Compared to 2021, the number of Indians travelling abroad increased by 137%. 2.52 crore Indians visited other countries. Out of these, 63.80 lakh, 42.11 lakh and 89.50 lakh Indians travelled on tourist visas, visiting visas and residence and re-entry purposes respectively.
The number of Indians going abroad on student visas has increased this year. In the pretext of education, nearly 6.5 lakh students went to other countries in 2022. This has exceeded the numbers that were recorded before the pandemic.
The Bureau of Immigration functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It maintains data on the Indians who go to abroad based on the verbal disclosure of the passenger. It also takes into account the type of visa of the destination country that is produced by the passengers at the time of clearance of immigration.
6,48,678 students went abroad on student visas until November 30. This has reached a five-year high. However, it was revealed through statistics that international travel remained lower among Indians than the pre-pandemic level for other purposes which include employment, business, pilgrimage, medicine, etc.
Purpose of Travel
The number of Indians travelling on visiting visas, besides student visas, grew significantly in 2022. Between January and November 30, nearly 1.83 crore Indians travelled to other countries for various purposes. The report stated that, out of this,
- 72.49 lakh people went for residency
- 30.85 lakh went on tourist visas
- 40.92 lakh obtained visiting visas to fly abroad.
Compared to 2021, the number of Indians travelling abroad increased by 137%. 2.52 crore Indians visited other countries. Out of these, 63.80 lakh, 42.11 lakh and 89.50 lakh Indians travelled on tourist visas, visiting visas and residence and re-entry purposes respectively.
More Indians travelled to countries like Canada and the UK. 6.17 lakh Indians went to Canada in 2019. In the first 11 months of this year, the numbers grew to 6.60 lakh. The number of travellers to the UK from India went from 7.45 lakh to 7.54 lakh between 2019 and 2022. The US and the UK offer best study abroad programs for Indian students.
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