A growth of 29.4 percent has been recorded in the number of tourists availing of the tourist Visa on Arrival(VoA) Scheme during the period January to August, 2013. A total number of 12,176 VoAs have been issued in this period as compared to 9,412 VoAs during the corresponding period of 2012 registering a growth of 29.4 per cent.
The following are the other important highlights of VoAs issued during August, 2013:
(i) During the period January to August 2013, a total number of 12,176 VoAs were issued as compared to 9412 VoAs during corresponding period of 2012 registering a growth of 29.4%.
(ii) During the month of August, 2013, a total number of 1,694 VoAs were issued under this Scheme as compared to 1,750 VoAs during the month of August, 2012.
(iii) The number of VoAs issued under this scheme during August 2013 for nationals of the eleven countries were Japan (678), New Zealand (257), the Philippines (249), Indonesia (234), Singapore (175), Finland (43), Luxembourg (23) Vietnam (16), Myanmar (13), Cambodia (3), and Laos (3).
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