Tuesday, July 28, 2015

e-Tourist Visa for France (eTV)

e-Tourist Visa facility is available for holders of French passports with effect from 1.5.2015.The eTV scheme requires eligible French nationals to apply four days in advance and obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization before traveling to India. It may be noted that the visa is not being granted on arrival at the airport.

Eligiblity for e-Tourist Visa
  1. French nationals whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation , sight seeing ,    casual visit to meet friends or relatives, short duration medical treatment or casual business visit are eligible for e-Toursit Visa.
  2. Their Passports should have at least six months validity from the date of arrival in India. The passports should also have at least two blank pages for stamping by the Immigration Officer. 
  3. They should have return ticket or onward journey ticket, with sufficient money to spend during their stay in India.
  4. French Nationals of Pakistani origin may apply for Visa through Indian Visa Application Centres only.
  5. E-Tourist Visa facility is not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders.
  6. E-Tourist Visa facility is not available to individuals endorsed on Parent’s/Spouse’s Passport. Each individual should have a separate passport.
  7. E-Tourst Visa facility is also not available to International Travel Document Holders.

Chinese Get E-Tourist visa for India by July 30

As promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, e-tourist visa facility will be rolled out to Chinese nationals beginning July 30. 

Along with the citizens of China, the e-tourist visa facility will also be offered to the nationals of Hong Kong and Macao from Thursday, a senior official told. 

Brushing aside concerns raised by intelligence agencies, the Prime Minister had announced during his visit to China in May that the e-tourist visa facility will be offered to Chinese nationals. 

Modi had made the announcement notwithstanding frequent issuance of stapled visa by China to people from Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir

India had last year launched e-tourist visa facility (which was earlier called 'tourist visa on arrival enabled by electronic travel authorisation') for more than 40 countries, including the US. The scheme was later extended to 36 more countries with effect from May. 

Under the e-visa scheme, an applicant receives an email authorising him or her to travel to India after it is approved and he or she can travel with a print-out of this authorisation. On arrival, the visitor has to present the authorisation to the immigration authorities who would then stamp the entry into the country. 

The number of foreign tourists availing e-tourist visa facility has increased by over 700 per cent in May as compared to the same period last year.

Friday, July 17, 2015

e-Tourist visa to India on a constant rise from Australia!

India always gives a big reason for smile to the Australian entrepreneurs. Its eTV visa options for Australian tourists get processed at awesome speed if the documents submitted or required are perfectly done!
India is often termed as the epitome of the world, and quite rightly so! It has almost all of the natural beauties that the whole world has! It has the extensive coastlines, the highest of the mountain ranges, the lakes and fountains, the hot springs and valleys, the gorges as well as the waterfalls! It is thus natural that many tourists keep knocking the doors of the Indian Missions across the world in search of visas.

Reasons to travel to India
It is not only about travel though! The booming Indian economy is also a great reason for that. It is the third largest Asian economy by sheer size and among the fastest growing in the world of today. Its growth is set to cross that of China, the fastest growing major economy in the world, by 2016. That is why a large number of businessmen also want to visit India for a race about possible business transactions in here from Australia! The presence of a large number of Indian migrants to Australia also helps the cause, as they keep on growing the interest for business among the Australian entrepreneurs a lot! That is why the craze for e-Tourist visa from Australia is constantly on the rise over the last few years!

Eligibility for eTourist visa to India
The criteria for eligibility to an e-Tourist visa to India are given on the official webpage of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. It states a few easy and simple criteria as guidelines for tourists seeking India eTV visa from Australia. At the first place is the cause of the visit. It must be for sightseeing, recreation or visit to relatives and friends. It can also be for short term medical treatments and casual business visits used often for race. But it is not open for diplomatic passport holders or for people endorsed by parent’s or spouse’s passport. The latter simply means that one has to have an individual separate passport for availing this facility.
Moreover, there are a few other important points too! One is that the passport must have at least six more months to expire from the date of arrival in India. The e-Tourist visa requirements for Australia also asks for a copy of the return or onward journey plus and a proof of the individual having enough money for stay during the duration in India. For the latter, a consolidated bank statement of the person for the last few months may be required! In any case, a person from Australia seeking Electronic Tourist Visa (eTV) can get the needful done at the shortest possible time, provided s/he confirms to all of the above mentioned India e-Tourist visa requirements for Australia.

Advantages of eTourist Visa
The biggest advantage is eTV visa is that it is fast and gets you out of the long queues that one has to stand for in the Indian Missions for regular visas. Australia is among those countries that enjoy visa on arrival facility for India e-Tourist visa from Australia. The eTV visa to India is valid only for nine of its international airports- Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Goa and Kochi. One must apply at least four days in advance from the date of arrival with a window of up to 30 days. A passport size good quality photo is mandatory for application, along with the nominal visa fees paid!