India extends electronic visa to Cypriots

India on Thursday announced its decision to extend the eVisa facility to Cypriot passport holders for tourism purposes.

“In view of historic, traditionally excellent relations between India and Cyprus, and the desire of both countries to promote tourism, people contacts, and explore further opportunities, the government of India has decided with immediate effect to extend eVisa to Cypriot passport holders for travel to India for tourism purposes” an announcement by India’s High Commission in Cyprus said.

Among other eligibility criteria, the announcement notes that eVisa applies to international travellers whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sightseeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives, short duration medical treatment, or casual business visit.

Also, passports should have at least six months validity from the date of arrival in India and travellers should have a return ticket or onward journey ticket, with sufficient money to spend during their stay.

The measure does not apply to diplomatic passport holders or international travel document holders.

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.