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In order to facilitate bonafide foreign tourists who plan their tours at a short notice, the Government of India had introduced "Tourist Visa-on-Arrival Scheme" with effect from 1 January 2010 for citizens of five countries viz. Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore.
2. Under the Scheme, citizens of these five countries are issued "Tourist Visa-on-Arrival" 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. Currently, a Tourist Visa-on-Arrival is being granted to citizens of Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand or Singapore who fulfil the following conditions:
- 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;
- 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.
4. Additionally Government of India have decided to extend the Tourist Visa on Arrival Scheme to citizens of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar and Indonesia under the existing terms and conditions.
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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