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Tourist visa on arrival scheme witnesses 22.8% growth
Source: IRIS | 15 Jan, 2014, 05.35PM
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A total number of 2,700 Visa on Arrivals (VoA) were issued in December, 2013 as compared to 2,181 VoAs during the corresponding period of 2012 registering a growth of 23.80%.

During the period January to December 2013, a total number of 20,294 VoAs were issued as compared to 16,084 VoAs during the corresponding period of 2012 registering a growth of 26.2%.
 
The number of VoAs issued under this scheme during December 2013 for nationals of the eleven countries was Japan (744), New Zealand (619), Singapore (416), Indonesia (358), the Philippines (352), Finland (141), Vietnam (24), Cambodia (20), Luxembourg (19), Myanmar (5) and Laos (2).
 
The number of VoAs issued under the Scheme during January to December 2013 was Japan (6,448), New Zealand (3,968), the Philippines (2,967), Indonesia (2,758), Singapore (2,486), Finland (1,030), Vietnam (205), Myanmar (148), Luxembourg (145), Cambodia (120) and Laos (19).
 
During the period January to December 2013, the highest number of VoAs were issued at New Delhi Airport (11,046) followed by Mumbai (4,206), Chennai (2,815), Kolkata (1,351), Bangalore (380), Kochi (229), Hyderabad (165) and Trivandrum (102).

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