Between January and May 2015, the e-Tourist Visa scheme has registered 1,10,657 tourists. This was a healthy growth compared to the 9,841 tourists welcomed during the same period last year, registering a growth of 1024.4 per cent. During the month of May 2015, a total of 15,659 tourist arrived on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 1,833 during the month of May 2014, registering a growth of 754.3 per cent. This high growth may be attributed to introduction of e-Tourist Visa for 76 countries as against coverage of earlier TVoA scheme for 12 countries.
The percentage shares of top 10 source countries availing e-Tourist Visa facility during May 2015 were: USA (37.82 per cent), Germany (9.35 per cent), Australia (8.95 per cent), Russian Federation (5.85 per cent), Republic of Korea (4.30 per cent), UAE (3.53 per cent), Mexico (3.16 per cent), Ukraine (3.01 per cent), Japan (2.89 per cent) and Singapore (2.43 per cent).
The percentage shares of different ports in tourist arrivals on e-Tourist Visa during May 2015 were: New Delhi (43.65 per cent), Mumbai (22.14 per cent), Bengaluru (9.66 per cent), Chennai (7.25 per cent), Hyderabad (4.55 per cent), Kochi (3.97 per cent), Goa (3.81 per cent), Kolkata (3.24 per cent) and Trivandrum (1.73 per cent).
