Q55) E-tourist visa facility has been provided to Chinese nationals from July 30, 2015.
1) E tourist visa is an authorization of Visa i.e. electronic travel authorization given to foreigners, post travelling
2) This initiative will help in promotion of domestic tourism
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Only 1
Ans:55)(a) Union Government had launched this scheme as ‘tourist visa on arrival (VoA)already for more than 40 countries and was extended to 36 more countries later. It is pre-authorization of Visa i.e. electronic travel authorisation given to foreigners prior to travel. Under this scheme, an applicant receives an email authorising him/her to travel to India after it is approved. On arrival, the visitor has to present the authorisation to the immigration authorities who will in turn allow them to enter into the country. The nomenclature of scheme was changed to present e-tourist visa in order to remove ambiguities faced by foreign tourists especially by scheme’s previous nomenclature VoA.