a_f_d

yes, or no - depending on their nationality:-
https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html

AndyD 8-)₹

Vagatorsunset

Useless Swedish and English here. Not going back to India till they sort this.

a_f_d

They haven't updated the wording on the main page yet, but if you go to the Application page the UK is there -after a warning:
AndyD 8-)₹

Bipat

Have been waiting for this as one son hasn't got around to getting OCI and coming in December I am worried though about the timing particularly as one grandchild is 2 yrs. old and photo may not be easy to get. If one person's photo is refused etc.? Then there will then be a rush to get an ordinary visa.

Hope others will report on their experience.

a_f_d

main page now updated.


AndyD 8-)₹

Paul.W

Are the new visa for the 6 months or shorter

hemingway

The new E-Visa is valid for up to 30 days, single entry I think & you can have a maximum of 2 per year.

Rgds.

A.

a_f_d

Surprisingly little activity on these forums - it's surely about the time when people start thinking about their trip?
re. VoE - I wonder how many new visitors to India will even find out about them - there's no hint on the vfs site that they even exist!

AndyD 8-)₹

prestonjohn

Strange i was thinking that myself a couple of days ago.The sad reality is that most of my old buddies from Candolim and Bobs Inn of the 80s & 90s have either gone up stairs or elsewhere.Going to Vietnam this year for a couple of months.Its cheaper to fly to Ho Chi Minh City from Heathrow than to Mumbai. less hassle with Visas.Good food and clean trains, going out at night a better deal too.No robbing taxi drivers, who in my opinion, have killed Goa for lots of elderly tourists.The Goan government need a serious reality check if they think they can re-connect with European tourism, even the Russians know when they are being conned by shady travel companies.A 2 star hotel in Vietnam is the equivalent of a 4 star in India.Turd infested beaches and highly polluted sea water ! People having a dump in the bushes because the toilets provided are broken and no can be bothered to report it ! The Goan Tourism Department is a disgrace and totally corrupt from bottom to top.How can you sell a place when you have to negotiate Baga Road, full of pot holes and dodgy Nigerians selling smack and coke to young Indians looking for a Bollywood night out down Titos Road !

Bipat

Vfs seems to have basic info. but no details. I have been searching as we have guests coming later in year with children, and I can't find anywhere about childrens applications, are they on the same type of form etc. The consent letters, signatures etc.
Also the worry about getting a good photo for a two year old, if one application rejected will the whole lot be rejected.

I read somewhere, but can't remember where, that on arrival, VoE people need to show sufficient funds to cover their stay. I wonder how this would be assessed, nobody carries cash!! Also prebooked accommodation or staying with relatives they wouldn't need much.

Hopefully there will be feed back on here or IM.

leavinggoa

Watch out for HCMC - Saigon, taxi drivers. I got caught there. It's a mafia. They lock the doors till you pay or drive to their buddies and rob you. Only get in a proper recognised taxi. Never take one from Benh Thanh market. I'll try and get the safe taxi names for you.Good luck.
Ps. Preferred Ha Noi actually. Hoi An also.

Vagatorsunset

Article about Goa:

Why India's Goa wants its British tourists back - BBC News

Can Brits get VOA yet ?

Vagatorsunset

Visa price still seems to be £82.00 for Brits (£89.44) through VFS

India Visa Information - UK - Visa Types - Tourist Visa

Goa might want us back for obvious reasons but the India Central Government might not be as concerned.

hemingway

AFAIK the E-Visa is nothing to do with VFS Global & is therefore not obtained through them. It is obtained from:

https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/info1.jsp

I'd have thought the Indian Central Government is pretty concerned about tourism for the whole of India not just Goa, hence the E-Visa now being available to 113 different nationalities.

Rgds.

H.

prestonjohn

We are fly straight into Nha Trang not stopping in HCMC but thank you for the info regarding the taxi mafia will only use official taxis.As to the visa fees being more expensive for UK citizens and the Goan Tourist Board promoting Goa and hoping UK will respond they are flogging a dead horse really.The two big issues are still Garbage and Public Transport. Putting up fairy lights in a restaurant does not hide the rubbish surround the place, like wise hiring a scooter and wearing a helmet will not protect you from a drunken driver speeding in a Toyota Land Cruiser. Trip Advisor is full of horror stories about rip off taxi operators and their immunity from the legal process. As for fees the real villains are the brit bashing right wing Hindu nationalists running the place now.Most tourists from UK accept this as fact and accept it.What they cannot accept is a rotten deal for their money when they arrive.They know that waiters only get 300 Rps a day if they are very lucky with tips.A taxi ride from Calingut to Baga is on a good day 150 to 200 Rps a journey of roughly 2 kilomteres....In Mumbai it would be 50 to 75 Rps.