1234 Visa on Arrival issued in Oct 2011
The number of visa seekers on arrival in India saw 20% increase in October 2011 as compared to the previous month According to government data, 1234 Visa on Arrival (VoAs) were issued to foreign tourists in the month of October 2011, an increase of 243 over the 991 VoAs issued in the months of September 2011.
The maximum number of VoAs issued under this scheme during October, 2011 were 274 for New Zealand, followed by Japan (224), Indonesia (205), Philippines (186), Singapore (140), Finland (134), Cambodia (27), Vietnam (15), Luxembourg (14), Laos (10) and Myanmar (5).
During the period January-October 2011, a total number of 9739 VoAs were issued. The maximum number of 1950 VoAs issued under this scheme during January-October 2011 were for New Zealand, followed by Japan (1899), Indonesia (1652), Philippines (1576), Singapore (1448), Finland (886), Cambodia (123), Vietnam (100), Myanmar (56), Luxembourg (63) and Laos (13).
During the period January-October 2011, the maximum number of VoAs were issued at Delhi airport (5622), followed by Mumbai (2062), Chennai (1561) and Kolkata (494). As a facilitative measure to attract more foreign tourists to India, the Government launched a Scheme of "Visa on Arrival" (VoA) in January, 2010 for citizens of five countries, viz Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore, visiting India for tourism purposes. This scheme was further extended for the citizens of six more countries namely Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos and Myanmar from January, 2011.
AABC T&T Bureau
