A press release from Foreign office at New Delhi states that to facilitate bonafide foreign tourists who plan their tours at a short notice, Government of India has decided to introduce 'Tourist Visa-on-Arrival' for a period of one year for citizens of five countries -- Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore on an experimental basis with effect from 1.1.2010.
Tourists from the said countries can also procure their visas from the Missions/Posts in the normal course.
The tourist visa-on-arrival with a maximum validity of 30 days with single entry facility will be granted by the Immigration Officers at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata airports to start with, it said.
Please refer to the official release at: http://indianimmigration-law.blogspot.com/2010/01/tourist-visa-on-arrival.html
