To get visa, tourists would need to apply in the designated website along the required fees & they would be granted an electronic version of the visa within three days ... Read more

Security agencies back proposals that would allow tourists from 180 countries to apply online and then get visa in only three days ... Read more

India and Japan and expressed their intention to make utmost effort for the expansion of exchange of peoples in various fields ... Read more

Among the steps taken by the Consulate to streamline the visa regime includes prompt response to e-mails, speedy delivery of visa and rapid mechanism to address public grievances ... Read more

Medical visa holders are also no longer required to report to the Foreign Regional Registration Office for a visa of less than 180 days ... Read more

During the period January to December 2013, a total number of 20,294 VoAs were issued as compared to 16,084 VoAs during the corresponding period of 2012 ... Read more

More than 150,000 Russians visit Goa every year and this number may have reached 200,000 last year ... Read more

Passengers need to be holding valid visas for the respective countries and having confirmed return tickets to India ... Read more

Though 2013 was a lukewarm year for the entire industry, the stakeholders are hoping that 2014 will provide better prospects & keeping their fingers crossed ... Read more

Tourism ministry has sought the facility to be extended to about dozen more countries including South Korea, Germany, France and Russia to boost foreign tourist arrivals in the country ... Read more