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According to guidelines issued by the home ministry on Friday, the visa fee has now been split into four slabs of zero, $25, $48 and $60. In addition, bank charges have also been reduced from $2 to 2.5% of the e-tourist visa fee. There will be no bank charges for the zero visa fee category and the new rates will come into effect from 3 November.
According to a home ministry statement, five counties are covered under the $60 slab: US, UK, Russia, Ukraine and Mozambique. The rate of $48 has been fixed for 86 countries, some of which are: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Cuba, Finland, France, Germany, Grenada, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Palestine, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, the UAE, Vatican City, Venezuela and Vietnam.
The $25 fee has been fixed for 3 countries—Japan, Singapore and Sri Lanka—while zero visa fees apply to 19 countries, including Argentina, Cook Islands, Fiji, Jamaica, Mauritius, Seychelles and Uruguay.
Tourists having e-visas can enter India through 16 designated airports at Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum and Varanasi.
“From a fixed price of $60 for all to reducing it to zero and $25 for some countries is certainly a positive move. It reinforces the fact that the government is trying to boost tourism.
Govt introduces four fee slabs for e-tourist visa - Livemint
According to a home ministry statement, five counties are covered under the $60 slab: US, UK, Russia, Ukraine and Mozambique. The rate of $48 has been fixed for 86 countries, some of which are: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Cuba, Finland, France, Germany, Grenada, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Palestine, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, the UAE, Vatican City, Venezuela and Vietnam.
The $25 fee has been fixed for 3 countries—Japan, Singapore and Sri Lanka—while zero visa fees apply to 19 countries, including Argentina, Cook Islands, Fiji, Jamaica, Mauritius, Seychelles and Uruguay.
Tourists having e-visas can enter India through 16 designated airports at Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum and Varanasi.
“From a fixed price of $60 for all to reducing it to zero and $25 for some countries is certainly a positive move. It reinforces the fact that the government is trying to boost tourism.
Govt introduces four fee slabs for e-tourist visa - Livemint
