The numbers of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India during 2013, 2014, 2015 were 6.97 million, 7.68 million and 8.03 million, respectively. The Government of India has extended the facility of e-Tourist Visa for the citizens of 161 countries including Japan for which facility of Visa on Arrival is also available. Names of the countries for which the e-Tourist Visa facility is available are given below.
The number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals on e- Tourist Visa (e-TV) during January to November, 2016 were 9,17,446 registering a growth of 168.5% over same period of previous year. This indicates success of the e-TV Scheme
LIST OF THE COUNTRIES FOR WHICH E-TOURIST VISA FACILITY IS AVAILABLE ARE AS BELOW:
| Sl. No. | List of the Countries | Sl. No. | List of the Countries | Sl. No. | List of the Countries |
| 1. | Andorra | 37. | Croatia | 73 | Jordan |
| 2. | Angola | 38. | Cuba | 74. | Kenya |
| 3. | Anguilla | 39. | Cyprus | 75. | Kiribati |
| 4. | Antigua & Barbuda | 40. | Czech Republic | 76. | Laos |
| 5. | Albania | 41. | Denmark | 77. | Latvia |
| 6. | Austria | 42. | Djibouti | 78. | Lesotho |
| 7. | Argentina | 43. | Dominica | 79. | Liberia |
| 8. | Armenia | 44. | Dominican Republic | 80. | Liechtenstein |
| 9. | Aruba | 45. | East Timor | 81. | Lithuania |
| 10. | Australia | 46. | Ecuador | 82. | Luxembourg |
| 11. | Azerbaijan | 47. | El Salvador | 83. | Macedonia |
| 12. | Bahamas | 48. | Eritrea | 84. | Madagascar |
| 13. | Barbados | 49. | Estonia | 85. | Malawi |
| 14. | Belgium | 50. | Fiji | 86. | Malaysia |
| 15. | Belize | 51. | Finland | 87. | Mali |
| 16. | Bolivia | 52. | France | 88. | Malta |
| 17. | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 53. | Gabon | 89. | Marshall Islands |
| 18. | Botswana | 54. | Gambia | 90. | Mauritius |
| 19. | Brazil | 55. | Georgia | 91. | Mexico |
| 20. | Brunei | 56. | Germany | 92. | Micronesia |
| 21. | Bulgaria | 57. | Ghana | 93. | Moldova |
| 22. | Burundi | 58. | Greece | 94. | Monaco |
| 23. | Cambodia | 59. | Grenada | 95. | Mongolia |
| 24. | Cameron Union Republic | 60. | Guatemala | 96. | Montenegro |
| 25. | Canada | 61. | Guinea | 97. | Montserrat |
| 26. | Cape Verde | 62. | Guyana | 98. | Mozambique |
| 27. | Cayman Island | 63. | Haiti | 99. | Myanmar |
| 28. | Chile | 64. | Honduras | 100. | Namibia |
| 29. | China | 65. | Hungary | 101. | Nauru |
| 30. | China- SAR Macau | 66. | Iceland | 102. | Netherlands |
| 31. | China-SAR Hongkong | 67. | Indonesia | 103. | New Zealand |
| 32. | Colombia | 68. | Ireland | 104. | Nicaragua |
| 33. | Comoros | 69. | Israel | 105. | Niger Republic |
| 34. | Cook Islands | 70. | Italy | 106. | Niue Island |
| 35. | Costa Rica | 71. | Jamaica | 107. | Norway |
| 36. | Cote d’lvoire | 72. | Japan | 108. | Oman |
| Sl. No. | List of the Countries | Sl. No. | List of the Countries |
| 109. | Palau | 154. | USA |
| 110. | Palestine | 155. | Uzbekistan |
| 111. | Panama | 156. | Vanuatu |
| 112. | Papua New Guinea | 157. | Vatican City-Holy See |
| 113. | Paraguay | 158. | Venezuela |
| 114. | Peru | 159. | Vietnam |
| 115. | Philippines | 160. | Zambia |
| 116. | Poland | 161. | Zimbabwe |
| 117. | Portugal | ||
| 118. | Republic of Korea | ||
| 119. | Romania | ||
| 120. | Russia | ||
| 121. | Rwanda | ||
| 122. | Saint Christopher and Nevis | ||
| 123. | Saint Lucia | ||
| 124. | Saint Vincent & the Grenadines | ||
| 125. | Samoa | ||
| 126. | San Marino | ||
| 127. | Senegal | ||
| 128. | Serbia | ||
| 129. | Seychelles | ||
| 130. | Sierra Leone | ||
| 131. | Singapore | ||
| 132. | Slovakia | ||
| 133. | Slovenia | ||
| 134. | Solomon Islands | ||
| 135. | South Africa | ||
| 136. | Spain | ||
| 137. | Sri Lanka | ||
| 138. | Suriname | ||
| 139. | Swaziland | ||
| 140. | Sweden | ||
| 141. | Switzerland | ||
| 142. | Taiwan | ||
| 143. | Tanzania | ||
| 144. | Tajikistan | ||
| 145. | Thailand | ||
| 146. | Tonga | ||
| 147. | Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| 148. | Turks & Caicos Island | ||
| 149. | Tuvalu | ||
| 150. | UAE | ||
| 151. | Ukraine | ||
| 152. | United Kingdom | ||
| 153. | Uruguay |
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