationals, foreign exchange counter, proper signage and display, and telephone connections have been put in place by the Airports Authority of India (AAI-) and Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) to kick off T-VoA.
The two airports will join those in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata in issuing T-VoAs.
Citizens of Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos, Myanmar, and Indonesia can get T-VoA on landing there.
T-VoA is expected to give a fillip to the tourism sector in the State and help stake-holders get tourists round the year. The recently unveiled tourism policy of the State targets 30 lakh foreign tourist arrivals by 2021.
Minister for Tourism A.P. Anil Kumar told The Hindu “We hope to launch the T-VoA at the earliest and it will benefit the tourism sector of the State immensely."
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