Change to tourist visa rules re multiple entries - 60-day-out rule scrapped

Are you saying it's not good news for citizens of those countries, because they still need to get visas first?
Some of the major EU countries are in the new list but not UK. And why Sweden but not Norway and Denmark. (ok, rhetorical question; i don't really want an answer; we could only speculate.)
South Africa, it is because of a "special relationship" based mainly on there being a large Indian population here, since 1860. It is no big deal good news for us, though, because it was very simple and quick (3 days) and no fee for us to get a visa anyway.

PS:
But what is this "if it gets confirmed"? That list was published long ago, sometime last year, and we've been waiting for it to be officially published. So what is actually news about it now?

I don t think they know Belgium exist in fact. Many Belgian have a doubt about this as well.
I suppose it is useless to search for a rationale to select countries. Maybe they throw darts at a map of Europe.

Well,its i suppose its great for package tourists,who only want to come for a couple of weeks,but to the majority this VOA is completely useless.
Bit amazed at all the fanfares this gets,to be honest.

Me too Mariska! Understandable on a holiday site, but most foreigners on here are looking at weeks if not months. If it were ever to become the "norm" it would inevitably make longer visas harder to get as the Indian authorities seem to think a month is more than enough for a true tourist. Hardly surprising, as most Indian tourists on here seem to go on holiday for 3-4 days maximum

Where do you get this piece of data ? No American (other than faculty/student) gets more than 12-15 working days a year of vacation. By the time you are 10-15 years in the company, maybe 21 days. You dont have to be on a package to take short vacations outside one's country.

Most companies that give their employees months of vacation must be EU socialist or most people with months to take as vacation are 1) Independently wealthy 2) Unemployed or retired 3) On Dole/Disability 4) floaters 5) Not working by choice

In the four decades of traveling I have found long term vacationers fall in the above broad categories. Of Course EU gives its workers 10-14 weeks vacation in a lumpsum per year on a 25 hour week work schedule

So according to that chart the UK has no Bank/ Public Holidays, and the US has no paid holidays at all?

AndyD 8-)#

P.S. In my experience most long-termers in Goa (or Europe) are either retired or self-employed in a trade (e.g. building work) that has low demand in the winter.

Correct ! US does not have a national minimum paid holiday. One is three worker in island of manhattan has no paid holiday. Holidays are a negotiation of contract. While normatively 4th of July & Thanksgiving are given as a holiday to workers, it is also part of collective bargaining.

That people get vacation (paid in many cases) is function of good business policy and/or bargaining unit for entities that have worker rights.

As one part of the latter I am not looking forward to the next negotiations. I expect we will get unpaid holidays.!

Yes, according to the UK DirectGov site "You don't have an automatic right to paid leave on bank and public holidays"

Dunno when that came in - otoh you are entitled to a minimum of 28 days paid annual holiday (which may include bank and public holidays).

Years ago you got all Bank Holidays (or 1 1/2 or double time in lieu) and two weeks paid annual leave,so things have improved. The USA always was mean on holidays (hence the importance of the weekend).

AndyD 8-)#

Hi, well i'm in the building trade,and a_f_d is correct,building is/can be dreadfully slow during the Finnish winter.
I accrue 4 weeks per annum 'summer holiday'+1week winter holiday.
The summer months for us are busy,busy,busy,so i take all my paid holidays in one go.Then i have the option to negotiate unpaid holiday on the top of that if things are slow on the work front.
The only down side to that is i work 10 months in one go,with only national holidays free,and sometimes we don't take these either.

So it is interesting news for many people( and it was new to me), that expansion of more nationalities being able to get the Visa On Arrival thing.
Next question is: what's the average duration of stay of foreigners travelling to India? What's the percentage staying more than 30 days?
My "uneducated" guess is, the majority of travellers stay less then 31 days.

I returned from Goa on 7th of February 2012, and my sister has asked me to go back to Goa with her for a month stay on the 22nd February 2012, I have been looking for up to date information about the 2 months in India and 2 months out, with tourist visas, even with multiple entry ones, can anyone please give me information as to whether this is still in force.

Thank you



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Hi.
This is what the Indian embassy in Helsinki has to say on this matter.
source;http://igcsvisa.fi/faq.html

So i think the answer to your question is that Yes it is still in force.
There has been murmurs that they are thinking of canceling this,but nothings happened yet

You would need to apply for a re-entry permit, and you will not get one in time for the trip.

You would get turned away when you checked in for your flight.....

My partner just left india for 3 weeks to visit thailand and cambodia and returned without any problem at all. I would go as the chances of then turning you away when you arrive are slim, the rule is still there but not enforced for most tourists it seems as I did the same last year.