Vietnam Appoints Private Firm to handle Visas from Bengal

Posted on 28th Jan 2015 05:23 pm by mohit kumar

Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Vietnam has authorized Mumbai-based travel planner firm Cox & Kings (C&K) to accept visa applications from West Bengal, its envoy to India said Tuesday.

"Facilitation of visa services is one of the priorities of the embassy (of Vietnam). Through the visa application center (of C&K) in Kolkata, I strongly believe that Indian travelers from West Bengal will find a faster and reliable way to obtain visa to visit our beautiful and friendly country," Ambassador Ton Sinh Thanh told media persons here.

The Indian company is now the only authorised visa service provider for Vietnam in the state.

The company said the process of obtaining the Vietnamese visa will take approximately five working days.

Vietnam has seen a moderate increase in tourist arrivals pegged at 7,874,312, a four percent increase in 2014. While China, South Korea and Japan accounts for most of the visitors, the country is keen to attract Indians this year.

Other news

Demand for FIR in the case of cash found at judge's house, Supreme Court said - there will be no immediate hearing.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the request for an immediate hearing on the demand to dir

China: China again adopts strict Corona policy, makes PCR test mandatory for people coming from South Korea

Corona continues to wreak havoc in China. Even though the speed of Corona has stopped in many cou

Thackeray government made a 5-level plan to unlock Maharashtra, know which districts will remove the lockdown first

The second wave of Corona affected Maharashtra the most. Now the situation is slowly getting bett

Insurance bill passed by Lok Sabha, suspense in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi/Chennai, March 4 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the insurance sector amendm

Sagarmala to have coastal economic zones, 12 smart cities: Gadkari

New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Asserting that the Sagarmala p

New Wage Code: Salary structure is going to change from the new financial year, know here who will benefit and lose

The budget for the year 2022 has been presented recently. Under the new budget, a new wage code c

PM, Advani attend Mulayam kin's reception

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi smiled, laughed and maintained a pleasant

Bangladesh violence: Hatred is not decreasing in Bangladesh, now BNP leader burnt his wife's saree in protest against India

A controversial incident has come to light amid increasing cases of atrocities on minority Hindus

Found convincing evidence, that corona is spreading through the air; Expert told how to safe

There has been strong evidence that the virus responsible for corona infection, SARS-COV-2, is sp

Wet from Delhi to Tamil Nadu: Why it is raining heavily in October this time, how long will you get relief, know

Heavy rain continues to wreak havoc in India. Especially in North India, incessant rain for the l