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In order to facilitate bonafide foreign tourists who plan their tours at a short notice, the Government of India has decided to introduce “Tourist Visa-on-Arrival” for a period of one year with immediate effect for citizen of five countries viz. Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore.
2. Citizens of these five countries can get “Tourist Visa-on-Arriva” with a maximum validity of 30 days with Single Entry facility from the Immigration Officer at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata only. The said “Tourist Visa-on-Arrival can neither be extended nor converted to any other kind of visa during his/her stay in India except in certain exceptional circumstances.
3. A Tourist Visa-on-Arrival shall be granted to citizens of Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand or Singapore and:
- Whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sightseeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives etc and no other purpose/activity;
- Who does not have a residence or occupation in India;
- Who holds a passport with minimum six months validity, and a re-entry permit if that is required under the law of the country of nationality of the applicant;
- Who is a person of assured financial standing (the production of a return ticket and availability of sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India may be considered sufficient for this purpose).
- Who is not a person-non-grata to the Government of India;
- Who is not considered an undesirable person and is not the subject of black list or any warning circular or other restrictive list;
- This facility shall not be available to the citizens of above-named countries if the person or either of his/her parents or grand parents (paternal or maternal) was born in, and was permanently resident in Pakistan. Such persons can visit India after obtaining appropriate visa from the Indian Mission/Post concerned.
Fee for Tourist Visa-on-Arrival
A fee of US$60/- or an equivalent amount in Indian rupees per passenger (including children) will be charged from each foreigner for the grant of Tourist Visa-on-Arrival.
Repeat Visit
Tourist Visa-on-Arrival shall be allowed for a maximum of two times in a calendar year to a foreigner with a minimum gap of two months between each visit.
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