New Delhi: The Philippines have joined the growing rank of visas free for Indian tourists since Sunday. Post-Covid, many places have gone to either visa-free or visa-on-recurrence to attract high-cost indigenous tourists. According to Travel Agents Federation of India VP Annil Kalsi, these include Thailand, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka (free electronic visa), Seychelles, Maldives, Indonesia (Visa on arrival) and Hong Kong (online pre-clearance required).“Indian citizens can enter the Philippines without a visa for a 14-day non-existent and non-convertible period for tourism purposes, when a passport is valid for at least six months, when the hotel housing/ booking, proof of financial capacity, and confirming the return to the next country of the destination or confirm the ticket. The reason for this change is also clearly stated: “Increasing tourism arrival from India.”“Indian citizens can enter the Philippines without a non-extendable period for a non-extendable period for a non-explanable period for a 30-day non-extendable period for a non-explanable period of 30 days for a valid and residence permit tourism, and” Indian citizens can enter the Philippines without a visa, and can enter the Philippines without a 30-day non-existent period for a 30-day non-explanation period for visa or residence permits tourism, and can be presented for at least six months for the next country, a passport for the next country can be presented for a non-existent period without a non-existent period. Is.”These updated visa-free privileges for Indian citizens can avail admission to any Philippine port, and visa-based migrations or other entry positions are not convertible in categories. Indian citizens should also have no derogatory record with Immigration (BI) Bureau to get admitted in the country without visa. “It is necessary to apply for an appropriate Philippine Visa in a Philippine Embassy to enter the country for Indian citizens or long-term visits and non-percentile activities transferring to the Philippines or their country or their country or original consulate, legal habitat, or any country that requires admission to Indian citizens. evisa.gov.ph, The DFA reminds that e-Visas cannot be extended or converted into other visa-based migrations or other entry positions, ”says the embassy.India has seen a bounce in outbound travel post-coved by its citizens, while foreign tourist arrival (FTA) in the country is not yet returning to 2019 levels. In 2024, India is estimated to have an estimated approximately 97 million FTAs, which is about 1.4% higher than the previous year. India had crossed the 1 crore FTA mark for the first time in 2017 and reached Rs 1.1 crore in 2019. On the other hand, more Indians are traveling to foreign coasts, which they did in pre-co-co-coved time. Except for the West, other countries-especially in Southeast Asia-are going out to woo high-spending desi globtrares to simplify the visas, to promote their economies. The travel industry in India is requesting the government to take steps to help in promoting inbound numbers that will create very important jobs and earn foreign currency.
