Kerala has become the gateway to India for holidaymakers from 43 countries who can now get Tourist Visa-on-Arrival (TVoA) enabled with Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) at the Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi international airports.

Effective November 27, the TVoA, enabled with ETA, allow tourists to apply and pay the fee for the visa online, without having to travel to the Indian missions in their home countries.

Kerala is the only state to have two airports where the service has been introduced and the Thiruvananthapuram and Cochin airports are among only nine in the country to offer this facility.