While India itself has some picturesque locales strewn across the country – there are several places in the world too where we are most welcome to travel without the hassle of having a visa approval before. Nepal is definitely a popular destination which Indians can visit without a visa, but many a places that are… Read More »

South Korea is considering visa on arrival for Indian tourists after its nationals were extended a fast-track electronic travel permit by New Delhi earlier this year. South Koreans account for a fifth of e-visa recipients for India. Speaking to IANS, South Korea’s Ambassador to India Joon-gyu Lee said Seoul was closely looking at a scheme… Read More »

India has registered a whopping 1086% growth over January-April, 2014, thanks to the new ‘e-Tourist Visa’ facility. Around 94,998 tourists availed the scheme launched last November. Earlier, the TVoA (Travel Visa on Arrival) facility was available to citizens of 12 countries. Only 8,008 tourists used ‘Visa on Arrival’ same time last year according to a… Read More »

Chinese and Indian students have made up big numbers on university campuses in the US and UK for years. Increasingly, they’re looking East to Australia and New Zealand. Chinese students make up a fifth of some 400,000 people seeking an education Down Under, while in New Zealand students account for three-quarters of all net arrivals… Read More »

Citing a shortage of physicians in the US, two lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislation to speed-up visa approval for Indian and Pakistani doctors slated to work at US hospitals. Called the Grant Residency for Additional Doctors (GRAD) Act of 2015, the legislation introduced by Democrat Grace Meng and Republican Tom Emmer, both members of… Read More »

NEW DELHI: The government is set to give a major push to the e-tourist visa scheme by extending it to 31 more countries and allowing foreign tourists to avail of the facility at seven more airports by June 15. Among the countries that will benefit from the latest extension are the United Kingdom, Spain, the… Read More »