The Minister of Tourism Kumari Selja has said, the Government extends Temporary Landing Facility (TLF) up to a maximum of 72 hours to a foreigner who travels on a regular national passport and enters India by air or sea, without a valid visa, provided he has a confirmed onward journey ticket and subject to such conditions as may be imposed by the Immigration Authorities. No landing permit facility is granted to a citizen of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Srilanka. As regards the Visa-on-Arrival facility, it is not being extended to the visiting foreign tourists.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha she said, travel advisories have been issued by various countries from time to time, advising their citizens to avoid travel or to take precautions while traveling to areas in the country which are temporarily disturbed. The Ministry of Tourism through its overseas offices and in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Missions abroad takes up the matter regarding lifting of travel advisories as and when issued by different countries to avoid any adverse impact on tourism to the country.