Kerala has welcomed the joint decision of India and Saudi Arabia to extend e-visa facilities to Saudi nationals and also to simplify the travel document procedures for Arab tourists.
The decision, taken at a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in New Delhi on Wednesday, would give a huge fillip to Kerala’s tourism, Minister for Tourism and Devaswoms Kadakampally Surendran has said.
Kerala Tourism had been demanding for the past two-and-a-half years the withdrawal of the biometric visa system introduced by the Union government for Saudi citizens visiting India to increase footfall, the Minister said.