Govt to revise e-tourist visa fees from November 3
Updated: Oct 30, 2015 04:42:35pm
New Delhi, Oct 30 (KNN) Government of India has decided to revise the e-Tourist Visa (e-TV) fee in four slabs of 0, USD 25, USD 48, and USD 60 from November 3, 2015, said the Ministry of Home Affairs.
“Presently e-TV application fee is USD 60 and bank charge is USD 2 which is uniform for all the countries. The revision of visa fee has been done on the principle of reciprocity. Bank charges have also been reduced from USD 2 to 2.5 per cent of the e-TV fee. There is no bank charge for zero visa fees,” it said.
Zero Visa fees has been decided for 19 countries and territories namely Argentina, Cook Islands, Fiji, Jamaica, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uruguay, and Vanuatu.
Out of 113 countries and territories included in e-Tourist Visa scheme, USD 60 has been fixed for 5 countries namely Mozambique, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom and USA.
USD 25 has been fixed for three countries while USD 48 has been fixed for 86 countries.
e-Tourist Visa holders can enter India through any of the 16 designated Indian Airports. These include Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum and Varanasi.
Besides reciprocating the gestures of other countries it is expected that this revision of fee will also help in boosting tourism in the country.
Since the launch of the scheme on November 27, 2014 more than 3,40,000 e-TVs have been issued till now. (KNN Bureau)
“Presently e-TV application fee is USD 60 and bank charge is USD 2 which is uniform for all the countries. The revision of visa fee has been done on the principle of reciprocity. Bank charges have also been reduced from USD 2 to 2.5 per cent of the e-TV fee. There is no bank charge for zero visa fees,” it said.
Zero Visa fees has been decided for 19 countries and territories namely Argentina, Cook Islands, Fiji, Jamaica, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uruguay, and Vanuatu.
Out of 113 countries and territories included in e-Tourist Visa scheme, USD 60 has been fixed for 5 countries namely Mozambique, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom and USA.
USD 25 has been fixed for three countries while USD 48 has been fixed for 86 countries.
e-Tourist Visa holders can enter India through any of the 16 designated Indian Airports. These include Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum and Varanasi.
Besides reciprocating the gestures of other countries it is expected that this revision of fee will also help in boosting tourism in the country.
Since the launch of the scheme on November 27, 2014 more than 3,40,000 e-TVs have been issued till now. (KNN Bureau)
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