An electronic visa simply known as evisa is gaining popularity among frequent travellers and those who are frustrated by the bureaucratic bottlenecks created by physical appearances at foreign embassies are embracing the electronic visa system.
It is ridiculous for anyone applying for a transit visa or a short visit visa to go and queue for days at any embassy, whereas the process can be completed within a few seconds employing an electronic visa system.
HERE ARE THE LIST OF COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISA WORLDWIDE
AFRICAN COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISAS WORLDWIDE
1. RWANDA
2. KENYA
3. NIGERIA
4. GABON
5. ANGOLA
6. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
7. THE BENIN REPUBLIC
8. SOUTH SUDAN
9. ZIMBABWE
10. ZAMBIA
11. EGYPT
12. TANZANIA
13. ETHIOPIA
14. GHANA
15. MALAWI
16. GUINEA
17. GUINEA-BISSAU
18. SOUTH AFRICA
19. DJIBOUTI
20. MADAGASCAR
ARAB/MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISA
1. BAHRAIN
2. KUWAIT
3. OMAN
4. SAUDI ARABIA
5. QATAR
6. THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
AMERICAN COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISA SYSTEM
4. BRAZIL
ASIAN COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISA SYSTEM
1. CAMBODIA
2. INDIA
3. MALAYSIA
4. MALDIVES
5. MYANMAR
6. PAKISTAN
7. SINGAPORE
8. SRI LANKA
9. TAJIKISTAN
10. VIETNAM
11. UZBEKISTAN
12. BRUNEI
13. LAOS
14. NEPAL
15. INDONESIA
16. KAZAKHSTAN
17. THE PHILIPPINES
18. BHUTAN
19. TAIWAN
20. BANGLADESH
EURO ASIA COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISA SYSTEM
1. ARMENIA
2. AZERBAIJAN
3. GEORGIA
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISA SYSTEM
1. MOLDOVA
2. RUSSIA
3. TURKEY
4. UKRAINE
5. LITHUANIA
6. IRELAND
THE OCEANIA COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISA SYSTEM
1. AUSTRALIA
2. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3. NEW ZEALAND
LIST OF COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISA SYSTEM WORLDWIDE
We shall pick some of the countries mentioned above for discussion:
CAMBODIA
Cambodia an Eastern Asian country could be regarded as a pioneer and a broad-based electronic visa system operator. The Cambodia electronic visa system can pride itself as the world’s simplest and fastest, when you have the requirements and you fill the form online and submitted be assured that it wouldn’t be long before you get a response. Almost all types of Cambodian visas are granted through the evisa system. The country has almost done away with the consular section of its foreign missions. The country’s evisa single entry visa enables the applicant to stay in the country for 30 days and those required extensions are granted on request.
INDIA
India operates various categories of electronic visas which is non-discriminatory in that anyone who understands how to assess it is granted the evisa. Visas such as tourist, business, installation, investor, medical, etc can be obtained through the evisa system. Please you have to know from the onset that the process of an India electronic visa is cumbersome and slow therefore be ready to spend long hours to complete it.
SOUTH SUDAN
The new nation of South Sudan operates a vibrant electronic visa system which is quite working well. The system discouraged frustrating time wastes at the their various missions. A huge number of over 207 countries are allowed to apply online for various evisa required by them. This is besides some countries where South Sudan allows visa-free entry. All an interested visa applicant need to do is to visit the country’s website, download the application form and pay the non-refundable fees ranging from 50 USD. The system is straightforward and user’s friendly.
SRI LANKA
A Southern Asian island country enables almost all countries with few exceptions to apply online for its short term visas through the electronic system dubbed Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) such as tourist, business, conference, diplomatic, installation, transit, etc. When granted the evisa permit the holder to stay in the country for 30 days with the possibility of getting double entry if necessary. And those granted transit visas are allowed 2 days on a single entry.
MALAYSIA
Malaysia is a country to be emulated when it comes to visa-free entry in that the country enables many countries to enter through the visa-free or visa on arrival policy. It is heartwarming to know that the electronic visa system is working well and those assessing it online are getting through without difficulty.
Malaysia allows the following countries that are not visa-free to Malaysia to apply online for its electronic visa: Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Serbia and Montenegro. The evisa allows any of them to stay for 30 days on entry and it is valid for 3 months from the day of issuance.
MYANMAR
Myanmar presents you with the easiest and fastest processing electronic visa system available in Asia. For anyone applying for a business or tourist visas, from the time you submit your application it takes only 3 working days to get approval. While anyone applying for a tourist-express usually obtains approval within 24 hours. You need about 50 USD application fees to process the evisa.
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Myanmar business visa allows the holder to stay in the country for 70 days and a tourist is permitted to stay for 28 days.
LAOS
Loas a tourist-oriented country operates an efficient electronic visa system. From the moment you submit your application for processing the approval will be granted within 3 working days. Because Loas is a tourist-oriented country, the evisa is open to a large number of countries with a few exceptions.
UZBEKISTAN
Uzbekistan authorities introduced a new visa regime in July 2018 gear towards attracting foreign tourists to the country. Unlike in the past when only Eastern European citizens are the only people allowed in, nowadays more than 113 countries are granted permission to apply for evisa.
A tourist is allowed to apply online for evisa 3 days prior to arrival and when granted the holder is permitted to stay for 30 days on a single entry basis. The processing fees are fixed at 20 USD.
IRAN
Iran is operating a vibrant electronic visa system, the system allows the applicant to apply online and have easier access. The Iranian electronic visa is non-discriminatory and all it takes is to submit your application online and you are granted approval within 10 working days. Like most Iranian procedures the process is not cumbersome but straightforward for you to undertake.
MALDIVES
The Island country to the Maldives is a country that is totally liberal in entry visa policy. Being a tourist-oriented country Maldives operates a visa on arrival system which requires no pre-approval visa for anyone coming in on tourism. Astonishingly, citizens of all countries come into the country as a tourist get a free tourist visa on arrival valid for 30 days. Incredible, what are you waiting for?
VIETNAM
Vietnam a Coastal Southeastern Asian country operates a vibrant electronic visa system that is not cumbersome to access and operate. All anyone who intends to get the evisa needs to do is to visit the Vietnamese official website on the e-visa application. Complete online the details on your travel document data page. Fill in the type of visa request and date of departure and arrival. Upload jpg images of your travel document and a copy of a passport sized photograph. Pay the stipulated visa fees and submit.
Allows 3 working days for the processing of Vietnam evisa and never travel until you receive approval. Please note that the evisa is a single entry and valid for 30 days.
THAILAND
Thailand is yet to operate a fully electronic visa system, currently, the e-visa you can obtain from Thailand is called Electronic Travel Authorization evisa on arrival established in 2018 which is specifically made for a short visit by tourists generally. Anyone interested in visiting Thailand is advised to go the old system of depending on Thailand embassies in your country of residence.
PAKISTAN
Pakistan is proudly operating a dynamic electronic visa system that was introduced not long ago. The country granted over 190 countries evisa on various categories of visas to enter on evisa on arrival. Likewise, over 50 countries are allowed to enter through the visa on arrival at the entry point.
Please note that most visas Pakistan grants are short term visas such as tourist, visitors, religious and cultural, business travellers, Non-government-official, diplomatic etc. The evisa are granted a single entry and has 90 days validity.
TAJIKISTAN
Tajikistan introduced electronic visas to cater for growing numbers of tourists and business travellers. The electronic system commenced in the year 2016. The evisa system enables a visitor to stay in the country for a period of 60 days and has 90 days validity to enter Tajikistan.
INDONESIA
Indonesia is considering the introduction of an electronic visa system as part of its response to the issue of the Coronavirus pandemic in the reopening of the country. Thereby limiting the involvement of its citizens in dealing with the physical issuance of visas.
The electronic system will enable eligible foreign travellers to fill an online application form with their information and upload the passport data page and submit it. When approval is granted the applicant will receive evisa by email, and be allowed to enter through the evisa on arrival.
BANGLADESH
Bangladesh operates an electronic visa system focusing on easing the process of obtaining short term visas especially as related to tourism. The evisa enables a potential tourist to apply online. It comes in 3 different categories single, double and multiple entries. The evisa enables the person to enter and stay for 30 days on arrival.
LIST OF COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISAS WORLDWIDE
EURASIA COUNTRIES
ARMENIA
Armenia a landlocked country located in Southwestern Asia introduced electronic visas in the second quarter of 2021 for citizens of over 30 countries focusing on tourists and business travellers.
The objective is to allow the category of visitors to apply for evisa online which can be done anytime and anywhere in the world in that all the processing including processing fees can be achieved online. When granted the evisa allows the holder to stay in the country for 21 days and 120 days per entry depending on the categories of visa apply for.
The beauty of the Armenian evisa is that the process is simple and fast it is possible to complete it within hours and get a response in a short possible time.
AZERBAIJAN
Azerbaijan operates an electronically based travel Authorization that allows a visitor 30 days visa on arrival entry and it has a 3 months validity. Please note that your travel document must have at least 6 months validity with unused visa pages.
Equally not all countries are eligible to apply for the evisa, from the onset about 30 countries were allowed to use the evisa system. Equally the evisa is for Tourism, business travellers and Medical purposes, cultural and sports matters.
GEORGIA
Georgia operates a robust electronic visa system that enables over 100 countries to apply for evisa online in an efficient way. The system is visitor’s friendly. The evisa is used in various categories. It has single and multiple entries. The single entry permit a 30 days stay with 120 days validity and the multiple-entry permit 90 days stay with 180 days validity
LIST OF COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISAS WORLDWIDE – EUROPE
TURKEY
Turkey operates an electronic visa system which is an electronic travel authorization that allows entry to the country.
Citizens of eligible countries can process their evisa for Turkey using an online application form from anywhere.
All an applicant need is an Internet connection to fill the form. You download the application form and complete it with your details in your international passport and submit it online.
Please note that your passport must have at least 6 months validity.
After submission, you only need to wait for 24 hours to get approval which will be sent to your email.
MOLDOVA
The Moldova electronic visa was introduced in 2015 to make the processing of its visa handling simplified thereby eliminating the wasting of time of visiting Embassies. Most of its short term visas are handled online. An eligible foreign citizen can get tourist, business, cultural, official etc online and enter through evisa on arrival.
The processing of the evisa take 10 days and the approval is sent to the applicant’s email. The online evisa enables the holder to stay in Moldova for 90 days.
RUSSIA
Russia operates a unified electronic visa system that is specifically for 53 countries and has 60 days validity and is used for travelling to different regions of the Russian federation. The evisa is granted for business, tourism, sporting events, cultural activities etc.
Any eligible applicant is expected to apply online by visiting the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
UKRAINE
Ukraine electronic visa called Electronic Travel Authorization allows citizens of countries approved by the Ukrainian government to enter the country by applying online anywhere without the stress of travelling to Ukrainian embassies. The evisa is mainly for short term visas such as business and tourism.
The processing of the evisa is one of the fastest in that if you submit your details the evisa can be obtained within 1 working day for an urgent one, while a non-urgent can be obtained in 3 working day
LIST OF COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISAS WORLDWIDE – THE MIDDLE EAST
1. BAHRAIN
in 2Bahrain operates electronic visa which allows eligible foreign travellers to Bahrain to enter on evisa on arrival. It is mainly a short-term visa for tourist and business travellers.
It is processed online in which you have to apply 30 days before you set out to Bahrain. It enables the holder to stay in the country for 1 month provided the passport is valid for 6 months.
2. KUWAIT
Kuwait starts an electronic visa system in 2016, is known as electronic travel authorization which enables citizens of eligible countries to obtain short term visas online without the difficulty of visiting Embassies. The focus is to grant tourists to use evisa on arrival for easier access. The Kuwaiti evisa allow a tourist to stay in the country for 3 months.
Over 51 countries are eligible to use the evisa system by applying online anywhere upload their details and submit them, once it is submitted a copy of the visa is sent to the applicant by email.
3. OMAN
The Sultanate of Oman operates an electronic visa system that allows travellers to apply, pay and receive visa information when approval is granted. The evisa enables the authorised holder to enter Oman for specific periods. A completed application can be submitted for processing on the Royal Oman Police website. It takes only 6 working days to process the evisa.
4. SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia operates a modern electronic visa system and is one of the fastest online visas in the world currently. While you need about two working days to obtain a visa at the traditional Saudi Arabia embassy. All it takes to get the evisa after submission is five to thirty minutes in most cases. An incredible achievement.
The Saudi Arabia evisa is good for tourism which anyone going on Umrah can utilise. The evisa enables the person multiple entries into Saudi Arabia and the holder is permitted to stay in the country for a total of 90 days.
5. QATAR
Qatar introduced the electronic visa system in 2017 purposely to ease the visa handling process for foreigners that required visas to enter. Qatari electronic visa system can pride itself as one of the most effective online visa applications we have to date. The evisa is easily obtainable in an electronic form. All you need is to fill and upload your details in a quick and intuitive online application process.
When you submit online you should endeavour to wait for 5 working days to get your evisa approval. The evisa enables you to stay in Qatar for 30 days and it has 30 days validity, while the transit evisa has a 96-hour life span.
6. THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The UAE commenced the usage of an electronic visa system in 2019, to enable citizens of eligible countries to enter the United Arab Emirates for a short visit without the stress of going to the embassy for a visa the traditional way.
The evisa is completed online and the result allows the applicant to obtain travel authorization documents entirely online. The evisa is a single entry visa that granted the holder to enter and stay in UAE for30 days and it has 2 months validity.
It takes a maximum of 3 working days to obtain approval after submission.
LIST OF COUNTRIES OFFERING ELECTRONIC VISA SYSTEM WORLDWIDE – OCEANIA
1. AUSTRALIA
Australia operates an electronic visa system called Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) which is basically an electronically stored authority equivalent to a visa.
It is different from the majority of countries operating evisa system in that it is linked to a passport number. If you change your passport you must automatically apply for another ETA. It is valid for one year from the date of issuance. It permitted the holder to enter Australia for tourism or business purposes. It allows multiple entries with a maximum of 90 days per entry.
2. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Papua New Guinea operates an electronic visa system that permits eligible foreign visitors to enter the country by simply completing an online application form from anywhere.
The evisa is good for a short term visa to the island country which can be business, vaccination, tourism, visiting family and friends etc.
The evisa come in a single entry and offers the holder choices of either 30 days or 60 days stay in the country.
3. NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand operates a dynamic electronic visa system called The New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA) which came into being in July 2019. The main point of NZeTA is to grant foreign citizens of eligible countries to enter New Zealand for business, tourism or transit purposes.
Eligible countries are allowed to apply online through the easy New Zealand eTA application online form including their personal and passport details. Be prepared to answer a few questions about your criminal records or medical information.
Please note that eTA is electronically linked to your passport therefore endeavour to use the same document when travelling to New Zealand.
