Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines citizens may get visa on arrival

The Indian Government is considering visa-on-arrival facility to citizens of Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Maldives and the Philippines.
The facility would be offered on a reciprocal basis, ensuring that Indian citizens also get a similar benefit in these countries. At a recent meeting between intelligence agencies, and the tourism home ministries, details have been worked out to allow visa-on-arrival at major international airports.
This concession would be extended later to 18 other countries who do not offer this facility to India. Tourism Ministry officials said providing visas on arrival would not be a problem since advance passenger information system is in place at the six major international airports.
Sources said the Home Ministry has agreed to consider implementation of visa-on-arrival gradually. The Indian Government is now considering visa-on-arrival to citizens of the US, Japan, France, Germany, New Zealand, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Finland, South Korea, Vietnam, Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and the UK. A liberal visa regime will facilitate business visits to India which, in turn, will boost foreign investment.
18/05/08 Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka

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Categories: Foreign May 2008, Indian Aviation- In General May 2008