India plans to extend e-visas to 36 nations

India plans to make its electronic visas available to the citizens of another 36 countries, after its online service led to a steep rise in foreign tourist arrivals.

The Tourism Ministry wants to extend the e-tourist visa to include Italy, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Turkey,



and the Maldives, among others, an official at the ministry said.

“We have sent the proposal to the Home Ministry for approval. There is no timeline by when it will be approved,” said the official, who didn’t want to be identified as the information wasn’t public.