Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Kerala may extend tourist visa-on-arrival to third airport

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is seeking to introduce tourist visa-on-arrival at Kozhikode, the third airport in the State to offer the facility.

It is currently the only State to have two international airports enabled under the scheme, an official spokesman said here.

Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi are among the nine where tourists from 43 destinations can get their visas enabled with electronic travel authorisation.

Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Goa are the other airports where the service is offered.

A 250 sq-ft holding area has been set up in the immigration section at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.

Exclusive visa desks are manned by Intelligence Bureau officials. Special enclosures have been built for photographing visitors. Displays, signages and foreign exchange counters have been set up at the facility.
16/12/14 Business Line
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