India Extends UAE Nationals' Visa-on-Arrival: Nine Airports Now Provide Facilities

India Extends UAE Nationals' Visa-on-Arrival: Nine Airports Now Provide Facilities

Cochin, Calicut, and Ahmedabad have been added to India's list of places where UAE nationals can obtain a Visa-on-Arrival (VoA). Nine airports currently offer the service, which permits qualified UAE nationals to remain for up to 60 days for travel, business, or medical visits.
Here is some fantastic news for UAE tourists who intend to visit India. India recently extended its Visa-on-Arrival (VoA) option to more places, making travel easier. UAE citizens can now obtain a VoA at three new airports as of this week,
including:
1. Calicut Cochin
2. Ahmedabad

It is anticipated that this extension beyond the airports in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kochi will boost travel, business travel, conferences, and medical visits from UAE tourists.

Who Is Eligible for an Indian Visa Upon Arrival?
Only UAE citizens who have previously traveled to India with an e-Visa or a standard paper visa are eligible for the Indian Visa-On-Arrival service. preventing first-time visitors to India from using it.

What the visa permits is as follows:
1. Spend no more than 60 days in India
2. Enter for conferences, business, travel, or medical visits.
3. Within those sixty days, double entrance is allowed.
4. Passports need to be valid for a minimum of six months.
5. Travelers may be required to present their return or subsequent tickets, lodging reservation, and proof of finances.


Indian airports are granting UAE nationals a visa upon arrival.
UAE nationals can now use the Visa-On-Arrival service at nine major international airports thanks to the recent addition of three new airports to the list:

Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is the city's airport.
Mumbai BOM Chennai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Chennai International Airport (MAA)
Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport CCU Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport BLR Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport HYD Cochin Cochin International Airport COK Calicut International Airport CCJ Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport AMD

Significant Limitations
One important restriction that every UAE native should be aware of before visiting India is that this Visa-on-Arrival is not available to individuals whose parents or grandparents were born in Pakistan or are permanent residents of that country.

India Visa-On-Arrival Charges
Each person, including minors, must pay ₹2,000 for the visa. Indian rupees or a comparable foreign currency may be used for payment. The number of times a UAE national can use this feature in a year is unlimited.

Reasons for India's VoA Expansion
India's initiatives to strengthen travel ties with the UAE, one of its closest trading, economic, and tourism partners, include the addition of new airports to the VoA. More UAE citizens are traveling to India for pleasure, brief business visits, and medical care. The goal of this expansion is to facilitate their travels.

Concluding Remarks
Flying into India from the UAE is now easier than ever thanks to the increased number of entry points, especially for frequent travelers who wish to enter quickly and easily without having to apply for a visa in advance.