India extends Visa-on-Arrival facility to UAE nationals

India has now granted visa-on-arrival facility to the citizens of United Arab Emirates (UAE) with an aim to enhance people to people contacts and trade relations as well as strengthen strategic ties between the two countries. The move is a ‘special gesture’ for the UAE with whom India has a comprehensive strategic partnership. Key Highlights ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: E-Visa • India • India-UAE • UAE nationals • Visa-on-Arrival

India, Sierra Leone sign six agreements including $30 mn line of credit

To expand the bilateral relations in various fields, India and Sierra Leone signed six agreements including extending a credit line of $30 million for rice cultivation. The agreement was signed during the second leg of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu’s five-day visit to the West African countries, as part of which he reached Freetown, capital of ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: E-Visa • India • Julius Maada Bio • Sierra Leone • UNSC Reforms • Venkaiah Naidu

India relaxes e-visa rules for Chinese nationals

India has announced significant relaxations in its e-visa policy or rules for Chinese nationals. The announcement comes at a time when the leaders of the two nations Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping had met for the second informal summit, in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu. The decision to offer multiple-entry 5-year visas is ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Chinese • e-tourist visa • e-TV • E-Visa • India China • Visa Policy

India to offer e-Tourist Visa fee based on tourist footfall

India will introduce a flexible e-tourist visa regime for more than 160 countries based on tourist footfall. As per this the e-tourist visa fee would be higher for peak season of July to March and a considerably lower fee during lean period of April to June. The objective behind the move is to encourage foreign ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Topics: e-Tourist Visa fee • E-Visa • Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation • Ministry of External Affairs • Tourism Sector • tourist footfall • Union Home Ministry

Union Government extends e-Tourist Visa scheme to 31 more countries

Union Government has extended e-Tourist Visa scheme to 31 more countries with an effect from 31 May 2015. In this regard, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a notification. With this the total number of countries under the scheme has gone up to 76. The 31 countries are: Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, Bahamas, ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015

Topics: Current Affairs 2016 • E-Visa • Government Schemes • Home Ministry • Tourism