Electronic visa facility is to be launched on November 27
Posted on: 24/Nov/2014 11:27:51 AM
Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma will roll out the e-visa facility for 43 countries, including Germany, the US, Israel and Palestine. The much-awaited electronic visa facility is to be launched on November 27.Russia, Brazil, Germany, Thailand, UAE, Ukraine, Jordan, Norway and Mauritius, among others, would be getting the e-visa facility in the first phase.
An official said that Mexico, Kenya and Fiji are also being considered for being given the e-visa facility. All arrangements, including the software for the system, are now ready and would become operational at nine international airports -- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Goa.
In order to get an e-visa, one would need to apply on the designated website along with the required fees. They would be granted an electronic version of the visa within 96 hours. As per the government decision, all countries, except a few in the "prior list", would be brought into the e-visa regime over the next two years.
