During the month of January 2012, a total of 1,359 Visa on Arrivals (VoAs) were issued as compared to 790 VoAs issued during January 2011, registering a growth rate of 72 per cent. The growth excludes the nationals of Indonesia, Laos and Myanmar, for whom no VoAs were issued in January 2011.
Continuing the trend from December 2011, the maximum number of VoAs issued in January 2012 were for citizens of New Zealand (360), followed by Japan (263), Indonesia (220), Philippines (206), Singapore (173), Finland (95), Cambodia (5), Vietnam (13), Luxemburg (11) Laos (1) and Myanmar (12). During this month, the maximum number of VoAs were issued at Delhi airport (737), followed by Mumbai (339), Chennai (188) and Kolkata (100). The Centre initially launched the Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility in January, 2010 for tourists of five countries - Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore. In January 2011, the scheme was later extended to citizens of six more countries - Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Click here to see the original article>Continuing the trend from December 2011, the maximum number of VoAs issued in January 2012 were for citizens of New Zealand (360), followed by Japan (263), Indonesia (220), Philippines (206), Singapore (173), Finland (95), Cambodia (5), Vietnam (13), Luxemburg (11) Laos (1) and Myanmar (12). During this month, the maximum number of VoAs were issued at Delhi airport (737), followed by Mumbai (339), Chennai (188) and Kolkata (100). The Centre initially launched the Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility in January, 2010 for tourists of five countries - Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore. In January 2011, the scheme was later extended to citizens of six more countries - Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and the Philippines.