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E-Visa Boosts Tourism In India in 2015; 10% FTA growth in Q4FY16

Growth in e-Visa application increased whopping 1040% in CY 2015

Ministry of Tourism               04-May, 2016 15:07 IST

 

The Government of India has launched e-Tourist Visa on 27.11.2014 with a view to facilitate foreign tourist visiting India. Initially, the scheme was introduced for 43 countries. However, the scheme has since been extended to 150 countries. The visa service under the scheme is being rendered in time bound manner and decision is communicated to applicant via e-mail within 72 hours of making online application.

The e-Tourist Visa has simplified the procedure for seeking India visa for international tourists.  The e-Tourist Visa enables the prospective visitor to apply for an Indian Visa from his/her home country online without visiting the Indian Mission and also pay the visa fee online. 

 

As a result, the year 2015 witnessed a growth rate of 4.5% in terms of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India.   During 2015, FTAs were 8.03 million as compared to 7.68 million in 2014.  FTAs during the period January-March 2016 were 25.08 lakh with a growth of 10.0% as compared to the FTAs of 22.81 lakh in January-March 2015. The foreign exchange earnings during January – December 2015 was Rs.135193 crore as compared to Rs.123320 crore during 2014 thereby registering the growth of 9.6%.

 

The e-Tourist Visa has been extended to 150 countries w.e.f. 26.02.2016.  During January-December 2015 a total of 4,45,300 tourists arrived on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 39,046 during January-December 2014 registering a growth of 1040.4%.  During the month of January-March 2016, a total of 3,21,049 tourists arrived on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 75,859 during the month of January-March 2015 registering a growth of 323.2%.

 

 

Sr. No.

Name of Country

Serial.No

Name of Country

1

Albania

45.

Germany

2.

Andorra

46.

Ghana

3.

Anguilla

47.

Greece

4.

Antigua & Barbuda

48.

Grenada

5.

Armenia

49.

Guatemala

6.

Aruba

50.

Guinea

7.

Australia

51.

Guyana

8.

Austria

52.

Haiti

9.

Bahamas

53.

Honduras

10.

Barbados

54.

Hungary

11.

Belgium

55.

Iceland

12.

Belize

56.

Indonesia

13.

Bolivia

57.

Ireland

14.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

58.

Israel

15.

Botswana

59.

Jamaica

16.

Brazil

60.

Japan

17.

Brunei

61.

Jordan

18.

Bulgaria

62.

Kenya

19.

Cambodia

63.

Kiribati

20.

Canada

64.

Laos

21.

Cape Verde

65.

Latvia

22.

Cayman Island

66.

Lesotho

23.

Chile

67.

Liberia

24.

China

68.

Liechtenstein

25.

China- SAR Hongkong

69.

Lithuania

26.

China- SAR Macau

70.

Luxembourg

27.

Colombia

71.

Madagascar

28.

Comoros

72.

Malawi

29.

Cook Islands

73.

Malaysia

30.

Costa Rica

74.

Malta

31.

Cote d'lvoire

75.

Marshall Islands

32.

Croatia

76.

Mauritius

33.

Cuba

77.

Mexico

34.

Czech Republic

78.

Micronesia

35.

Denmark

79.

Moldova

36.

Djibouti

80.

Monaco

37.

Dominica

81.

Mongolia

38.

Dominican Republic

82.

Montenegro

39.

East Timor

83.

Montserrat

40.

Ecuador

84.

Mozambique

41.

El Salvador

85.

Myanmar

42.

Eritrea

86.

Namibia

43.

Estonia

87.

Nauru

44.

Fiji

88.

Netherlands

 

89.

Finland

139.

Vatican City-Holy See

90.

France

140.

Venezuela

91.

Gabon

141.

Vietnam.

92.

Gambia

142.

New Zealand

93.

Georgia

143.

Nicaragua

94.

Palau

144.

Niue Island

95.

Palestine

145.

Norway

96.

Panama

146.

Oman

97.

Papua New Guinea

147.

Zambia

98.

Paraguay

148.

Zimbabwe

99.

Peru

     149.

Argentina

100.

Philippines

     150.

Honduras

101.

Poland

 

 

102.

Portugal

 

 

103.

Republic of Korea

 

 

104.

Republic of Macedonia

 

 

105.

Romania

 

 

106.

Russia

 

 

107.

Saint Christopher and Nevis

 

 

108.

Saint Lucia

 

 

109.

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

 

 

110.

Samoa

 

 

111.

San Marino

 

 

112.

Senegal

 

 

113.

Serbia

 

 

114.

Seychelles

 

 

115.

Singapore

 

 

116.

Slovakia

 

 

117.

Slovenia

 

 

118.

Solomon Islands

 

 

119.

South Africa

 

 

120.

Spain

 

 

121.

Sri Lanka

 

 

122.

Suriname

 

 

123.

Swaziland

 

 

124.

Sweden

 

 

125.

Switzerland

 

 

126.

Taiwan

 

 

127.

Tajikistan

 

 

128.

Tanzania

 

 

129.

Thailand

 

 

130.

Tonga

 

 

131.

Trinidad & Tobago

 

 

132.

Turks & Caicos Island

 

 

133.

Tuvalu

 

 

134.

UAE

 

 

135.

Ukraine

 

 

136.

United Kingdom

 

 

136.

Uruguay

 

 

137.

USA

 

 

138.

Vanuatu

 

 

 

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