Originally Posted by
Mr. Bean
I see a possibility with Argentina (currently requires a fee-free visa for Indians to enter Argentina). The rest... we'll see what they can negotiate. Would be great if they could extend the same to O"C"I's, too
VOA in Argentina would be great. As it is, the free visa has been a huge incentive in convincing me to go Argentina later this year.
Originally Posted by
Mr. Bean
Yeah, the Argentine posts in the US want in-person interviews, too, for granting visas (not just for Indian nationals). Wonder if this could change. Argentina does allow visa/reciprocity fee on arrival for many countries.
Is this still true? I am SFO based but absolutely do not fancy a trip down to LA for an in-person interview. I will probably not go to Argentina this year if this is the case. I will wait till VOA is introduced (maybe wishful thinking).
I really wish that India figures out reciprocal VOA deals with places like Egypt, Turkey, Colombia, Peru, etc. where the socio-economic conditions are not that different from those in India. I mean who will want to illegally migrate to/from these places anyway? And besides, these countries have VOA/Visa Waiver deals with many other less developed countries than India.
As in Indian citizen, I'd rather not have VOA for foreigners unless it's reciprocal, despite the increase in tourist revenue (probably marginal anyway).