During the month of July 2014, a total of 2,462 Visas on Arrival were issued under this Scheme as compared to 1,154 VoAs during the month of July 2013, registering a growth of 113.3 per cent. From January-July 2014, a total number of 14,415 VoAs were issued as compared to 10,482 VoA during corresponding period of 2013 registering a growth of 37.5 per cent.
The number of VoAs issued under this scheme during July 2014 for nationals of the twelve countries were South Korea (929), Japan (324), Philippines, (321), Singapore (283), New Zealand (277), Indonesia (207), Finland (43), Myanmar (30), Vietnam (28), Cambodia (15), Luxembourg (three) and Laos (two).
The number of VoAs issued under the scheme between January and July 2014 were Japan (2,888), New Zealand (2,357), South Korea (2,154), the Philippines (2,010), Singapore (2,008), Indonesia (1,799), Finland (643), Myanmar (247), Vietnam (144), Cambodia (87), Luxembourg (67) and Laos (11).
From January-July 2014, the highest number of VoAs were issued at New Delhi airport (6,661) followed by Mumbai (2,871), Chennai (1,977), Bengaluru (1,026), Kolkata (948), Kochi (419), Hyderabad (363) and Trivandrum (150).