Travelers with an e-visa can now arrive in India via Kannur International Airport.
The Indian Ministry of Interior has just updated the list of air checkpoints for the entry of international visitors with an electronic visa by adding a 29th airport .
Since Tuesday, June 7, e-visa holders can arrive in India from Kannur (or Cannanore) international airport in Kerala , a region in southern India, all of whose airports are now included in the e-Visa system, namely:
- Calicut International Airport (CCJ)
- Cochin International Airport (COK)
- Trivandrum International Airport (TRV)
- Kannur International Airport (CNN)
“People from other countries, which have entered into the agreement, can now travel to Kannur airport with an electronic visa to enter India. They do not need to enter the normal immigration queue. They will walk through a separate immigration queue showing the e-visa,” said Subhash Murikenchery, the airport’s chief operating officer, in remarks collected by The Hindu newspaper .
What formalities to travel to India?
French tourists must have an Indian visa , issued by a Visa Center or on the internet with the e-visa. Travelers, aged 5 and over and vaccinated or not from France, must (always) provide a negative PCR test result carried out 72 hours before boarding and then upload this certificate in the health declaration form to be completed on the government portal Air Suvidha . India no longer imposes quarantine on international arrivals since February 14, 2022 .
The electronic visa currently allows nationals of 157 countries (including France, Belgium and Switzerland) to arrive in India from 29 airports and 5 seaports and then to stay there for 30 days or 90 days depending on the type of visa chosen. . The issuance of 1-year and 5-year visas has resumed since March 2022.
