India will provide e-Tourist Visa to 31 more countries, including France and Canada. The e-Tourist Visa had been launched in November last year for 45 countries from nine designated Indian airport. The total number of countries under this scheme will go up to 76. According to reports, the scheme will be extended to more countries in a phased manner.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre further intends to extend the scheme to 150 countries by the end of this fiscal year.
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Name of 31 Countries are:
- Antigua
- Barbuda
- Anguilla
- Bahamas
- Bolivia
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Chile
- Cayman Island
- Dominic an Republic
- Dominica, Estonia
- El Salvador
- Ecuador
- France
- Grenada
- Georgia
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Vatican
- Lithuania
- Liechtenstein
- Latvia
- Montenegro
- Macedonia
- Nicaragua
- Montserrat
- St.Kitts
- Nevis Paraguay
- Seychelles.