Kuala Lumpur – The High Commission of India in Kuala Lumpur has announced that the Indian government is extending the e-Tourist Visa facility to 36 more countries (including Malaysia) from 15th August 2015.
The Government of India launched the e-Tourist Visa on 27th November 2014. The scheme has been extended to 77 countries and at nine airports in India designated for providing e-tourist visa service till now.
The latest addition of 36 countries approved by the Indian government are as follows:-
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Cuba
- East Timor
- Guatemala
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Malta
- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- Monaco
- Mozambique
- Netherlands
- Panama
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Seychelles
- Slovenia
- Spain
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
With this addition the total count of countries under the scheme will go up to 113.
Simultaneously, the Indian government is adding 7 more Indian airports as designated airports for entry on e-Tourist Visa from 15th August 2015. The names of the 16 designated Indian airports for entry on e-Tourist Visa, including the new Airports being added in the scheme are:-
- Ahmedabad
- Amritsar
- Bengaluru
- Chennai
- Delhi
- Gaya
- Goa
- Jaipur
- Kochi
- Kolkatta
- Lucknow
- Mumbai
- Hyderabad
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Thiruchirapalli
- Varanasi
Further details in this regard may be checked on the e-Tourist Visa website: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html
